Other international opportunities
The following organisations and initiatives regularly run funding schemes for researchers seeking to work overseas, to host visiting researchers or to include international collaborations within their projects:
- British Academy
- British Council
- Butterfield Awards – The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (UK-Japan collaborations)
- Commonwealth Scholarships Commission
- Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
- European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
- RCUK office in India
- Royal Society - India-UK Scientific Seminars Scheme now open
- Research Councils UK Office in China
- UK-India Education and Research Initiative
- Wellcome Trust
The following overseas organisations offer funding opportunities for UK researchers:
- Ecuadorian Government initiative to strengthen research and academic capabilities
- National Institutes of Health, U.S.A
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Grand Challenges Explorations)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Invitation Fellowship Programs for Research in Japan
Please also see the pages on the EU Framework Programmes and MRC International Subscriptions.