DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

British Academy - Challenge-oriented Research Grants -International Science Partnerships Fund

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Description

This program serves as a dynamic platform for researchers in the humanities and social sciences to establish equitable partnerships, empowering them to initiate projects that pursue research excellence and significant development impact. Aligned with the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF)'s thematic priorities, the program adopts a problem-focused approach to foster creativity, innovation, and interdisciplinary exploration for maximum influence. To meet the primary goal of Official Development Assistance (ODA) purposes, the program mandates that applications include collaborations with researchers from least developed countries (LDCs) and/or ODA priority countries. By leveraging the Academy's existing ODA programs and prior learnings, the initiative ensures that funded projects address essential local, national, or regional challenges, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The program champions equitable partnerships, co-creation, and co-production of research, engaging researchers, policymakers, and communities throughout the research design, process, and outcomes. This collaborative approach ensures that the knowledge generated delivers socio-economic benefits to the primary focus countries, which include Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, and/or LDCs. By supporting proposals in critical areas such as antimicrobial resistance, climate action, pandemic preparedness, responsible technologies, and social determinants of health, the program aims to foster impactful research that addresses pressing global challenges and drives sustainable development.

Objectives

The primary objective of this call is to facilitate opportunities for researchers from the UK and priority countries such as Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, and/or Least Developed Countries to establish and enhance international research collaborations on ODA-eligible projects addressing global challenges. The Academy seeks to support policy-relevant, diverse research endeavors without pre-defining the project types, outputs, or dissemination methods. Focused on themes like antimicrobial resistance, climate action, pandemic preparedness, and more, the activity aims to propel research excellence through new conceptual explorations, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovative practices. By fostering UK-based researchers' partnerships with counterparts in ISPF priority countries, the program aspires to shape research agendas that influence policy, innovation, and practice while involving local communities. These collaborations are intended to bolster research capacity and deliver outputs addressing significant global issues. The Academy anticipates the program will: offer opportunities for international research collaborations, advance the fields of knowledge exchange, practice, and policy development in targeted areas, and develop effective communication and collaboration methods across disciplines and languages, in partnership with international colleagues, thus meeting the ISPF and ODA objectives, particularly the primary ODA goal of promoting economic development and welfare in developing countries.

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Location

The country, countries or regions that benefit from this Programme.

Developing countries, unspecified

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