The International Collaboration Scheme is designed to offer kickstart funding to foster collaborations between SAGES and ArcticNet colleagues, with the hope that these will serve as proof-of-concept work for longer, in-depth collaborations, publications, and follow-up applications to larger funding schemes.
Funds can be requested for a contribution towards collaborative research expenses. Support can cover fieldwork, purchase lab equipment, contribute to the organisation of a workshop, a visit to a project partner to conduct collaborative laboratory work or finalise a larger grant proposal etc. When travel is involved, we ask applicants to try to minimise the carbon footprint as far as possible. Novel and collaborative ideas that have a clear path to opportunities for building research networks, long lasting collaborations and new funded research streams will be prioritised.
For each successful application, SAGES will fund its member(s) up to £1,000 and ArcticNet will fund up to $CAD1,700 for their members.
SAGES comprises geoscience, environment and society scientists from the following institutions:
ArcticNet researchers can be found on the attached lists:
Activities can start any time after the award date, the funds awarded MUST be spent by 28 February 2025
The applicants must have completed a PhD at the time of application.
The applicants must hold a permanent or fixed term contract (post-doc or above) for the duration of the award in their institution.
The applicants must be based in their respective countries/institutions at the time of application.
The applicants cannot be former colleagues.
Applicants from Scottish institutions must be SAGES members.
ArcticNet applicants must be funded from the latest funding cycle 2018-2024.
Applicants are not permitted to submit more than one application per call.
Existing collaborators can apply for funding but priority will be given to new collaborations.
Opening date: 07 March 2024
Closing date: 15 April 2024
Funds spent by: 28 February 2025
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email six weeks after closing date.
