The SAGES/SUPA Collaboration Scheme is designed to offer kickstart funding to foster collaborations between SAGES and SUPA 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.
Topics could cover any subject of mutual interest to SUPA and SAGES researchers. For example, the proposed research could focus on the development, testing, or implementation of remote sensing instruments, laboratory experiments, fieldwork or models for the study and monitoring of processes and environments, including in the field of geophysics, oceanography, volcanology, hydrology, glaciology, climatology and planetary sciences.
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. Novel and collaborative ideas that have a clear path to opportunities for building research networks, long lasting collaborations and new funded research streams; cross-institutional collaborations are particularly welcome and will be prioritised.
We will fund up to 5 grants in total, for each successful application, SAGES will fund its member(s) up to £1,000 and SUPA will fund up to £1,000 for their member(s).
SAGES is a community of over 600 geoscience, environment and society scientists from the following institutions:
Please use the 'Explore SAGES members' link below to find a suitable collaborator, if you struggle to find one please email Matteo Spagnolo, SAGES Director.
SUPA is a community of over 1200 physicists from the following institutions:
Please email Linda Hadfield, SUPA Operations Manager to identify a suitable collaborator.
Activities can start any time after the award date and MUST be completed by 31st July 2025
This funding scheme is open to all SAGES & SUPA members, including PhD's
Research & Academic applicants must hold a permanent or fixed term contract (post-doc or above) for the duration of the award in their institution.
PhD applicants must provide a letter of support from their supervisor.
The applicants must be based in their respective institutions at the time of application.
The applicants cannot be former colleagues.
Applicants must be SAGES or SUPA members.
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 and cross-institutional applications.
Opening date: 13 August 2024
Closing date: 26 September 2024
Activity completed: 31 July 2025
Funds spent by: 31 July 2025
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email six weeks after closing date.
Applicants should complete each section of the application as fully as possible. You must complete all sections of the form, if something doesn't apply to you please enter N/A. You will receive a confirmation email if your application was successfully submitted. Deadline: 26 September 2024
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