Institutional Links

Newton Fund Institutional Links grant call 2020

A new grant call for Newton Fund Institutional Links is expected to open on 20 April 2020 (12.00 UK time), and will remain open for 8 weeks. Countries taking part are likely to be Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey.

Full details will be available when the calls are launched, and will be on our Current Opportunities webpage.

Response to Covid-19

The British Council is aware that the ongoing situation regarding Covid-19 has significantly impacted the research and innovation community. We are committed to ensuring that people all over the world have access to education and remain connected, and we aim to continue to provide opportunities for researchers around the world during a difficult and unpredictable time.

You can also read the British Council Education response to Covid-19.

Institutional Links provides grants for the development of research and innovation collaborations between the UK and partner countries. The British Council runs Institutional Links in partnership with research and higher education institutions globally.

We also deliver Institutional Links under the Newton Fund. Under the Newton Fund, Institutional Links grants facilitate research that tackles local development challenges such as extreme weather conditions, access to affordable health care, food and energy security.

What Institutional Links grants cover

Institutional Links grants range from £30,000 to £300,000 over two to three years.

They cover:

research-related costs
the exchange of researchers, students and industry staff, including from small and medium-sized enterprises and not-for-profit organisations
costs of organising meetings, seminars and training
other activities to establish and strengthen collaborative links

They should be used to:

start and develop collaborations between academic groups, departments and institutions in partner countries and the UK
support the exchange of expertise and research knowledge
establish local hubs for UK-partner country activities.

Who can apply

The funding is available to leading researchers or established researchers, as defined by the European Commission, in the UK and a variety of partner countries.

Each funding opportunity states the countries from which researchers are eligible to apply.

Multidisciplinary proposals including those with the arts, humanities and social science are welcome.

How to apply

You can find open Institutional Links grants on our Funding and other opportunities page.