Sustainable and Resilient Aquaculture Systems in Southeast Asia - Swindon, United Kingdom - NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

Description

Last updated: 20 February

Apply for funding to undertake interdisciplinary research for the development of sustainable, resilient and productive aquaculture in Southeast (SE) Asia.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding.

Projects must include project co-leads (international) in the eligible country or countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam), take a systems-approach to addressing challenges and be co-created with local partners and end-users.

A total of £12 million is available to fund four projects. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will fund £2.5 million to £3 million (cost to BBSRC) per project.

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Projects are required to:

• have a project lead (PL) based in a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. All projects should include significant bioscience and natural science research components, and PL's primary disciplinary expertise should be in BBSRC or NERC remit
• have at least one project co-lead (international) (PcL (I)) based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam (as appropriate to the project's beneficiary country or countries)

Who is not eligible to apply

PLs not based in a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding.

International applicants

PLs from non-UK organisations are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. PcL (I)'s based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam (as appropriate to the project's beneficiary country or countries) are required for this funding opportunity and can receive funding for direct costs and some indirect costs. PcL (I)'s should be employed by an organisation of equivalence to a UK higher education institution.

International collaborators outside of the eligible SE Asian countries listed above, or from government, industry or civil society organisations are not eligible to receive funding and should be included as project partners only. If a collaborating individual or organisation is integral to the design and delivery of the project and is contributing to the project through financial or in-kind contributions (for example, staff time, access to facilities, data, sites) then they should be included as a project partner.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to achieving equality of opportunity for all funding applicants. We encourage applications from a diverse range of researchers.

We support people to work in a way that suits their personal circumstances. This includes:

• career breaks
• support for people with caring responsibilities
• flexible working
• alternative working patterns