International Travel Award Scheme for the Biological Sciences (Grant)

About this opportunity

Word limit: 550 In plain English, provide a summary we can use to identify the most suitable experts to assess your application. We usually make this summary publicly available on external-facing websites, therefore do not include any confidential or sensitive information. Make it suitable for a variety of readers, for example: opinion-formers policymakers the public the wider research community Guidance for writing a summary Clearly describe your proposed work in terms of: context aims and objectives of the project the benefits likely to be gained from the collaboration how the collaboration will be taken forward after the funding has ended Core team List the key members of your team and assign them roles from the following: project lead (PL) project co-lead (UK) (PcL) specialist technician researcher co-lead (RcL) Only list one individual as project lead. The project lead should be the named individual on an existing BBSRC research grant. This individual does not need to be the one travelling. UKRI has introduced a new addition to the ‘Specialist’ role type. Public contributors such as people with lived experience can now be added to an application. Find out more about UKRI’s core team roles in funding applications . Application questions Purpose Word limit: 2,500 Why is the travel needed? What the assessors are looking for in your response Explain why the proposed travel is necessary, including reference to: the value added to current or future UK bioscience by developing international contacts the benefits likely to be gained from the collaboration why travel needs to happen at this time why the place you are travelling to is the best place to go to, in terms of people, skills and resources why you or a team member are the best person to carry out this visit a plan for how the collaboration will be taken forward after the funding has ended the strategic relevance and reach of the collaboration – to what extent will it benefit more than one group Resources and cost justification Word limit: 500 What will you need to deliver your proposed work and how much will it cost? What the assessors are looking for in your response Justify the application’s more costly resources, in particular: travel costs subsistence costs contributions from the international partner in cash or kind Please note, this award cannot be used to fund salary, consumables, equipment or other research costs. You can request costs associated with reasonable adjustments where they increase as a direct result of working on the project. For further information see Disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders . Where a funding limit is imposed on the opportunity, requested costs for reasonable adjustments may exceed the maximum funding amount. Assessors are not looking for detailed costs or a line-by-line breakdown of all project resources. Overall, they want you to demonstrate how the resources you anticipate needing for your proposed work: are comprehensive, appropriate, and justified represent the optimal use of resources to achieve the intended outcomes maximise potential outcomes and impacts Ethics and responsible research and innovation (RRI) Word limit: 500 What are the ethical and RRI considerations, implications and issues relating to the proposed work? If you do not think that the proposed work raises any ethical or RRI issues, explain why. What the assessors are looking for in your response Demonstrate that you have identified and evaluated: the relevant ethical and RRI considerations, including both the research or topic area itself and the design and delivery of the project the wider implications of the proposed work, and how you will maximise the positive societal, environmental, and economic benefits arising from the project, whilst minimising unintended negative impacts, such as research misuse or accidental harm how you will manage these considerations throughout the lifecycle of the project You may demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. Further details are provided in the Funding Service. Please refer to the UKRI position statement on funding ethical research and Responsible innovation for more information around our expectations on ethical and responsible research and innovation. Animal involvement and “3Rs” You must complete this section about how your proposed project will involve or impact animals. If your project does not involve or impact animals, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what animals you are involving the severity of the procedures you are using where the procedures will take place welfare standards you aim to meet the relevance of your project to the development, validation or dissemination of the 3Rs You may also need to download, complete, and upload at least one set of additional questions. You will be told how to do this towards the end of this section. To complete this section and check whether your project is in the scope of the questions, refer to the UKRI policy for research and innovation involving animals . What counts as an animal UKRI policy relates to all animals in the Kingdom Animalia, including vertebrates and invertebrates. Genetically modified organisms and biological risk You must complete this section if your project will include genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies. If you project does not involve genetically modified organisms or genetic technologies, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: the type of organism your project will involve and the procedures your project will include the intended use of the organism or genetic technology the genetic, biological and environmental risks of your project For more information, see UKRI’s guidance on genetic technologies . Human participation in health-related research You must complete this section about whether your project will include human participation. If your project does not involve human participation, you must confirm this on the next page. You may be asked about: what type of human participation your project includes the project design for human participation the phase of the clinical trial whether the project will be in an NHS setting, if so, how the project will be registered whether diversity and inclusion will be considered For more information, see UKRI’s guidance for human participants in research . Project partners Add details about any project partners’ contributions. If there are no project partners, you can indicate this on the Funding Service. A project partner is a collaborating organisation who will have an integral role in the proposed research. This may include direct contributions for example cash, donated equipment and resources, or staff seconded to the project, or indirect and in-kind contributions for example use of project partner’s equipment, datasets, or facilities. Project partners may be in industry, academia, third sector or government organisations in the UK or overseas, including partners based in the EU. Add the following project partner details: the organisation name and address (searchable via a drop-down list or enter the organisation’s details manually, as applicable) the project partner contact name and email address the type of contribution (direct or indirect) and its monetary value If a detail is entered incorrectly and you have saved the entry, remove the specific project partner record and re-add it with the correct information. For audit purposes, UKRI requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made. Project partners: letters (or emails) of support Upload a single PDF containing the letters or emails of support from each partner you named in the project partners section. These should be uploaded in English or Welsh only. What the assessors are looking for in your response Enter the words ‘attachment supplied’ in the text box, or if you do not have any project partners enter ‘N/A’. Each letter or email you provide should: confirm the partner’s commitment to the project clearly explain the value, relevance, and possible benefits of the work to them describe any additional value that they bring to the project have a page limit of one side of A4 per partner The Funding Service will provide document upload details when you apply. If you do not have any project partners, you will be able to indicate this in the Funding Service. Ensure you have prior agreement from project partners so that, if you are offered funding, they will support your project as indicated in the Project partners section. For audit purposes, UKRI requires formal collaboration agreements to be put in place if an award is made. Host organisation’s support Word limit: 500 Provide details of support from your research organisation and how international travel will add value to an existing BBSRC research grant. What the assessors are looking for in your response Ensure the head of department (or equivalent) of the host organisation provides you with a supporting statement (which they have written), that includes details of any additional support that might add value to the work. Assessors will be looking for a strong statement of support from your research organisation. This information should have been approved for submission by an appropriate institutional authority. You must also include the following details: full name their position or role the department, school or institute they lead their contact details The statement of support provided by your host organisation should be copied and pasted into the text box. You cannot upload the statement of support to this section as an attachment. Your application may be rejected if you upload a host organisation statement of support to the ‘Project partners: letters (or emails) of support’ section or any other section of your application. Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I) Trusted Research and Innovation is the protection of the