BBSRC Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) (Grant)

Brazil pump-priming award (FAPPA) supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are for BBSRC-supported researchers and consortia of academics. Applications must be made by a project lead who is currently in receipt of relevant BBSRC research funding. Funding of up to £35,000 at 100% full economic costing (FEC) is available over two years. Brazilian counterparts should apply for equivalent funding directly from FAPESP You should apply at least 12 weeks before the start of your project. Demand management Demand management is not being applied to this funding opportunity. Scope This award is for Biotechnology and BBSRC-funded research groups to pump-prime interactions with FAPESP scientists in Brazil. Duration The duration of this award is a maximum of two years. You should apply at least 12 weeks before the start of your project. Funding available Funding of up to £35,000 is available. FEC at 100% is applied to this funding. Please include a breakdown of these requested costs that are to be made at 100% FEC under ‘exceptions’, in the justification of resources on the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service. Brazilian counterparts should apply for equivalent funding directly from FAPESP. For all costs, applicants should ask for the full value of the activities that they wish to undertake and the BBSRC allocation will be calculated automatically. What we will fund Funding of up to £35,000 is available for travel and subsistence and other collaborative activities, such as workshops or exchanges. Funding may be used to support a modest level of direct research costs, including consumables and access to specialist equipment to support research to gather preliminary data to support new applications under the FAPESP agreement with UKRI. These direct research costs may not account for more than 50% of the total value requested from BBSRC and the grant must primarily have a non-research focus. What we will not fund Funding cannot be used for: • salary costs • overheads • equipment costs Support available for people with caring responsibilities BBSRC applicants are allowed to request additional care costs as part of a FAPPA proposal. These may cover the additional care requirements for visits, meetings and overseas travel undertaken as part of the supported activity. Costs which form part of someone’s normal care arrangements must not be included and making arrangements for the care to be provided is the responsibility of the carer themselves. Costs should be reasonable and outlined in the directly incurred costs section of the application. Funds for supporting people with caring responsibilities should form part of the overall budget envelope. Supporting skills and talent We encourage you to follow the principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and the Technician Commitment . Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is committed in ensuring that effective international collaboration in research and innovation takes place with integrity and within strong ethical frameworks. Trusted Research and Innovation (TR&I) is a UKRI work programme designed to help protect all those working in our thriving and collaborative international sector by enabling partnerships to be as open as possible, and as secure as necessary. Our TR&I Principles set out UKRI’s expectations of organisations funded by UKRI in relation to due diligence for international collaboration. As such, applicants for UKRI funding may be asked to demonstrate how their proposed projects will comply with our approach and expectation towards TR&I, identifying potential risks and the relevant controls you will put in place to help proportionately reduce these risks. Further guidance and information about TR&I, including where applicants can find additional support, can be found on UKRI’s website . Working with third parties and collaborators Where any part of the funded activity involves third-party organisations or collaborators, including international partners, the lead research organisation must ensure that appropriate arrangements are in place. All such arrangements must comply with the UKRI terms and conditions of grant. This includes ensuring that any agreements with third parties apply terms and conditions that are consistent with those of the UKRI grant, and that appropriate due diligence, legal and regulatory compliance requirements are met.

This opportunity is open to organisations with standard eligibility. Check if your organisation is eligible . Who is eligible to apply You can apply for support if you are: • a holder of a current BBSRC research grant • a researcher in a BBSRC strategically supported institute working on projects supported through the Institute Core Grant Awards (e.g., Institute Strategic Programme Grants, Core Capability Grants, National Bioscience Research Infrastructures) • applicants must meet standard BBSRC eligibility rules The application must be made by a project lead, but the project lead does not have to be the one travelling. Any questions relating to the eligibility of UK applicants should be directed to the BBSRC international mailbox bbsrc.iru@bbsrc.ukri.org . You can only apply after your BBSRC grant has started, and there must be at least six months remaining on your project from the start of the FAPPA Award. Applications must indicate the benefit of the collaboration to: • the UK applicant’s BBSRC funding and UK science generally • the São Paulo based collaborators’ State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) funding and Brazilian science generally Who is not eligible to apply • students are not eligible to apply International applicants These awards are funded jointly with the project lead in São Paulo. The Brazilian applicant must be currently in receipt of a FAPESP research grant as a project lead or project co-lead. Brazilian counterparts should contact chamada-bbsrc-fappa@fapesp.br directly for current eligibility advice. The UK applicants must submit a single joint application to BBSRC. This application must include a budget request to BBSRC for the UK partners and a budget request to FAPESP for the São Paulo-based researchers. Sao Paulo researchers also need to submit the same proposal to FAPESP via the SAGe system alongside all other requested documents. FAPESP’s guidelines for São Paulo-based researchers can be found at FAPESP website . 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 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) can offer disability and accessibility support for UKRI applicants and grant holders during the application and assessment process.

Click here to start an application on the UKRI Funding Service https://funding-service.ukri.org/OPP1002/apply/1037 We are running this funding opportunity on the new UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Funding Service so please ensure that your organisation is registered. You cannot apply on the Joint Electronic Submissions (Je-S) system. The project lead is responsible for completing the application process on the Funding Service, but we expect all team members and project partners to contribute to the application. Only the lead research organisation can submit an application to UKRI. To apply Select ‘Start application’ near the beginning of this Funding finder page. • Confirm you are the project lead. • Sign in or create a Funding Service account. To create an account, select your organisation, verify your email address, and set a password. • Answer questions directly in the text boxes. You can save your answers and come back to complete them or work offline and return to copy and paste your answers. If we need you to upload a document, follow the upload instructions in the Funding Service. All questions and assessment criteria are listed in the How to apply section on this Funding finder page. • Allow enough time to check your application in ‘read-only’ view before sending to your research office. • Send the completed application to your research office for checking. They will return it to you if it needs editing. • Your research office will submit the completed and checked application to UKRI. Please be aware that research office and finance teams undertake checks on hosting arrangements and financial eligibility. The ultimate responsibility for ensuring compliance with all opportunity requirements lies with the applicant. Where indicated, you can also demonstrate elements of your responses in visual form if relevant. When including images, you must: • provide a descriptive caption or legend for each image immediately underneath it in the text box (this must be outside the image and counts towards your word limit) • insert each new image on a new line • use files smaller than 5MB and in JPEG, JPG, JPE, JFI, JIF, JFIF, PNG, GIF, BMP or WEBP format Images should only be used to convey important visual information that cannot easily be put into words. The following are not permitted, and your application will be rejected if you include: • sentences or paragraphs of text • tables • excessive quantities of images A few words are permitted where the image would lack clarity without the contextual words, such as a diagram, where text labels are required for an axis or graph column. For more guidance on the Funding Service, see: • how applicants use the Funding Service • how research offices use the Funding Service • how reviewers use the Funding Service References References should be included within the word count of the appropriate question section. You should use your discretion when including references and prioritise those most pertinent to the a