{"id":2699,"date":"2026-07-24T14:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2699"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:48:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:48:58","slug":"british-council-springboard-grants-for-early-career-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/?p=2699","title":{"rendered":"British Council springboard grants for early-career researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"982\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/British-Council.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/British-Council.png 982w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/British-Council-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/researchfunding.on.worc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/British-Council-768x172.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 982px) 100vw, 982px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funding for collaborative projects between research teams in the UK\u00a0and France, Germany or Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a focus on early-career researchers (those who obtained their PhDs less than ten years ago), these grants support mobility and collaborative activities, leading to collaborative research proposals \u2013 particularly under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/funding\/funding-opportunities\/funding-programmes-and-open-calls\/horizon-europe_en\">Horizon Europe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and joint publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Priority will be given to&nbsp;projects aligned with the&nbsp;Horizon Europe&nbsp;thematic areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Culture, creativity and inclusive society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil security for society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital, industry and space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Climate energy and mobility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food, bio-economy, natural resources, agriculture and environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">ELIGIBILITY<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This opportunity is open to research teams at higher education institutions and not-for-profit research institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each proposal must include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>one lead institution from the UK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>one lead institution from France, Germany or Spain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each application can include up to a maximum of ten participants, with a minimum of six early-career researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal must be prepared jointly by leaders from all institutions involved in the project but must be submitted by the UK Lead Institution on behalf of the partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">VALUE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each grant is worth up to \u00a310,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">KEY DATES<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deadline: 30 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Projects start: from January 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full details, including how to apply, can be found below and on the <a href=\"https:\/\/opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org\/short-articles\/opportunities\/springboard-2026-research-grants-france-germany-spain\">opportunity webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For research collaborations with France:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.fr\/en\/education\/research-innovation\/collaborations\/springboard?__hstc=225194885.8d10e471ebe3182c82ec8ebccd1b52a5.1782297230772.1783343955665.1783346711965.19&amp;__hssc=225194885.4.1783346711965&amp;__hsfp=e775f2fdea28a713d0ed0fb44fb1a02d\">British Council France website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For research collaborations with Germany:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.de\/en\/springboard-programme-uk-germany-ecr-partnerships\">British Council Germany website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For research collaborations with Spain:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishcouncil.es\/en\/programmes\/science\/springboard-programme-uk-spain-partnerships?__hstc=225194885.8d10e471ebe3182c82ec8ebccd1b52a5.1782297230772.1783343955665.1783346711965.19&amp;__hssc=225194885.4.1783346711965&amp;__hsfp=e775f2fdea28a713d0ed0fb44fb1a02d\">British Council Spain website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UK-France collaborations:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:education@britishcouncil.fr\">education@britishcouncil.fr<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK-Germany collaborations:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:studyuk.germany@britishcouncil.org\">studyuk.germany@britishcouncil.org\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK-Spain collaborations:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:education@britishcouncil.es\">education@britishcouncil.es<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden 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