The Fund for International Collaboration
The Fund for International Collaboration (FIC) aims to enhance the UK’s excellence in research and innovation through global engagement. The FIC focuses on bilateral and multilateral partnerships with global research and development (R&D) leaders. The FIC is administered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The fund was first announced in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy White Paper in November 2017 with funding of £110 million.
- January 2019 UKRI press release and UK government press release with information about the first wave of UKRI FIC calls.
- August 2019 UKRI press release and UK government press release with information about the second wave of UKRI FIC calls.
- UKRI FIC Web page
The MRC and the FIC
The MRC are involved in a number of FIC calls and initiatives supporting international research collaborations. These calls will be run in collaboration with a range of research funding organisations from countries outside the UK. In some cases the calls will also be in collaboration with other councils within UK Research and Innovation. The scientific areas and countries covered by each initiative will be specified in the call documents.
Current and future funding opportunities
Current and future
Other MRC FIC funding opportunities will be announced in due course. To be notified of future MRC funding opportunities, please sign up for email alerts of new funding opportunities, news, events and more.
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- UK-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme Call 3
- UK-India COVID-19 Partnership initiative
- Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program 2020 – US-UK, China and Israel call for proposals
- UK-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme Call 2
- MRC-AMED Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Initiative
- UK-Canada Globalink Doctoral Exchange Scheme Call 1
- Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Program 2019 - US-UK, China and Israel call for proposals
- UKRI-NHMRC Built Environment and Prevention Research Scheme
- UKRI-NSFC Joint Call: Understanding and Addressing Health and Social Challenges for Ageing in the UK and China
- Canada-UK Artificial Intelligence Initiative
- UK-Canada Diabetes Research Team Grants 2019
- Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex)
- UK-Korea Multi-omics Based Research for Precision Medicine Research Initiative 2019
- Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action: Climate, environment and health - Improving understanding of climate, environment and health pathways to protect and promote health
- MRC-KHIDI UK-Korea Dementia Research Call 2019
- UKRI-JSPS UK-Japan Joint Call 2018
Other FIC funding opportunities
Universities UK (UUK) maintain a ‘Gateway to international opportunities’ designed as a regularly updated depository of UK funding opportunities for international research collaboration and knowledge exchange.
There is also information about other FIC funding opportunities on the UKRI FIC Web page and in the following press releases:
- January 2019 UKRI press release and UK government press release with information about the first wave of UKRI FIC calls.
- August 2019 UKRI press release and UK government press release with information about the second wave of UKRI FIC calls.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of all FIC funding opportunities. Further FIC calls will be announced in due course.
Contact
For enquiries regarding the FIC please contact:
Katie Dingley
International Relations Manager
katie.dingley@mrc.ukri.org
Please copy in the MRC International Team: international@mrc.ukri.org