Newton Fund
- Current funding opportunities
- Finding partners (Countries and collaborators)
- Development focused research (Newton themes, Global challenges, Development Assistance and Goals)
Contacts
In the first instance please contact Simon Glasser with queries regarding the Newton Fund. Otherwise please send an email to the EU and International team or your Faculty-facing Research Development Manager.
Use the links below to check out the Newton Fund pages of the UK funders running the schemes. Key funder agency contacts are listed on the back page of our Quick Overview document.
Guidance
The Newton Fund is part of the UK’s official development assistance (ODA). Its aim is to develop research and innovation partnerships that promote the economic development and social welfare of developing countries.
The Fund was launched in 2014 and originally consisted of £75 million each year for 5 years. In the 2015 UK Spending Review it was agreed to extend and expand from 2019 to 2021 and by doubling the £75 million investment to £150 million by 2021, with partner countries providing matched resources within the Fund.
Find out more about the programme, schemes, themes and timetables ..
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Behind Single Sign-on |
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A short overview of the Fund, with links to key sources and contacts. Print as booklet for reference |
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Covering the major annual Newton Fund schemes of the British Council and the Academies that run on an annual basis |
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| Filterable lists of Newton Fund programmes by funder and programme focus showing how career stages and partner countries match schemes | |
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British Council advice on framing an ODA proposal (PDF, 136kB) |
Handy notes based on a British Council presentation on how to frame a proposal that meets Overseas Development Assistance requirements. Also applicable to other ODA funding schemes. |
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Overview of thematic areas within Newton Fund |
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External documentation |
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Frequently Asked Questions document, produced by Gov.uk |
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RCUK guidance on how projects should meet the Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) parameters.
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This strategy aligns the government’s global efforts to defeat poverty, tackle instability and create prosperity in developing countries, all strongly in support of the UK national interest. |
| 7 principles for strengthening research capacity in LMIC countries (PDF, 2,067kB) | ESSENCE group Guidance on key principles to help funders, policymakers, researchers, universities, research institutes and others engaged in research capacity strengthening in LMICs to make effective decisions. |
| A Guide for Transboundary Research Partnerships (PDF, 641kB) |
Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) guidance on building partnerships with LMIC countries
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