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RSE Saltire Facilitation Workshop Awards
Encouraging Scotland – EU collaborative investigation into a research proposition at an early stage of development. Up to £10,000 per project for 12 months.
RSE Saltire International Collaboration Awards
Facilitating international collaboration between researchers based in Scotland with researchers in the EU for up to two years.
RSE Saltire Research Excellence Fellowships
Fostering and supporting the exchange of internationally renowned academics between Scottish and European universities or research institutes.
RSE Joint Projects
The RSE Joint Projects to facilitate international collaboration between researchers based in Scotland with researchers overseas.
Ireland/Scotland Bilateral Network Grants
The ambition of the Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Network Grants is to strengthen co-operation and learning between excellent researchers, academics and practitioners in Scotland and Ireland within the theme of ‘Revival, Resilience and Recovery: Cultural and Arts Sectors post-Covid-19’.
Research Re-boot (Covid-19 impact) Research Grants
The RSE sets up a brand-new initiative in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which seeks to support researchers in Scotland who have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19.
COP26 International Climate Change Network Grants
The RSE COP26 international climate change network grant are to address climate change impacts ahead of Scotland’s hosting of COP26 while fostering international collaboration in a post-Brexit world.
Scotland Asia Partnerships Higher Education Research Fund (SAPHIRE)
SAPHIRE is a new grant scheme funded by the Scottish Government with the aim of enhancing the existing international research partnerships between Scottish universities and partners in India, Japan and Pakistan.
International Bilateral Visits Programme
The International Bilateral Visits Programme facilitates the collaboration between researchers from Scotland and those based in institutions with which the RSE has a formal Memorandum of Understanding.
Fulbright – RSE Scholar Award
This annual award will offer an academic, from anywhere in the UK, the opportunity to go to a top university in the US for a maximum of three months to carry out lecturing and/or research.
John Moyes Lessells Travel Scholarships
EARLY CAREER. These Scholarships arise from a bequest from the late Professor John Moyes Lessells, an eminent mechanical engineer who…
European Visiting Research Grants
These Grants aim to establish a two-way flow of scholars between Scotland and Europe, for researchers working in the Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.