MRC/ESRC/CIHR Pre-call announcement: UK-Canada Diabetes Research Team Grants
Through the UK-Canada Diabetes Research Team Grants, the MRC, ESRC and CIHR aim to:
- support world-leading collaborative research teams aimed at tackling diabetes
- enhance existing partnerships and develop new partnerships between the UK and Canada in the area of diabetes research
- strengthen the strategic relationship between the UK and Canada.
The focus of the collaborative projects will be upon ‘mechanisms and translational solutions’. Projects should focus on one or more of the following key diabetes knowledge gaps:
- genetic variability
- molecular mechanisms, including immune-mediated beta cell injury
- human implementation pilot studies to reverse type 2 diabetes through physical activity and nutrition.
Applications that include researchers with expertise in the social sciences, in addition to biomedical researchers are welcome.
Social scientists can bring an understanding of, for example, individual behaviour, economic evaluation, inequalities, the wider political economy, and wider environmental influences.
This is meant to focus on research applicable to UK and Canadian settings, not on global health.
Each grant will require a UK PI and a Canadian Nominated Principal Applicant (NPA) who will equally share leadership and project management for each project funded.
The UK and Canadian applicants will develop a common research plan and jointly prepare the full proposal to be submitted to the MRC.
An abbreviated application will be submitted to CIHR by Canadian applicants.
Funds available:
UK:
- The MRC and ESRC will make up to £2 million available.
- UK-based applicants may request up to a maximum of £333,333 per proposal to cover the UK component of each research team grant.
- Projects must be three years in duration and must start on 1 April 2020.
CIHR:
- The total amount available from CIHR for the Canadian component of this funding opportunity is $2,700,000, enough to fund approximately six grants.
- The maximum amount per grant is $150,000 per year for up to three years for a total of $450,000 per grant.
Full programme details will be available in the coming weeks.
UK queries to international@mrc.ukri.org