Amazonia BR/UK Workshop grants are designed to provide financial support to bring together a UK/Brazil bilateral cohort of early career researchers to take part in workshops to meet the overarching objectives. This programme is supported by UK government funding and Brazil and forms part of the International Science Partnerships Fund.

As part of this programme, we are now recruiting early career researchers (read below eligibility criteria) to participate in the above workshop. 

The workshop will provide a unique opportunity for sharing research expertise and networking. During the workshops early career researchers will have the opportunity to present their research in the form of a e-poster/short oral presentation and discuss this with established researchers from the UK and partner countries. There will be a focus on building up links for future collaborations and participants selected on the basis of their research potential and ability to build longer term links.

The British Council acting on behalf of the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) will cover the costs related to the participation to the workshop, including: travel (both international and local), accommodation and meals. Costs for the visa, and travel insurance will be covered; however participants will be responsible for making all the necessary arrangements.  The British Council accepts no responsibility for any problems which may occur with travel or accommodation arrangements or any other issues participants might experience when the participants are away from their home.

Application and Deadline: 

The full application below must be completed and submitted by the 20 January 2025 to RThakore1@uclan.ac.uk and naraluisar@unir.br.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applications must be submitted using the Amazonia BR/UK application form (see below)
• Application must be submitted before the above deadline
• Participants must be Early Career Researchers: Early Career Researchers are defined as someone who has completed or is close to completion of their PhD, potentially waiting for their final viva voce examination, which must be passed prior to taking up the award. ECRs must not have held a permanent academic post with a research component or a post with a research-related element, or one which allowed them to supervise PhD students or submit research grants as a principal investigator.
• Participants must be Early Career Researchers: Early Career Researchers are defined as someone:
• Holding or close to completion of their PhD (potentially waiting for their final vice-voce examination which must be passed prior to attending the workshop)(or having equivalent research experience – workshop organisers define the prerequisites according to field of research/discipline); or having equivalent research experience as defined by the workshop organisers according to field of research/discipline; and
• Not held a permanent academic post with a significant research component or research related element; and
• Not had significant experience supervising PhD students; and
• Not acted as the Principal Investigator on a research grant.
• They are equivalent to the ‘Recognised Researcher’ category in the EU framework for researchers’ careers. https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/europe/career-development/training-researchers/research-profiles-descriptors 
• Participants must have a research or academic position (a permanent post, research contract, or fellowship etc) at a recognised research institution either in the UK or in Brazil.
• Please note that participants are expected to attend all sessions of the workshop. 

Quality Assessment

• Experience and relevance of the applicant’s research area to the workshop
• Motivation and contribution to the aims of the workshop
• Description of the long term impact expected through the participation in the workshop 
• Ability to disseminate workshop’s outcomes 

Selection Procedure: 

• Eligibility check
• Quality assessment

Notification of results: 

Applicants will be notified by email 3 months prior to the workshop.

Equal Opportunities

Equal opportunities and diversity are at the heart of the British Council’s cultural relations ambitions. While recognising that some research fields are dominated by one particular gender, co-ordinators are encouraged to work towards an equal gender balance, promote diversity. They must not exclude applicants on the basis of ethnicity, gender, religious belief, sexual orientation, social status or disability. Participants’ selection undertaken by workshop organisers must not contravene this policy.  Extra support to enable participation of Early Career Researchers with special needs will be given.