Newton-Mosharafa Fund

The Newton Fund Impact Scheme is designed to provide previous and current Newton award holders with the opportunity to unlock further impact from their work in a way that strengthens the profile of the Fund. The intention is that Newton Fund Impact Scheme grants add tangible value to the investment already made by partner funders and the UK. Newton Fund Impact Scheme grants will be made available to recipients of Newton funding from any Newton Delivery Partner.

Grants can be up to a maximum £200,000 and duration is 2 years. Grants under the Newton Fund Impact Scheme allow project leaders to find new pathways to impact which can be realised within the former grant’s research and innovation area or under a different theme targeting other development-relevant stakeholders.

Applicants need to submit two applications: 

• UK partner to submit an application on the British Council online application portal. 
• Egyptian partner will need to upload the project proposals to the STIFA website.

For a full list of requirements, eligibility criteria and instructions on applying, please see the detailed guidelines.

Egyptian partners have to refer to the country specific guidance under Egypt in the general guidelines of the call, to know the specific requirements by STIFA in terms of budget calculation guidance and the additional documents they need to submit to STIFA website.

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The PhD Programme supports Egyptian researchers to do their PhD at UK Higher Education institutions. The programme covers all fees and living/travel expenses. The programme will support both general missions (full degree scholarships three years), as well as joint supervisions (for students to do research for a year at a UK university as part of their Egyptian PhD).

For a full list of requirements, eligibility criteria and instructions on applying, please see the detailed guidelines in English and in Arabic and consult the links below:

• List of eligible Egyptian institutions
• Statement of Employment Status (Arabic template)
• Home university endorsement letter (template)

Prospective applicants from participating countries currently without UK University should note that Universities UK International (UUKi) is offering match-making service to help connect Potential Newton Mosharafa PhD students to potential UK Universities through Student Support Service. Applicants wishing to use this service should complete the Student Support Form.

Please take into consideration that it can often take up to 5 weeks to create a match, so you are requested to approach UUKI as soon as you can. 

Advise and support before travelling to the UK.

Grants to create joint research projects between UK and Egyptian institutions for up £300,000 per partnership.

For a full list of requirements, eligibility criteria and instructions on applying, please see the detailed guidelines and a full list of Eligible UK Research Organisations.

This round, two different applications need to be submitted, one on behalf of UK partner on the British Council website and one on behalf of the Egyptian partner on STDF’s website.

Prospective applicants from participating countries currently without UK collaborators should note that Universities UK International (UUKi) is offering match-making service to help connect Newton partner country researchers to potential UK partners. Applicants wishing to use this service should complete UUKi’s Partner Request Form. Their partnership request will also be included in UUKi’s Opportunities for Collaboration webpage.

Funding to support Egyptian researchers learn how to commercialise their research outputs/ideas.

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Grants to partnerships for capacity building and research projects in social sciences and humanities.