Funding opportunity: China-UK AMR Partnership Hubs 2018

The UK Cross Research Council AMR Initiative and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) are pleased to invite proposals to the China-UK AMR Partnership Hubs under the umbrella of the Newton Fund.

This initiative will provide funding for high quality collaborative research partnerships focused on addressing the growing global burden of antimicrobial resistance, specifically antibacterial resistance in China.

In total, up to £8m will be made available for this initiative on the UK side with up to 10 million RMB per Partnership Hub from NSFC.

Key Dates

Closing Date for investigators to indicate their intention to submit a proposal	30 April 2018
Deadline for investigators to submit proposal	14 June 2018
External Peer Review	2 July – 14 September 2018
PI response to peer reviews	17 September – 24 September
Panel Meeting	w/c 15 October 2018