For success with the Newton fund, demonstrating synergy with collaborators is crucial
Top tips for Newton grants:
- Show how your skills and experience complements your overseas collaborators’
- Although Newton grants are aimed at providing tangible benefit to the partner country, this does not mean the scientific rationale can be any less robust than for any other grant
- The tangible benefit grants should aim at can be academic or scientific
Although it has been somewhat overshadowed by the Global Challenges Research Fund, the Newton Fund is still a vital resource for scientists looking to build and further collaborations with peers in developing countries.