Deadline: September 30, 2026
Applications are open for the British Council Springboard Research Grants with France, Germany & Spain 2026. The grants support collaborative projects between research teams in the UK and France, Germany or Spain. With a focus on early-career researchers, the grants support mobility and collaborative activities, leading to joint research proposals – particularly under Horizon Europe – and collaborative publications.
Springboard grants support collaborations between research teams involving early-career researchers, with a view to either submitting joint grant applications and working on joint publications.
Priority will be given to projects aligned with the Horizon Europe thematic areas:
- Health
- Culture, creativity and inclusive society
- Civil security for society
- Digital, industry and space
- Climate energy and mobility
- Food, bio-economy, natural resources, agriculture and environment.
Grant
- Grant amount: up to £10,000
Eligibility
- Open to higher education institutions and not-for-profit research institutions.
- Each proposal must include:
- one lead institution from the UK
- one lead institution from France, Germany or Spain.
- The proposal must be prepared jointly by leaders from all institutions involved in the project but must be submitted by the UK Lead Institution on behalf of the partnership.
- Each application can include up to a maximum of ten participants, with a minimum of six early-career researchers (those who obtained their PhD less than ten years ago).
Application
Application deadline is 30 September 2026, 16.00 BST. Activities start from January 2027.
For more information, visit British Council Springboard Research Grants.
