These grants are available to holders of MRC research grants, new investigator research grants and senior fellowships, who wish to promote and enhance collaboration between themselves and other researchers working in complementary scientific areas. Awards may last between two and five years and provide funding at a rate of 80 per cent of full economic costs to cover:
- shared activities, such as shared research infrastructure (equipment or staff) and seminars and workshops;
- indirect costs or overheads on staff salaries awarded through the scheme.
For further information see: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/ApplyingforaGrant/AvailableGrants/CollaborationGrants/index.htm