Introduction	Grants for international travel and subsistence so that researchers can visit non-UK centres for short periods of time to study new techniques or develop international collaborations
Funding	No limit on amount of funding and no closing dates

Overseas travel grants provide funding for international travel and subsistence. You can use them to visit recognised non-UK centres to study new techniques and to travel from the UK to start or develop international collaborations. You can not apply through this route for funding solely for attending conferences or to support sabbatical absences.

How to Apply

You can apply for travel and subsistence, salary costs of the principal investigator for time spent on the grant, and indirect costs. There are no closing dates and you can apply at any time. You can apply for funding to visit one centre or several centres.

You should submit your proposal through the research councils' joint electronic submission (Je-S) system. Select document type 'standard proposal' and scheme 'overseas travel grant'. As these are usually smaller grants than standard responsive mode applications, it may not be appropriate for your description of the proposed research to fill the allocated 6 sides A4.  Please complete as much as required to fully justify your intended visit.

• Je-S system – for electronic application
• Funding Guide – eligibility, grant rules and regulations
• How to apply – guidance on writing proposals

Support for Researchers Applying to Framework Programme 7

You can use overseas travel grants to help UK researchers to start or foster international collaborations to develop high-quality bids to Framework Programme 7 (FP7). Your application should address how the grant will help develop collaborations with European researchers for a FP7 bid.

• EU Framework Programmes - more information about FP7

Assessment

Proposals are assessed through our peer review process. If a proposal gets supportive referees' comments, funding may be approved without consideration at a prioritisation panel. We try to provide a fast turnaround for these proposals but advise you to apply at least 12 weeks before the proposed visit.

Reviewer and Final Report Forms

• Overseas travel grant reviewer form
• Final report forms

More Information

If you would like to discuss a possible proposal, or if you have any questions regarding applications for funding to develop collaborations for FP7 proposals than please search our staff contacts to find the person responsible for your research area. There are also answers to some frequently asked questions for the scheme.  We cannot supply examples of successful OTG applications as these proposals have been submitted to us in confidence.