Santander Travel Awards
The travel grants, made possible by Santander Universities, are to enable staff at the University of Liverpool to travel to countries within the Santander Universities Network to develop collaborative partnerships (including teaching and research). Ideally, applicants will have some initial links which have the potential to develop further (e.g. to undertake collaborative research; apply for a grant together etc).
These grants can also be used to bring collaborative partners to the University to work on a project. The grants cannot be used for the sole purpose of attendance at an academic conference.
Santander Bank has allocated more than Euro 900 million to support higher education projects through its Santander Universities programme, which includes over 1,000 higher education institutions located in 20 different countries.
Award details
10 grants available, worth up to a maximum of £1,000 for international travel to to countries preferably within the Santander Universities Network ( Argentina Brazil, Belgium, Chile , China , Colombia ,Germany, Ghana , Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Spain, USA, United Kingdom, UAE and Uruguay).
Grants will be £500 for travel within Europe and £1,000 for other countries.
Open to all University of Liverpool staff.
Applications which include collaborative work with one of Liverpool's partner institutions will be prioritised (see partnerships directory) https://www.liv.ac.uk/intranet/global-university/international-partnerships/
If you have already received a Santander award, you will NOT be eligible to apply.
Recipients are responsible for organising their own visit and are required to submit a short report/case study on return.
Successful candidates’ contact details will be made available to Santander Universities and recipients may also be asked to take part in future promotional activities for the awards. •Eligible costs to include: travel and accommodation.
How to apply
There will be two rounds of applications for the 2015/16 programme with the following deadlines:
Round 1: 5.00pm, Friday 29th May 2015
Round 2: 5.00pm, Friday 30th October 2015
Please complete the following Santander Application Form
Applications will be reviewed and assessed by a Faculty Representative in partnership with the International Development Office.
Please contact Claire Kidman (claire.kidman@liv.ac.uk) with any questions. Or see Santander Application Guidelines.