M4QN Laboratory Exchange Award – Call now open for 2024/25

The M4QN Laboratory Exchange Award for 2024/25 is now open! See below for more details on the award, eligibility and how to apply.

Laboratory Exchange Award 2024

The M4QN Laboratory Exchange Award is available to facilitate the formation of new collaborations and the identification of new opportunities in areas of interest for the Network. The Award is available to registered M4QN members. Funding is available for visits to any UK HE institution.

Who can apply?

The funding is available to PhD students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who are registered members of M4QN and are based within a UK HE institution.

When is the call open?

The call opens on 2 September 2024 and closes on 10 October 2024.

What is eligible?

The award supports travel and subsistence for the awardee for an exchange visit to a laboratory within the UK, up to a maximum of £1,000. The Award does not fund research.

The following costs are not eligible in this Award:

• Equipment
• Salary
• Research consumables

All costs must comply with UKRI policy.

What we’re looking for

M4QN aims to bring together the UK’s materials and quantum technologies communities and therefore awards will be given to applications that align with this goal. The Laboratory Exchange Award should facilitate interaction between research labs and lead to activities such as new collaborations, exchange of knowledge, identifying new opportunities and topics, and any other activities that are relevant to the overall aim of the Network and goals of its Interest Groups. The total budget for the call is £18,000 and we aim to support 18 awards.

How to apply?

Applicants must submit a completed application form by 4pm on 10 October 2024.

What is the review process?

Applications will be evaluated by a panel chaired by the Early Career Researchers thematic interest group. All applicants will be informed of their decision by 1 November 2024.

General information

• The exchange must take place within 6 months of the award date (30 April 2025).
• Recipients of the award are required to provide a written report on the outcomes by 31 May 2025, which will be published on M4QN media including our newsletter, website and Twitter page.
• To reclaim your expenses, you will need to provide receipts for all expenditure on the trip, according to standard University of Manchester/Imperial College London policies.
• Recipients must abide by their institution’s guidance on data protection and intellectual property. Further guidance on Trusted Research is provided by the National Protective Security Authority.
• Recipients must ensure they are aware of, and undertake to abide by, their institution’s current Export Control/research security procedures related to quantum for this award.
• For general enquiries contact info@m4qn.org.