Written question asked by Chi Onwurah (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 May 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 May 2021 (named day). It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Monday, 17 May 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Research: Africa
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answer of 30 March 2021 to Question 173012 on Research: Africa, if he will establish the number of early career researchers across the continent of Africa who will lose funding as a result of changes to the Official Development Assistance allocation to the Future Leaders: African Independent Research programme.
- Answer
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On average, the Royal Society funds 30 new FLAIR fellowships per year through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF). Thirty fellowships were awarded for the 2020 cohort, and these will continue receiving full funding throughout this year. The Royal Society will not be funding any new FLAIR fellowships for this year.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 723
- Session
- 2021-22
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- Subjects
- Career development Africa Finance Research
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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