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Newton Fund

Supports science and innovation partnerships between the United Kingdom and developing countries through collaborative research programming.

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The Newton Fund launched in 2014 with a £735 million budget (2014–2021) to build science and innovation capacity in developing countries through bilateral UK–partner-country research partnerships. It was delivered by UKRI/Research Councils, British Council, Royal Society, Royal Academy of Engineering, Met Office, and Innovate UK. The fund officially closed in 2022. Its successor, the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF), launched in 2022 under DSIT (not FCDO). Any catalog entry showing Newton Fund as active under FCDO is stale and should be corrected to wound_down.

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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.gov.uk