Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
1. What is FRIS?
2. What is the registration number of FRIS?
FRIS is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales. Its registration number is 1204788.
3. Why should I donate to FRIS?
4. What percentage of donations FRIS will spend on administration?
At present we are not spending any of your donations on administration. The trustees aim to spend as little as possible on administration and do not expect the administrative cost to go more than 10% of all expenditures.
5. What is Gift Aid?
A UK Government scheme enabling a registered charity to reclaim tax on a donation made by a UK taxpayer effectively increasing the amount of donation by 25%, with no extra cost to the donor.
6. As a US citizen can I be included in the Gift Aid scheme.
7. What are the benefits of becoming an honorary member of FRIS?
8. What will be covered by FRIS funding to support collaboration with a researcher based in the UK/EU?
Any biomedical researcher from the Indian subcontinent can apply for funding for three months at a time. If successful, the FRIS funding will cover reasonable travel costs, visa fee, health insurance, living expenses and cost of research consumables used in the host lab.
9. Will the FRIS supported faculty position in a UK research institution be open to non-UK and non-EU citizens?
10. Who will advertise the FRIS supported research/faculty positions?
Research Institutions based in the UK/EU will approach FRIS in the first instance with a proposal to establish a biomedical research/faculty in their campus. After a thorough external peer review, if the application were to be successful, the Institution submitting the original proposal will advertise the position, arrange interviews and provide all the facilities necessary for the new faculty. All the rules and regulations of the institution will apply on the new appointee except that his/her main research responsibility, besides their own research, will be to collaborate with researchers based in the Indian subcontinent.