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Partner Funds

A number of funding streams are available to support joint projects between UCL academics and those at 皇家华人's key global partner institutions.

Depending on the funding stream, applications for the 2024/25 partner funds听open on either: 24 May or 6听September.

Global partners have matched the funds committed by UCL for the following funding streams, meaning larger overall pots of funding are available.

Please explore our partner funding streams by region (further down this page) for further information.

Please note that some small changes have been introduced ahead of the 24/25 launch of UCL Global Engagement funding schemes (the Global Engagement Funds (GEF) and Partner Funds) in order to increase the reach and breadth of access across UCL.

  1. You听can submit a maximum of two proposals across these funding streams, either as a lead applicant or co-applicant. For example, you could submit 1 GEF proposal and 1 partner proposal, or 2 GEF proposals, or 2 partner proposals.听
  2. You can receive a maximum of 1 award per scheme as a lead applicant. For example, you could receive 1 GEF award and/or 1 partner award.
  3. If you were the lead applicant of a proposal听that received GE seed funding in 23/24, you cannot apply as a lead applicant for any 24/25 GE seed funding schemes, but you will be eligible for the 25/26 schemes. Please note, a听special exception can be made where there is strong potential for significant impact and/or scaling up of collaboration with a global partner based on the outcomes of 23/24 project activity. Please contact us if you feel this applies to your activity.

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Africa & Middle East

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

Africa and Middle East Teaching Fund Initiative听听

24 May to 21 June 2024Awards of up to 拢3.5K to help UCL academics collaborate with HE institutions across Africa & Middle East to increase independent teaching capability/capacity in the region.Teaching activity across Africa & Middle East

Closed

UCL-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds

24 May to 21 June 2024

Awards of up to 拢5K for UCL-Wits bilateral projects and up to 拢10K for trilateral/multilateral Wits-UCL-ARUA projects.

All UCL academic staff for activity with the University of Witwatersrand

Closed

If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streams听in Africa and the Middle East, please contact听Mustafa Sakr听(Global Engagement Manager).听

East Asia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-Peking University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 9 Oct

Awards of up to 拢20k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.

All UCL academic staff for activity with听Peking University

Apply

UCL-Zhejiang University Strategic Partner Funds

16 Sept to 16 Oct

Awards of up to 拢10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.

All UCL academic staff for activity with Zhejiang University

Apply

UCL-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Strategic Partner Funds

20 Sept to 16 Oct 2024

Awards of up to 拢10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.

All UCL academic staff for activity with Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Apply
UCL-Fudan University Strategic Partner Funds24 May to 21 June 2024Awards of up to 拢20k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.All UCL academic staff for activity with Fudan University.Closed

UCL-Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds

24 May to 21 June 2024

Awards of up to 拢10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.

All UCL academic staff for activity with Osaka University

Closed

UCL-Tohoku University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 9 Oct听

Awards of up to 拢10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.

All UCL academic staff for activity with Tohoku University

Apply

UCL-Korea University Strategic Partner Funds24 May to 21 June 2024Awards of up to 拢10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas.All UCL academic staff for activity with Korea University.Closed

If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streams听in East Asia, please contact听Keiko Tsunekawa听(Global Engagement Manager).听

South Asia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-IIT Delhi Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 OctAwards of up to 拢15K from UCL and Rs. 15 Lakh from IITD to support collaborative activities in the areas of quantum technologies and energy, sustainability and climate.听

All UCL academic staff for activity with IIT Delhi

Apply

UCL-AIIMS Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 OctAwards of up to 拢5K from UCL and Rs. 5 Lakh from AIIMS to support collaborative activities in the areas of non-communicable diseases, climate change and healthcare, and rare diseases.

All UCL academic staff for activity with AIIMS

听Apply

If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streams听in South Asia, please contact听Mustafa Sakr听(Global Engagement Manager).听

Australasia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink
UCL-University of Sydney Strategic Ignition Grants24 May to
4 Oct		Awards up to the equivalent of approximately AUD20,000/拢10,000 from each university for a total of AUD40,000/拢20,000 for one year to support collaboration activities.All UCL academic staff for activity with the University of Sydney.Apply

If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streams听in听Australasia,听please contact听Abel Dorantes听(Global Engagement Manager).

North America

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-University of Toronto Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 OctAwards of up to 拢10K from UCL and $15K CAD from UofT is available to support collaborative research and education projects.UCL academic staff for activity with听University of Toronto 听 听
听		Apply

UCL-Cornell Global Strategic Collaboration Awards (GSCA)

24 May to 4 Oct

Awards up to the equivalent of $5,000/拢4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000/拢8,000 to support early-stage research projects or capacity-building efforts to create and sustain long-term collaborations.

All UCL academic staff for activity with Cornell University

Apply

If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streams听in听North America, please contact听Abel Dorantes听(Global Engagement Manager).

Europe

Matched partner funds with European institutions are currently under discussion.听Further details will be published here in the future so please keep an eye on this page or sign up to our mailing list.

Collaboration with European partners is supported by UCL鈥檚 Global Engagement Funds and applications for collaborations with European researchers and institutions have historically had high success rates. The next call for applications will open in Spring 2024. Visit our Global Engagement Funds page for more information on how and when to apply.听

Examples of previous activities supported by听UCL's Global Engagement Funds include:听


Case studies听

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Funding from UCL RIGE

GE's funding streams听are part of UCL Research, Innovation & Global Engagement (RIGE)'s听wider funding calls. Find out more about the other funding calls under UCL RIGE听here.