Funding for staff

Explore UCL Global Engagement's funding schemes and opportunities, designed to help UCL staff develop their international collaborations.

Global Engagement Funds (GEF)

Between £500-£5,000 is available per project to help support UCL staff in any field collaborate with colleagues in any other country around the world. Funding can support a wide variety of activities and research initiatives. The 2023/24 funding call has now closed. 

Partner Funds

A number of funding streams are available to support joint projects between UCL staff and those at UCL's key global partner institutions. In most cases, global partners have matched the funds committed by UCL for these funding streams, meaning larger overall pots of funding are available. The next calls are open between 22 May and October 2023. 

UCL International Policy Fellowship 2023

Are you active in climate change and environmental governance? Do you want to learn more about engaging with international policymakers? UCL Early or Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs) are invited to apply for a funded training visit to Geneva to grow their understanding of academic-policy engagement within the UN ecosystem.

Support for external global research funding

UCL provides support to help identify and develop strong research proposals for global research funding in low- and middle-income countries. This includes support and advice for Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded research activity. Find out more about the support and advice available to researchers via the Global Research Funding pages.

Please note that some external funding calls are subject to an institutional cap. If so, applications must be referred to the relevant Research Facilitation or Coordination Office for your School that leads UCL’s internal selection processes. You should also seek approval from your department and Research Services in line with the usual approval process.