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Partner Funds

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

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

 

Africa & Middle East

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

Africa and Middle East Teaching Fund Initiative  

24 May to 21 JuneAwards of up to £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

Available on 24 May 2024. 

UCL-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds

24 May to 21 June

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

All UCL academic staff for activity with the University of Witwatersrand

Available on 24 May 2024. 

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

East Asia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-Peking University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct (to be confirmed)

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

All UCL academic staff for activity with Peking University

Available on 6 September 2024 (tbc). 

UCL-Zhejiang University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct (to be confirmed)

Awards of up to £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

Available on 6 September 2024 (tbc). 

UCL-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct (to be confirmed)

Awards of up to £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

Available on 6 September 2024 (tbc). 
UCL-Fudan University Strategic Partner Funds24 May to 21 JuneAwards of up to £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.Available on 24 May 2024. 

UCL-Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds

24 May to 21 June (to be confirmed)

Awards of up to £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

Available on 24 May 2024 (tbc). 

UCL-Tohoku University Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct (to be confirmed)

Awards of up to £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

Available on 6 September 2024 (tbc). 

UCL-Korea University Strategic Partner Funds24 May to 21 JuneAwards of up to £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.Available on 24 May 2024. 

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

South Asia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-IIT Delhi Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct

Areas of focus are currently in discussion with the partner - please contact us to be kept informed or check back here later.

All UCL academic staff for activity with IIT Delhi

Available on 6 September 2024

UCL-AIIMS Strategic Partner Funds

6 Sept to 4 Oct

Areas of focus are currently in discussion with the partner - please contact us to be kept informed or check back here later.

All UCL academic staff for activity with AIIMS

 Available on 6 September 2024

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

Australasia

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink
UCL – University of Sydney Strategic Ignition Grants24 May to 21 JuneAwards up to the equivalent of approximately AUD11,000/£5,800 from each university for a total of AUD22,000/£11,600 for one year to support collaboration activities.All UCL academic staff for activity with the University of Sydney.Available on 24 May 2024. 

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

North America

Funding streamApplication windowDescriptionFunding forLink

UCL-University of Toronto Strategic Partner Funds (Emerging Global Talents)

24 May to 4 Oct

Each successful proposal will receive up to £10k for UCL academics and up to $15k for U of T academics to support early-stage research projects or capacity-building efforts to create and sustain long-term collaborations.

All UCL academic staff for activity with the University of Toronto.

Available on 24 May 2024. 

UCL-Cornell Global Strategic Collaboration Awards (GSCA)

24 May to 4 Oct

Awards up to the equivalent of $5,000/£4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000/£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

Available on 24 May 2024. 

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

Europe

Matched partner funds with European institutions are currently under discussion. 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’s 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. 

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


Case studies 

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Funding from UCL RIGE

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