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UCL and Yonsei University are contributing matching funds to support collaborative education and research initiatives through a joint call for proposals for collaborative activities.
Projects
This call invites proposals for partnership development activity in areas of mutual interest and complementary strengths that will deepen collaboration between UCL and Yonsei. Proposals should be co-led by a Lead Applicant at each institution and can involve a wider team of participants from each institution, as appropriate to the activities proposed.
Proposals from all fields are welcome but those related to the following fields are particularly encouraged:
• Quantum, including quantum health;
• Energy, including battery technologies and semiconductors
• Creative Industries, Media and Communications;
• Areas listed in Horizon Europe research & innovation framework programme Pillar II
Up to five joint projects will be selected for funding. Proposals will be assessed by a committee composed of members from both institutions.
• Applications must demonstrate how the proposed activity will provide a platform for longer-term, larger-scale collaboration between UCL and Yonsei in the relevant field, for example, by providing a basis for ongoing joint research and education activity and / or applications to external bodies for research grant funding.
• Following South Korea’s association to Horzion Europe in January 2025, applicants are particularly encouraged to consider how funding available through this fund can be used to provide a platform for applications to calls under Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe. In the application form Section 2, applicants should be as specific as possible in outlining next steps, e.g. in identifying the Cluster and call to which they intend to apply, other European partners who may be involved, and providing a broad timeframe.
Eligibility
Applications are open to UCL staff members with the following roles. Applications from Early Career Researchers, or staff with equivalent professional training, are welcomed:
• Professor or equivalent
• Associate Professor/ Reader or equivalent
• Senior Lecturer/Principal Researcher/Principal Research Associate or equivalent
• Lecturer/Senior Research Associate or equivalent
• Post Doc/Researcher/Research Associate or equivalent
Applicants from UCL must have an open-ended UCL contract or a fixed-term contract which lasts until at least July 2026.
Principal Investigators from UCL should be aware of the rules stipulated in the Partner Funds webpage.
For Yonsei applicants, the fund is open to Yonsei full-time faculty (tenure-track) at Sinchon and International Campuses. Graduate students, Post Docs, and Research assistants/associates are not eligible to apply, but their involvement in the delivery of the project is encouraged.
Value
Up to five joint projects will be selected for funding to a maximum total value of approximately £10,000 per project (£5,000 by UCL+KRW 10,000,000 by Yonsei).
Timeline
Call for Proposals: 12 May 2025
Deadline for submission of proposal: 11:59 pm (UK time) on 13 June 2025
Communication of results to applicants: By the end of July 2025
Start date of Awards: August 2025
How to apply
- Download a copy of the full guidance and read it carefully.
- Use the application form
- All applications must be jointly developed by a Principal Investigator from UCL and Yonsei.
- All applications must be submitted online via the UCL portal. Access here.
- Only complete submissions will be considered.
- Late applications will not be considered.
If you are interested in connecting with a potential research partner at Yonsei University, please fill in this form.
Contact
If you have any questions about the UCL-Yonsei University Strategic Partner Funds, please contact:
At UCL:
Keiko Tsunekawa
Global Engagement Manager
k.tsunekawa@ucl.ac.uk
At Yonsei University:
Yoojin Park
Yonsei Frontier Lab at Yonsei
ysfrontierlab@yonsei.ac.k
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