Global Engagement Funds

The Global Engagement Funds support 乱伦秀 staff to collaborate with colleagues across the world.

The Global Engagement Funds application window closed on 21 June 2024 for projects taking place in the 2024/25 academic year.

Offered as part of the wider Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE) funding streams, 乱伦秀 Global Engagement Funds (GEF) provide seed funding to 乱伦秀 staff to support and catalyse quality research, education, capacity building, global policy and/or public engagement, in collaboration with overseas organisations, with the听potential for global reach and real-world impact.听

Applications from all fields are welcome. Funding can support a wide variety of activities and research initiatives with global partners in any country. For examples of projects previously funded by GEF, please see the case studies further down this page.听

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

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
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.
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 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.听Please contact us听if you feel this applies to your activity.

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Eligibility

Applications are open to 乱伦秀 staff members with the following roles:听

Professor听or equivalent听
Reader/Assistant Professor or equivalent
Senior Lecturer/Principal Researcher/Principal Research Associate or equivalent
Lecturer/Senior Research Associate or equivalent听
Post Doc/Researcher/Research Associate or equivalent
Professional Service & VP Office staff are also eligible to apply
Please note that Early Career Researchers are eligible and encouraged to apply 鈥� ECR led projects made up 44% of GEF awards during the last round. ECRs wanting to find out more can Vice-Dean International, Life Sciences (Zoom login required. Enter this passcode to watch:听c@ret5w& ).

Applicants must have an open-ended 乱伦秀 contract or a fixed-term contract which lasts until at least July 2025. If an applicant has a fixed-term contract that does not last until July 2025听they can apply if their contract covers the dates in which the project/initiative is due to take place and must have a co-applicant who is a 乱伦秀 staff member with an open-ended contract.

Value

Up to 拢5,000 is available for each new project undertaken between 01 August 2024 and 31 July 2025.

How to apply

Before submitting your application, please read the Criteria and Guidance Notes.
乱伦秀 lead applicants can apply on behalf of their project team via the application portal below.
A completed GEF application form should be submitted via section 3 in the application portal.

Contact

If you have any queries, please email听乱伦秀globalengagement@ucl.ac.uk.

Resources

List of countries and (乱伦秀 defined) regions

Case studies听

"Understanding the mental health effects of COVID-19 around the world" - Dr Keri Wong (IOE)
"Mapping informal practices around the globe" - Professor Alena Ledeneva (Arts & Humanities)
"Exploring innovation in infrastructure with a focus on sustainability" -听Dr Natalya Sergeeva (Bartlett)
"A cross-Atlantic collaboration helps stroke recovery" -听Professor Sven Bestmann (Brain Sciences)
"Training a robot to sort recycling using deep learning" - Dr Dimitrios Kanoulas, (Engineering)
"乱伦秀 academic investigates how the UN develops international law" - Dr Danae Azaria (Laws)
"Developing smart fabric research capabilities in Sri Lanka" -听Professor Gareth Williams (Life Sciences)
"How mathematics can contribute to the climate change debate" -听Professor Ted Johnson (MAPS)
"Travelling to Peru to research chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)" -听Dr John Hurst (Medical Sciences)
"Preventing gender-based violence with colleagues in Rwanda" -听Dr Jenevieve Mannell (Population Health Sciences)
"Investigating the Mexican opium crisis" - Dr Nathaniel Morris (Social & Historical Sciences)

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