A number of funding streams are available to support joint projects between ÂÒÂ×Ðã academics and those at ÂÒÂ×Ðã's key global partner institutions.
Global partners have matched the funds committed by ÂÒÂ×Ðã 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.
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Africa & Middle East
Funding stream | Application window | Description | Funding for | Link |
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Africa and Middle East Teaching Fund InitiativeÌýÌý | 24 May to 21 June 2024 | Awards of up to £3.5K to help ÂÒÂ×Ðã 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 |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds | 24 May to 21 June 2024 | Awards of up to £5K for ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Wits bilateral projects and up to £10K for trilateral/multilateral Wits-ÂÒÂ×Ðã-ARUA projects. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with the University of Witwatersrand | Closed |
If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streamsÌýin Africa and the Middle East, please contactÌýMustafa SakrÌý(Global Engagement Manager).Ìý
East Asia
Funding stream | Application window | Description | Funding for | Link |
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ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Peking University Strategic Partner Funds | 6 Sept to 9 Oct | Awards of up to £20k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity withÌýPeking University | |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Zhejiang University Strategic Partner Funds | 16 Sept to 16 Oct | Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Zhejiang University | |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Strategic Partner Funds | 20 Sept to 16 Oct 2024 | Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Apply |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Fudan University Strategic Partner Funds | 24 May to 21 June 2024 | Awards of up to £20k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Fudan University. | Closed |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds | 24 May to 21 June 2024 | Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Osaka University | Closed |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Tohoku University Strategic Partner Funds | 6 Sept to 9 OctÌý | Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Tohoku University | |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Korea University Strategic Partner Funds | 24 May to 21 June 2024 | Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Korea University. | Closed |
If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streamsÌýin East Asia, please contactÌýKeiko TsunekawaÌý(Global Engagement Manager).Ìý
South Asia
Funding stream | Application window | Description | Funding for | Link |
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ÂÒÂ×Ðã-IIT Delhi Strategic Partner Funds | 6 Sept to 4 Oct | Awards of up to £15K from ÂÒÂ×Ðã and Rs. 15 Lakh from IITD to support collaborative activities in the areas of quantum technologies and energy, sustainability and climate.Ìý | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with IIT Delhi | |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-AIIMS Strategic Partner Funds | 6 Sept to 4 Oct | Awards of up to £5K from ÂÒÂ×Ðã 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 ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with AIIMS |
If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streamsÌýin South Asia, please contactÌýMustafa SakrÌý(Global Engagement Manager).Ìý
Australasia
Funding stream | Application window | Description | Funding for | Link |
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ÂÒÂ×Ðã-University of Sydney Strategic Ignition Grants | 24 May to 4 Oct | Awards up to the equivalent of approximately AUD20,000/£10,000 from each university for a total of AUD40,000/£20,000 for one year to support collaboration activities. | All ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with the University of Sydney. | Apply |
If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streamsÌýinÌýAustralasia,Ìýplease contactÌýAbel DorantesÌý(Global Engagement Manager).
North America
Funding stream | Application window | Description | Funding for | Link |
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ÂÒÂ×Ðã-University of Toronto Strategic Partner Funds | 6 Sept to 4 Oct | Awards of up to £10K from ÂÒÂ×Ðã and $15K CAD from UofT is available to support collaborative research and education projects. | ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity withÌýUniversity of Toronto Ìý Ìý Ìý | Apply |
ÂÒÂ×Ðã-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 ÂÒÂ×Ðã academic staff for activity with Cornell University |
If you have any questions or want to be kept informed about funding streamsÌýinÌýNorth America, please contactÌýAbel DorantesÌý(Global Engagement Manager).
Europe
Matched partner funds with European institutions are currently under discussion.ÌýFurther 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 ÂÒÂ×Ðã’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.Ìý
Examples of previous activities supported byÌýÂÒÂ×Ðã's Global Engagement Funds include:Ìý
- Helping to fund the creation of a garbage-sorting robot (a collaboration between ÂÒÂ×Ðã and Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia)
- Supporting the facilitation of workshops on innovation theory with partners in Denmark and Sweden
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Case studiesÌý
- Seeking a mathematical method for tracking marine microplastics -ÌýDr Kang Ren (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Mechanical Engineering), ÂÒÂ×Ðã-SJTU Strategic Partner Funds
- Walking in unwalkable cities in Africa -ÌýDr Daniel Oviedo (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Bartlett), ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds
- Understanding how party foot soldiers impact voters in Zimbabwe -ÌýDr Adam Harris (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Political Science), ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds
- Calculating how earthquakes and tsunami cause damage in Japan -ÌýProfessor Tiziana Rossetto (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Engineering), ÂÒÂ×Ðã-Tohoku University Strategic Partner Funds
- Protecting Indian migrant labour from underground economy train tickets -ÌýDr Kartikeya Tripathi (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Engineering),ÌýÂÒÂ×Ðã-IIT Delhi Strategic Partner Funds
- Understanding and treating social functioning impairment in dementiaÌý-ÌýDr Andrew Sommerlad and Professor Gill Livingston (ÂÒÂ×Ðã Psychiatry),ÌýÂÒÂ×Ðã-Osaka University Strategic Partner Funds