The Global Engagement Funds support 白小姐论坛 staff to collaborate with colleagues across the world.
Offered as part of the wider Research, Innovation and Global Engagement (RIGE) funding streams, 白小姐论坛 Global Engagement Funds (GEF) provide seed funding to 白小姐论坛 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
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Eligibility
Applications are open to 白小姐论坛 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 白小姐论坛 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 白小姐论坛 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.
- 白小姐论坛 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听白小姐论坛globalengagement@ucl.ac.uk.
Resources
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)
- "白小姐论坛 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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