Deadline- 1 November 2013
Worldwide Universities Network is pleased to offer research grants to foster international collaborative research under Research Development Fund. The purpose of offering this opportunity is to bring together researchers to undertake innovative, high quality, sustainable research that addresses global challenges.
The RDF offers grants of up £15,0001 (average £10,000) from an overall fund in 2013 of over £145,000.
Thematic areas-
- Responding to Climate Change
- Public Health
- Global Higher Education and Research
- Understanding Cultures
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The RDF is open only to academic staff (faculty members) at WUN member universities. Applications must first be approved for submission through an internal review process at the principal investigator’s university and submitted to WUN through the local WUN Coordinator.
- Programs must engage at least three WUN member universities and should span at least two countries. The collaboration can include non-WUN universities and external partners but must have an active core of WUN member universities. In the spirit of the network, activities organised through the programs should be open to all WUN members, it is a priority for WUN to engage newer members in the RDF.
- Applications must demonstrate matching cash and in-kind support by the partner institutions to equal or greater value of the amount requested.
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