Current Funding Opportunities
We offer a range of seed funds to support international collaboration. These are designed to develop Warwick's partnerships with global institutions, as well as facilitate collaboration with our strategic partners.
Seed Funding Workshop
We recently held a meeting to provide an overview of the following funds and how to apply:
- International Partnership Fund
- Monash Warwick Alliance Funds
- SJTU Joint Seed Fund
If you would like to view the workshop please click here.
International Partnership Fund
The University’s International Partnership Fund (IPF) is designed to foster or establish collaborations between Warwick academics and their peers at top international universities or institutions. It supports joint preliminary research, as well as the organization of meetings, conferences, or workshops. This IPF is intended to support partnership development worldwide.
National University of Singapore
This brand new fund aims to explore potential research partnerships and strengthen long-term connections with leading experts in their respective fields.
Monash Warwick Alliance
Formed in 2012, for over 10 years the research powerhouses of Monash University, Melbourne, Australia and Warwick have navigated a successful partnership, focusing on high impact research and developing international leaders and expertise for the future.
There are funds available to support researchers, educators and students. They have been designed to support you at every level of your collaboration, whether it's establishing new links or advancing existing collaborations. There are two rounds of funding available every year with deadlines in Autumn and Spring.
Fudan University
We are excited to announce the launch of the Fudan-Warwick Joint Seed Fund, a collaborative initiative designed to ignite groundbreaking research and drive global impact. This new fund brings together the complementary strengths of Fudan University and the University of Warwick to support pioneering projects that push the boundaries of knowledge and innovation.
The Warwick-Fudan Joint Seed Fund will provide vital early-stage funding to ambitious research initiatives that blend diverse expertise and explore novel approaches. By empowering researchers to explore high-potential ideas, this fund aims to accelerate discoveries that address global challenges and contribute to societal advancement.
The collaboration between colleagues at Fudan and at Warwick is intended to support and lead to:
- Virtual activities in the first instance, and up to one visit to Warwickandone visit to Fudan by staff/research students if required;
- The submission of at least one joint co-authored publication (or equivalent output);
- Targeting a suitable scheme for the submission of a joint application for external funding.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
We are pleased to announce the launch of the 6th round of the SJTU-Warwick Joint Seed Fund.
The SJTU-Warwick Joint Seed Fund has been established with the specific intention to foster new initiatives with high potential for global impact that combine complementary aspects of each institution towards novel research outcomes.
SJTU-Warwick Joint PhD Programme
The SJTU-Warwick Joint PhD Programme has been established with the intention of creating opportunities for both institutions and their students to collaborate on high-quality research projects. The programme also provides a framework for the progression of joint research projects supported by the SJTU-Warwick joint seed fund.
Stellenbosch University
The Stellenbosch-Warwick Joint Seed Fund is designed to flexibly support Stellenbosch and Warwick researchers and professional services staff to establish new links and advance existing collaborations.
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We are pleased to announce the launch of the UofT-Warwick Joint Seed Fund, a collaborative initiative designed to foster innovative research and the creation of academic and societal impact.
This new fund brings together the complementary strengths of the University of Toronto and the University of Warwick, to facilitate research and education initiatives, by enabling academic colleagues to jointly undertake preliminary research or pilot projects, and organise meetings, workshops and events.
Together we are committed to uniting our shared areas of expertise to tackle the greatest challenges faced by people across the world today.