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Funding for staff

Explore ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûGlobal Engagement's funding schemes and opportunities, designed to help ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûstaff develop their international collaborations.

Group of individuals involved in a Global Engagement Fund project
ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûstaffÌýacross all faculties are working with colleaguesÌýaroundÌýthe worldÌýto tackle today's biggest challenges.ÌýBelow are our funding calls designed to support these efforts: the Global Engagement FundsÌý(³Ò·¡¹ó)Ìýand variousÌýPartner Funds.Ìý
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Global Engagement Funds (GEF)

Between £500-£5,000 is available per project to help support ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûstaff in any field collaborate with colleaguesÌýin any other country around the world.ÌýFunding can support a wide variety of activities and research initiatives. The 2024/25 funding call opened on 24 May 2024 and closed on 21 June 2024.

Partner Funds

A number ofÌýfunding streams are available to support joint projects between ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûstaff and those atÌýUCL's key global partner institutions.ÌýIn most cases, global partners have matched the funds committed by ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûfor these funding streams, meaning larger overall pots of funding are available.ÌýSeveral funding streams open on 24 May 2024, with others becoming available in the autumn.


ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûGlobal Engagement funding stories

Bringing ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûto Japan through Egyptology

With support from theÌýGlobal Engagement Funds (GEF), Dr Anna Garnett (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPetrie Museum) is revitalising historical connections between ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûand Japan in Egyptian archaeology.

Understanding how party foot soldiers impact voters in Zimbabwe

Dr Adam Harris (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPolitical Science) used UCL-Wits University Strategic Partner Funds to run focus groups with individuals affected by party foot soldiers in urban Zimbabwe.


Support for external global research funding

ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûprovides support to help identify and develop strong research proposals for global research funding in low- and middle-income countries. This includes support and advice for Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded research activity. Find out more about the support and advice available to researchers via theÌýGlobal Research Funding pages.

Please note that some external funding calls are subject to an institutional cap. IfÌýso, applications must be referred to the relevantÌýResearch Facilitation or Coordination Office for your SchoolÌýthatÌýleadsÌýUCL’s internal selection processes. You should also seek approval from your department and Research Services in line with the usual approval process.