Funding opportunities

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) offers a framework of project support through its small central secretariat and network of local WUN coordinators.

WUN does not fund research projects directly, but offers development or 'seed funding' for selected collaborations which demonstrate potential in the longer term to become self-sustaining and deliver benefits to the WUN partners.

In Bristol, the local WUN Steering Group is responsible for allocating funds. Priority is given to well defined proposals which aim to create new international research links or develop existing ones, and which demonstrate a clear potential to deliver long term benefits to the University of Bristol.

Applications from staff and students at the University of Bristol are welcome from all academic areas. To discuss support for working with our WUN partners, please contact the Bristol WUN Development Manager.

Current funding calls

WUN Partner Local Funding Schemes

Funding Scheme

Funding body

Open

Deadline

Website

International Networks Central Fund (INCF ) – Round 2

University of Auckland

15 August

3 October

http://www.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/international-strategy/international-central-networks-fund

WUN Research Mobility Fund

University of Alberta

Ongoing

Ongoing

http://www.wun.ualberta.ca/en/ResearchMobilityFund.aspx

WUN RMP Fund

University of York

September

30 November

http://www.york.ac.uk/about/international-relations/wun/research/rmp/

WUN Research Development Fund (RDF)

WUN

1 August

1 November

http://www.wun.ac.uk/resources

WUN Research Development Fund

The WUN Research Development Fund offers grants of up £15,000 to support research collaborations in the following WUN Global Challenges:

Descriptions of these WUN Global Challenges (61.5KB, Word).

Programmes may include exploratory research initiatives, targeted workshops, faculty exchanges and the formation of collaborative networks, among other activities. Applications that incorporate a research mobility component for early career researchers and postgraduate students are encouraged.

Please forward expressions of interest to Susan.Jim@bris.ac.uk.

Bristol deadline: 5pm, Monday 24 October 2011            WUN Central deadline: 5pm, Tuesday 1 November 2011

Call text [Word (81.3kB)]

Bristol guidelines [Word (32.5kB)]

Application form [Word (94.5kB)]

WUN Research Mobility Programme

The WUN Research Mobility Programme provides funding for postgraduate research students and research staff to visit WUN partner institutions.

Deadline: 5pm, Friday 11 November 2011

IAS/WUN research workshops

The Bristol Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) and WUN Research Workshop Scheme provides up to £5,000 for researchers at Bristol to run workshops in collaboration with researchers from WUN Member Universities. The workshops are intended to support interdisciplinary, international research into areas of current global concern.

Deadlines: 5pm, Tuesday 1 November 2011 and Wednesday 1 February 2012

Further information and the application forms are available from the IAS website.

Bristol WUN Symposium

Funds are available in Bristol to support an international research symposium aimed at stimulating new ideas and research collaborations with our WUN partners.

Deadline: 5pm, Sunday 1 April 2012

Call text (MS Word,166.5 kB)

Application form (MS Word, 168kB)