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Call for Proposals: Joint Research Seed Grants 2024

Call for Submissions

Global Cornell is offering competitive faculty grants in collaboration with several Global Hubs partners. Apply for funding to explore potential research collaborations with colleagues at Hubs universities.

Global Hubs seed grants aim to facilitate partnership between Cornell and Hubs partner faculty by providing initial financial support for early-stage joint research projects that advance scholarship by expanding capacity-building, leading to long-term partnerships that attract external funding.

  • Applications closed on October 4 (application deadline for ZJU grants: October 14 by 11:59 p.m. ET)
  • Grant winners will be announced by mid-December.
  • Funded projects will run from January 1–December 31, 2025.
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Global Hubs Grant Launches AI Collaboration

Isabel Perera (IES) and international partners are investigating AI's impact on workplaces through a research partnership launched with a 2022 Joint Research Seed Grant.

Chulalongkorn University–Cornell University (Chula–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000/฿200,000 from each university for a total of $10,000 / ฿400,000.

A virtual info session was held on August 28. 

Learn More About the Chula-Cornell Award

University of Edinburgh–Cornell University (Edinburgh–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000/£4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000 / £8,000.

A virtual info session was held on September 4.

Learn More About the Edinburgh-Cornell Award

University of Ghana–Cornell University (UG–Cornell) 

Up to four (4) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 from Cornell.

A virtual info session was held on September 3.

Learn More About the UG-Cornell Award

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology–Cornell University (HKUST–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 from each university for a total of $10,000. 

Important Note for Cornell Faulty Applicants: Please review the Operations and Compliance for Cornell Faculty Applicants and Recipients of Cornell-China (including Hong Kong and Macau SARs) Grant Awards from Global Cornell.

A virtual info session was held on September 4.

Learn More About the HKUST-Cornell Award

King's College London–Cornell University (King's–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000/£4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000/£8,000.

A virtual info session was held on September 4.

Learn More About the King's-Cornell Award

National University of Singapore–Cornell University (NUS–Cornell)

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 from each university for a total of $10,000.

A virtual info session was held on September 5.

Learn More About the NUS-Cornell Award

Queen Mary University of London–Cornell University (QMUL–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000/£4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000/£8,000.

A virtual info session was held on August 28.

Learn More About the QMUL-Cornell Award

University of Sydney–Cornell University (USYD–Cornell) 

Up to four (4) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $7,500 / AUD10,500 from each university for a total of $15,000 / AUD 21,000.

* Applications should be submitted online via USyd Funding Schemes Site. Applications can only be initiated by the USYD PI. Cornell PI may access and edit the applications after an invitation from USYD PI.

A virtual info session was held on September 3 (Ithaca) and September 4 (Sydney).

Learn More about the USYD-Cornell Award

University College London–Cornell University (UCL–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 / £4,000 from each university for a total of $10,000 / £8,000.

A virtual info session was held on September 6.

Learn More About the UCL-Cornell Award

Universidad San Francisco de Quito–Cornell University (USFQ–Cornell) 

Up to five (5) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 from each university for a total of $10,000.

A virtual info session was held on September 4.

Learn More About the USFQ-Cornell Award

University of Zambia–Cornell University (UNZA–Cornell) 

Up to four (4) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $5,000 from Cornell.

A virtual info session was held on September 3.

Learn More About the UNZA-Cornell Award

Zhejiang University–Cornell University (ZJU–Cornell)

Up to four (4) research proposals will be funded. Each successful proposal may receive up to $20,000 USD + CNY 150,000.

Important Note for Cornell Faulty Applicants: Please review the Operations and Compliance for Cornell Faculty Applicants and Recipients of Cornell-China (including Hong Kong and Macau SARs) Grant Awards from Global Cornell.

Join a virtual info session on September 18.

  • 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. ET
  • Short presentation followed by Q&A 

Learn More and Apply for the ZJU-Cornell Grant

Eligibility

  • Faculty are welcome to apply for more than one grant program. Requests for Proposals (RFP) and sample applications are available for download for each grant opportunity.
  • Grants are open to all PI-eligible faculty at Cornell from any academic discipline.
  • Each grant requires at least one PI from Cornell and one from the Global Hub partner. Additional collaborators are welcome but not required.
  • In this round, no specific research themes are required. 
  • Unless otherwise noted, applications will be submitted online via InfoReady by Cornell PIs.
  • Partner-specific joint information sessions are scheduled in August and September.