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Call for Proposals: Joint Research Seed Grants

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 collaborative research seed grants bring together Cornell and partner institution faculty to develop joint projects with the potential to create new or expanded research partnerships and cutting-edge scholarship with academic and societal impact. These international seed grants provide initial financial support for early-stage research projects or capacity-building efforts to create and sustain long-term collaborations and secure external funding.

Applications closed on October 6. 

Funded projects for the 2023 round of awards run from January 1–December 31, 2024. Additional funding opportunities will be made available on a rolling basis.

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Joint Research and Education Seed Grant Awards

Learn more about the second round of awards that were announced in December 2023.

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 29.

Learn More and Apply for 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 5.

Learn More and Apply for 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 5.

Learn More and Apply for 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.

A virtual info session was held on September 6.

Learn More and Apply for 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 6.

Learn More and Apply for 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 and Apply for 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 29.

Learn More and Apply for 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 6 (Ithaca) / September 7 (Sydney).

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 and Apply for 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 8.

Learn More and Apply for 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 5.

Learn More and Apply for the UNZA-Cornell Award

Ashoka University–Cornell University (Ashoka–Cornell)  - forthcoming

Please contact Global Hubs if you are interested in exploring joint research projects with O.P. Jindal Global University or Plaksha University. Seed grants will be organized for specific projects and collaborators.

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.