The University Global Partnership Network (UGPN) is pleased to announce the Research Collaboration Fund (RCF) call for proposals 2020.
The UGPN exists to create a foundation for international collaboration enabling academics and students from world-leading universities to work together on issues of global importance. Its members are North Carolina State University (NC State), the Universidade de São Paulo (USP), the University of Surrey (UOS) and the University of Wollongong (UOW).
The RCF supports international activities leading to high quality research collaborations between UGPN partner institutions. For the RCF 2020 call, the network particularly welcomes proposals demonstrating:
- the potential for impact on one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and/or:
- a focus on the COVID-19 global pandemic and related impacts
Funding of up to US$10,000 (or the approximate AU$, £, R$ equivalent) per participating institution in each successful proposal will be made available for travel, subsistence, consumables related to the project and the dissemination of results. Projects run from 1st August 2020 to 31st July 2021.
The deadline for proposal submissions is Monday July 6, 2020.
For further information and to make an application, please visit the members area of the UGPN website.
For queries, please contact or David Dixon at djdixon@ncsu.edu or ugpn@surrey.ac.uk.
