Applications Invited for Research Development Fund 2024

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About the Organization

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a leading global higher education and research network of 24 universities across 6 continents.

The most talented researchers and educators are ever more dispersed globally. Capitalizing on this, WUN brings together major universities that sit in widely diverse geographical and cultural contexts, forming a partnership that brings an unparalleled richness of talent and resources to bear on major research problems.

About the Fund

The WUN Research Development Fund (RDF) provides grants of up to £10,0001 , for one year to foster research collaborations among academic staff (faculty) at WUN member universities. Grants from the RDF are intended to help stimulate larger collaborative projects that will strengthen WUN and have impact, for example through giving rise to influential publications or making the collaborating partners competitive for major grants.

The RDF supports research projects directed at problems that lie within the network’s principal research theme of sustainable development, and on which a diverse team of collaborating partners confers distinct advantage. These will often be problems where comparative analysis is important.

WUN RDF 2024 Focus

In line with the WUN Strategic Plan 2023-2026, we encourage proposals that address problems in one or more of the following areas within the context of sustainable development:

• Social justice and human rights; inequality
• Sustainable world: cities and urbanization; energy transitions; water, and food security
• Mental health; child and maternal health; ageing
• Responsible and ethical applications of Artificial Intelligence

Eligibility

• The RDF is open to academic staff (faculty members) at WUN member universities. Project teams. A project must engage at least three WUN member universities across at least two regions
• Projects may include non-WUN universities and external partners but must have an active core of WUN member universities. Projects led by early career researchers are especially encouraged.3 Matching funds: In the past, awards made from the RDF required matching support from the applicants’ home universities. Matching cash contributions are encouraged but not required and will not factor in the review.

How to Apply

Applications must be completed on our online application portal by Friday 18 October 2023 at 21.00 UK time.

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