糖心原创

Seed Grants and Development Grants at any location that demonstrates consideration for the following will be given priority:听

• Cross-disciplinary collaboration听
• Longevity of the program/project听
• Bi-directional relationships with听any听global partners听

Strategic Priorities for 2026-2027:

UW Global has developed strategic research priorities in alignment with UW鈥檚鈥� strategic vision.

• STEM鈥揂rts & Humanities Collaboration: We encourage applications with at least one PI based in a STEM field and one based in the Arts & Humanities in an equal partnership with a clear case for why interdisciplinary collaboration is core to the project objectives.
• 鈥淕local鈥� Research and/or Engagement: We encourage applications that engage with local global diasporas and/or connections between the PNW and other parts of the world.
• Strategic Geographies: Kenya, India, Nordic/Arctic, and Japan: We encourage applications from any discipline that concerns any of these countries or region. Target countries may change from year to year.

The GIF Awards cannot support long-term projects. We expect that the research team will apply for additional funding to support a long-term project.听

Contact UW Global with questions at uwgif@uw.edu听

This call invites proposals for partnership development activities that strengthen collaboration between the 糖心原创 (UW) and our partner universities:

Eligibility

• Proposals must include participants from both UW and one of the partner institutions listed above.

• Eligible disciplines and other requirements vary by partner:听

• • Aalto听University: All fields听and no other specific requirements.听

• • University of Manchester:听

• • • Must connect to one of these themes:听
      • Digital Futures
      • Sustainable Futures听

• • • Other requirements:听

• • • • PIs/leads are ineligible to apply if they have received money from the international seed funds in the last 2 years: As one of our collective objectives is for the PIs/leads to be applying for external funding, we feel that this two-year rule discourages reliance on internal funding for the听longer term听project developments.听

• • • • 3听researchers听per partner institution:听This will听facilitate鈥痶he building of research networks, rather than simply peer-to-peer research.听

• • • • The project team needs to include an Early Career Researcher:听Including an ECR in the project team helps to ensure the inclusion of the next generation of researchers.鈥�听

• • • • UofM PIs must submit a separate application through their own portal. UW PIs only need to focus on our application.听

• • University of Helsinki: Open to all fields听and no听special requirements. Similarly to UW, they will deprioritize previous winners, so UW PIs should ensure that their UH collaborator has not previously won this award.

• • University of Sheffield: Open to all fields, but the below represent their strategic priorities:
    • 础滨鈥�听
    • Built Environments (incl. Architecture & Landscape Architecture)
    • Relationships between people, information, and technology
    • Manufacturing and Robotics鈥�听
    • 蚕耻补苍迟耻尘鈥�听
    • Biomedical Engineering鈥�听
    • 惭别诲颈肠颈苍别鈥�听
    • Ice and Climate鈥�听

• • Tohoku University: Must be connected to one of the below topics:
    • Quantum Science
    • Disaster Resilience听
    • Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing听
    • Medical and Biosystems Science听
    • For full requirements please see this document:

Funding Details

• Each selected project may receive听up to $10,000 from the Global Innovation Fund (GIF)听at UW.
• The partner university will听match the same amount, providing up to an additional听$10,000听to its participating faculty or researchers.
• Total maximum project funding:听$20,000.
• Funds are intended to support activities that initiate or deepen collaboration, such as workshops and joint research.

Application Process

• • With the exception of the University of Manchester, the only application submitted is our application completed by the鈥疷W faculty member(s)鈥� through the鈥疓IF Terra Dotta platform. University of Manchester additionally requires that their faculty submit a separate application.听听
  • No separate application is required for the UW principal applicant through the partner institution.

Proposal Requirements
Applications should clearly demonstrate how the proposed activity will:

• Build on areas of mutual interest and complementary strengths.
• Provide a foundation for long-term, large-scale collaboration between UW and the partner institution.
• Support future joint research initiatives and potential applications for external research funding.

For Seed Grants:听听

• UW faculty members, research scientists, and non-faculty researchers in fulltime, paid positions from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses may apply.
• UW faculty members, research scientists, or non-faculty researchers in unpaid positions may be collaborators. A project’s primary investigator/leader must be fulltime and paid.
• Graduate students, including PhD students, and post docs, are not eligible to apply; however, their involvement in the project’s delivery, such as serving as research assistants or interns, is encouraged. 听
• Seed grants are intended for applicants who are in the early stages of a research project or those seeking to expand their research globally. Early career faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

For Development Grants

• UW faculty members, research scientists, and non-faculty researchers in fulltime, paid positions from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses may apply.
• UW faculty members, research scientists, or non-faculty researchers in unpaid positions may be collaborators. A project’s primary investigator/leader must be fulltime and paid.
• Graduate students, including PhD students, and post docs, are not eligible to apply; however, their involvement in the project’s delivery, such as serving as research assistants or interns, is encouraged. 听
• Preference is given to those who have not previously won a Development Award (previously Tier 2) or Partner Award (previously Tier 3), and applications who have won in the past three cycles are unlikely to be considered.

For UW Global Partnership Awards

• Who can apply: UW faculty members, research scientists, and non-faculty researchers in fulltime, paid positions from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses may apply.
• Who cannot apply: Graduate students, including PhD students and post docs, unpaid faculty, researcher scientists, or non-faculty researchers are not eligible to be primary investigators/project leaders.
• Student involvement: Graduate students may participate in the project鈥檚 delivery, such as serving as research assistants or interns.
• Collaboration requirement: All UW applications must include a collaborator from one of the partner universities.
• Preference is given to those who have not previously won a Development Award (previously Tier 2) or Partner Award (previously Tier 3), and applications who have won in the past three cycles are unlikely to be considered.
• Please see the above “UW Global Partner Awards” tab for eligibility and project requirements specific to each partner.

For all applications, the priority is given to:听

• Cross-disciplinary and multi-country collaboration听
• Proof of concept with clear outcomes听
• Sustainable funding models after the GIF award听
• Development and submission of a collaborative proposal for external funding听
• Development and submission of a collaborative scholarly publication, monograph, or exhibition of research or creative work听
• Development of new collaborative curricular programs (degree programs, courses, faculty exchanges)听

Application opens	September 17th, 2026
Application deadline **extended**	November 16th, 2026 at 12:00pm
Notification of award	First half of January 2027
Award use period	February 2027 – February 2028
Post-award reports due	February 2028
Unused funds returned to UW Global	February 2028

All funded projects must submit a post-award report to the MyGlobal platform at the end of the award use period.

• Brief narrative report 鈥� describe the purpose, outcomes, and next steps for your project听
• Photos and/or videos听
• Updated budget, including actual expenditures听

Please mention the Global Innovation Fund in any communications or news related to your project. Use听#UWGlobal听on social media听听and听.听

UW Global may follow up to do additional marketing and storytelling around each community.听

Failure to听submit听the final report and budget on time will cause exclusion from future GIF applications.听

How to Craft a Strong Application

Frequently Asked Questions