UCL GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICE
A&H/SHS Joint Faculty Funding for Global Partnerships with ‘Sea and Currents Fund’ – Criteria
 To support the academic community in driving forward the Global Engagement Strategy (GES).
 A fund of £20,000 per Faculty, recipients of which will be decided jointly by the Faculty Vice Deans
(International), Dr. Ruth Mandel (SHS) and Professor Sonu Shamdasani (A&H).
 Awards from £500 up to £5,000 each for new projects/initiatives. Joint faculty proposals are
particularly welcome.
What can be funded?
 Academic or enterprise activity involving one or more individuals from the faculty and a ‘global
partner,’ i.e., colleague(s)/research team(s)/department(s), based in an overseas HEI, research
institute or international public/corporate body. This could be at one of two levels:
o Collaborations initiated and run by individual academics or departments, e.g. by a PI and
their research group with other individuals across the globe (in the ‘sea of academic
freedom’).
o More strategic faculty-wide collaborations with global partners, usually initiated and led by the
Dean (following the ‘currents’ of activity).
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Activities could include:
o Organising a joint seminar(s) with international partners (venue, transport etc.)
o Visiting a global partner or research project, or, bringing over an international partner to work
on a research paper/project (costs for flights, hotel, food etc.)
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The objective of activities should meet one or more of the strategic drivers of the GES:
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Giving our students the best possible preparation for global careers and lives;
Co-creating wise solutions to global challenges and problems;
Increasing independent research capability around the world;
Marshalling our expertise in enterprise, innovation and translational research;
Growing our profile to reflect our achievements and engage more effectively.
 Applications are encouraged for, though do not need to be limited to, work with partners in UCL’s
geographical priorities:
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Europe: France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland
North America: USA
Latin America: Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico
East Asia: China (inc. Hong Kong), Japan, South Korea
South East Asia: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia
South Asia: India, Pakistan, Myanmar
Africa/ME: Southern Africa, UAE, Qatar
Whom is it open to?
 Individual faculty members of staff, from lecturers to professors (this includes all the levels of
Research/Teaching Fellows). In line with UCL’s commitment to equality and diversity, we encourage
applications from a range of backgrounds regardless of career stage, age, disability, ethnicity,
gender, sexual orientation and religion.
When does the activity need to take place?
 Funding must be for future activity where spending is planned before 31 July 2016. The activity itself
may happen after this date--by the end of 2016 at the latest (e.g., you can raise a Purchase Order
before 31 July 2016, for travel and accommodation for a conference happening in September 2016).
What cannot be funded?
 Activity which does not involve a global partner; activities which are solely UK-based/focused;
equipment; attending conferences; work for which there is already an existing funding stream.
UCL GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT OFFICE
‘Sea and Currents Fund’ for initiatives with global partners
2016 Application Form
Name
Extension
Department/Division/Institute
Proposed activities (100 words) May include: academic or enterprise activity involving one or more individuals from
the faculty and a ‘global partner’ (see definition below). For example, organising a joint seminar(s) with international partners
(venue, transport etc.); visiting a global partner or research project; or, bringing over an international partner to work on a
research paper/project (costs for flights, hotel, food etc.). May not include: activities which do not involve a global partner;
activities which are solely UK-based/focused; equipment; attending conferences; work for which there is already an existing
funding stream;.
Dates of activities Note: any funds awarded must be spent and a Purchase Order raised by 31 July 2016 (so the
spending is registered as a commitment in the system). The activity itself must happen by the end of 2016 at the latest.
Desired outcomes (100 words)
How does this activity meet a driver(s) of the wider Global Engagement Strategy? (50 words)
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Giving our students the best possible preparation for global careers and lives;
Co-creating wise solutions to global challenges and problems;
Increasing independent research capability around the world;
Marshalling our expertise in enterprise, innovation and translational research;
Growing our profile to reflect our achievements and engage more effectively.
Plan to disseminate outcomes (100 words) e.g. publication, blog, meeting report etc.
Name, institution and country of global partner (colleague(s)/research team(s)/department(s), based in an
overseas HEI, research institute or international public/corporate body).
Total cost of activity (£)
Bid amount (£)
Reporting requirements
Once activities have happened, you will be contacted by a member of the GEO team
for brief information about:
The outcome of activities
- Future development of your relationship with the selected global partner
Please return the application to Rachel Corcoran (r.corcoran@ucl.ac.uk), Programme Manager,
Global Engagement Office (with “A&H/SHS Sea and Currents Fund” in the subject line). There is a
rolling deadline, so earlier application submissions will have a greater chance of success. The
final date for submission is Friday 6th May.