The Strategic Partnerships Office oversees a number of research partnerships and initiatives with universities around the world. Here you can find out details of how to apply to be part of funding calls.
Open calls
♦ Open call: UZH Global Funding Scheme 2025
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Ongoing programs and partnerships
♦ IARU Global Internship Program 2025
♦ University of Cambridge - UTokyo Partnership
Information about the different institutional relationships overseen by the Strategic Partnerships Office can be found on the Global Cambridge page.
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Previous calls
♦ PSL Global Seed Fund Spring 2025 (GSF)
♦ Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership: Call for Proposals in Research and Teaching
♦ Tsinghua University - University of Cambridge Joint Research Initiative
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UZH Global Funding Scheme 2025
The University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for its UZH Global Funding Scheme (GFS), supporting initiatives that strengthen UZH's global network in alignment with the UZH Global Strategy 2030. The scheme is open to UZH's Network and other Priority Partners that includes the University of Cambridge. The GFS offers grants through three funding lines: 1) Global Outreach Fund (up to CHF 5,000); 2) Global Seed Fund (up to CHF 5,000); and Global Champion Fund (between CHF 20,000 to 60,000). These grants support collaborative projects aimed at enhancing UZH's global partnerships and international impact.
The application deadline is 15 August 2025.
For detailed information about all three funding lines, eligibility, guidelines, and submission process, please visit the UZH Global Affairs website.
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IARU Global Internship Program 2025
The Global Internship Program (GIP) provides international work experience and research opportunities to IARU students, which are valuable for broadening academic horizons and building community and cross-cultural understanding.
Each internship is valued at $3000, and there is a budget for 7 internships. Since Cambridge University is a part of the IARU network, academics at the University can offer internships to IARU members. If you would like to participate in this scheme, please contact the Strategic Partnerships Office at strategicpartnerships@admin.cam.ac.uk.
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University of Cambridge - UTokyo Partnership
The University of Cambridge and the University of Tokyo enjoy a long-standing and continuing partnership with cross-disciplinary links and collaborations. Annual joint symposia have been held to encourage and facilitate the identification and development of high-quality collaboration opportunities.
More information on the partnership and previous events can be found at the partnership homepage.
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Université libre de Bruxelles - University of Cambridge: Wiener-Anspach Grants for Research Projects
This call is currently closed (Last call deadline: June 2025)
The Fondation Wiener-Anspach supports collaborative research projects in all fields between the University of Cambridge and the Université libre de Bruxelles.
The grant – a maximum € 30,000 for two years – is awarded to cover operating costs.
For more information go to fwa.ulb.be or email fwa@ulb.be
The foundation also offers doctoral grants for Cambridge PhD students and postdoctoral grants for Cambridge researchers.
Call for proposals and application form
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PSL Global Seed Fund (GSF)
This call is currently closed (Last call deadline: June 2025)
In 2023, Université PSL created a funding instrument dedicated to the initiation of international projects: the PSL Global Seed Fund. Twice a year, in spring and autumn, PSL faculty and researchers can submit applications for funding to initiate new collaborations or to prepare, with an already identified partner, the response to a more structuring call for tenders. The spring 2025 campaign is now open. It will finance projects between October 1st, 2025 and September 30, 2026.
PSL communicates the GSF call to its privileged partners and shares the projects that concern them in order to maximize funding opportunities. This is notably the case with the RICE University, the University of Chicago and the University of Montreal, where this mechanism is part of the contractual provisions of bilateral framework agreements. In addition, other mechanisms have been set up with long-standing partners such as Cambridge University, University College London, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin New-York University, University of Austin, Australian National University, NTU Singapore, NUS - National University of Singapore to enable projects involving them to benefit from co-financing under ad-hoc arrangements.
More information regarding funding, type of eligible activities and evaluation criteria is available on the PSL website.
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Cambridge-LMU Strategic Partnership: Call for Proposals in Research and Teaching
This call is currently closed (Last call deadline: October 2024)
The University of Cambridge and the LMU Munich are delighted to announce the first call of the second funding period 2025-2029. The overall aim of the partnership is to explore and support an array of activities that will continue to cement a meaningful and productive partnership between two of Europe’s leading universities. The partnership, and this call, covers all disciplines.
All permanent members of staff are eligible. Funding can cover costs of Cambridge and LMU employees and students only - collaborators from other institutions besides the University of Cambridge and LMU Munich are not eligible for any financial support from either partner institution.
Applications can be either submitted by LMU applicants via the LMU online submission form or by CAM applicants via the online submission form for CAM applicants. Please note that only one application either from the LMU or from the CAM PI is necessary.
Further enquiries about can be made to Ingrid Hobbis (University of Cambridge) or Juliane Gierach (LMU). Information can also be found on the Cambridge LMU Strategic Partnership webpage.
Full information on how to apply are available on the latest Call for proposals here.
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Tsinghua University - University of Cambridge Joint Research Initiative
This call is currently closed (Last call deadline: November 2024)
In 2019 Tsinghua University and the University of Cambridge established the Tsinghua-Cambridge Joint Research Initiative Fund, a five-year initiative to strengthen research collaborations between academics at the two institutions (original announcement).
The initiative reflects the commitment of both universities to work together on addressing global challenges, such as climate change, food security or infectious diseases. Six calls have been issued to date.
The 2024 call was broadly focused on tackling global challenges. Projects addressed any aspect of global challenges. Examples of potential key themes included: food security; climate change, energy transition, biodiversity, clean water, healthcare in developing countries, ageing societies, infectious diseases, sustainable and inclusive growth, national/international conflict resolution, and so on.
Each research proposal must be jointly prepared by PIs from both institutions. Project costs should not exceed £12.5k for the Cambridge partners and RMB125k for the Tsinghua partners for a project duration of not more than 12 months.
Please find the call for proposals and the application form following the link below:
Call for proposals and application form
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CamPo Partnership: University of Cambridge and Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) call for proposals 2024
This call is currently closed (Last call deadline: November 2023)
The CamPo Scheme is a partnership between the Universities of Cambridge and Sciences Po, a flagship initiative for strengthening international collaboration in the humanities and the social sciences, and for development of lasting partnership and collaboration between the two Universities with the aim to become a leading research hub for the social sciences.
CamPo offers funding for:
1. Collaborative Research projects;
2. Faculty Exchange visits;
3. PhD Exchange visits.
The schemes are not mutually exclusive. Whereupon your project proposal includes a Faculty Exchange, you will need to apply for each separately.
Instructions on how to apply are listed here.
Further enquiries about can be made to campo@admin.cam.ac.uk.