KU Leuven: Global Seed Fund
KU Leuven's Global Seed Fund aims to deepen international collaboration by supporting joint research activities between KU Leuven and its priority partner institutions, including the University of Zurich.
- Type: Seed funding for international collaboration projects
- Application for: Joint teams of researchers at KU Leuven (Principal Investigator) and partner institutions, including University of Zurich
- Field: All research fields (priority is given to proposals with strong potential for future external funding and strategic cooperation)
- Funding: Up to €30,000 per project to support activities such as exploratory research, academic exchanges, joint workshops, or preparation of external funding proposals. Matching contributions (financial or in-kind) will make proposals more competitive.
Duration & Scope:
Designed to initiate or strengthen sustainable research collaborations
Projects must be co-developed by KU Leuven and partner institution researchers
Assessment criteria include: novelty, feasibility, complementarity of teams, coherence, and quality of the research trajectory.
Deadline: 9 October 2025 (Please note: Applications must be submitted by a KU Leuven Principal Investigator in collaboration with UZH researchers.)
For full details and application documents (available from 3 July 2025), please visit KU Leuven’s Global Seed Fund webpage.