KU Leuven: Global Seed Fund

 KU Leuven's Global Seed Fund stimulates new or deepens ongoing 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 joint pilot projects, organizing joint working sessions, or hiring dedicated support staff to facilitate joint proposal develoment. 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

  • Evaluation and selection criteria include: feasibility, complementarity of teams, coherence, and quality of the research trajectory.

• Deadline: 8 October 2026 (Please note: Applications must be submitted by a KU Leuven Principal Investigator in collaboration with UZH researchers.)

For full details and application documents, please visit KU Leuven’s Global Seed Fund webpage.