Manchester-University of Washington, Seattle

Manchester-University of Washington, Seattle research seed fund

The University of Manchester and The University of Washington, Seattle are collaborating on a new research seed fund initiative to support international research collaboration between the two institutions, world-leading research and to leverage international research funding in the future.

The purpose of the fund is to initiate or develop new research partnerships. Funds will be awarded to projects which encourage the building of networks of researchers and have clearly defined plans for future funding.

Funding

The Fund is open to applications from all research areas, and we encourage applicants from any discipline to submit proposals. We encourage the involvement of research staff who are Early Career Researchers (ECRs) either as the principal investigators (PIs) or as members of the project team (please check the criteria in the call details to ensure eligibility).

The proposed collaborative project should present a balance between partnership building activities and direct research, as appropriate, considering the key objectives of the funding opportunity. Projects can include:

• joint research activities: scoping, feasibility, or proof of concept studies;
• travel and networking;
• exchange visits;
• skills training.

Projects that primarily focus on teaching or training will not be eligible.

Latest call 

The last call closed in February 2026, and there are currently no open calls. 

Manchester staff can sign up for the International Partnerships newsletter to be notified when new calls are announced.    

Contacts

The University of Manchester

Helen Lusty, International Relations

International.partnerships@manchester.ac.uk  

The University of Washington

The Office of Global Affairs uwgif@uw.edu 

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