{"id":5457,"date":"2025-12-05T21:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/science\/?p=5457"},"modified":"2025-12-05T21:44:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:44:53","slug":"seed-fund-for-research-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tdmu.edu.ua\/science\/en\/seed-fund-for-research-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Fund for Research Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The Cormack Consultancy Group (CCG) invites applications for the <strong>Seed Fund for Research Excellence<\/strong>, supporting small-scale, high-impact research projects led by Ukrainian universities in partnership with international institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The Fund aims to strengthen international research collaboration, build institutional capacity for managing joint projects, support early-career researchers, and prepare teams for larger grants such as Horizon Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Amount of funding: Proposals may request up to \u00a330,000, but applicants should carefully consider their capacity to deliver the proposed activities and spend all awarded funds within the timeframe. The total budget available for this call is \u00a3540,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Who can apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wp-block-list eplus-wrapper\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Ukrainian higher education institutions and their international partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Existing UK\u2013Ukraine Twinning partnerships and other established collaborations (including non-UK partners)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Partnerships may include additional universities and relevant non-academic partners (e.g. professional bodies, NGOs), where justified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Key details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wp-block-list eplus-wrapper\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Maximum grant amount:<\/strong> up to <strong>\u00a330,000<\/strong> per project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Eligible activities:<\/strong> collaborative research, workshops, mobility, training, publication development and similar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Call opens:<\/strong> 21 November 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Application deadline:<\/strong> <strong>20:00 (GMT), 16 January 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Project end date:<\/strong> no later than 28 February 2027<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The recording of the <strong>Drop-in Information Session<\/strong>, held on 2 December 2025 at 14:00 (GMT) \/ 16:00 (Kyiv time), is available <a href=\"https:\/\/consultcormack-my.sharepoint.com\/personal\/olexandr_consultcormack_com\/_layouts\/15\/stream.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Folexandr%5Fconsultcormack%5Fcom%2FDocuments%2FRecordings%2FSeed%20Fund%20for%20Research%20Excellence%20Drop%2Din%20Information%20Session%2D20251202%5F140615UTC%2DMeeting%20Recording%2Emp4&amp;nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0&amp;ga=1&amp;referrer=StreamWebApp%2EWeb&amp;referrerScenario=AddressBarCopied%2Eview%2E36ed50ae%2D9ced%2D4ade%2Db1e8%2D9e964e22187e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The presentation of the <strong>Drop-in Information Session<\/strong> is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinningukraine.com\/s\/UK-Ukraine-Twinning-Initiative_SeedFunding.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Application form and accompanying documentation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wp-block-list eplus-wrapper\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinningukraine.com\/s\/01_Call-Guidelines_Seed-Funding.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinningukraine.com\/s\/02_Seed-Funding-Application-Form-6btk.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seed Funding Application Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twinningukraine.com\/s\/03_Budget-Proposal-Spreadsheet-Seed-Funding-Annex-A.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget Proposal Spreadsheet (Annex A)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Completed applications must be sent by email to<br><strong>twinning-grants@consultcormack.com<\/strong><br>with the subject line: <strong>\u201cSeed Fund \u2013 [institution\u2019s name]\u201d<\/strong><br>no later than <strong>20:00 (GMT), 16 January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">For Call Guidelines, templates and Selection Criteria, or for any questions about the application process, please contact: <strong>twinning-grants@consultcormack.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cormack Consultancy Group (CCG) invites applications for the Seed Fund for Research Excellence, supporting small-scale, high-impact research projects led by Ukrainian universities in partnership with international institutions. 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