UK institutions can now apply for UKIERI Phase 4, which is offering collaborations opportunities with Inidan institutions in the areas of:

• Research and mobility partnerships
• Building the research capacities of undergraduate and masters' students.

About UKIERI

The UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) is the UK and India’s flagship bilateral collaboration programme on education and research.

By strengthening education and research collaboration between the UK and India, UKIERI helps both countries to achieve their knowledge ambitions. 

Since 2006, UKIERI has facilitated over 25,000 academic exchanges spanning 4,500 education institutions.

About UKIERI phase 4

UKIERI Phase 4 expects to strengthen the bilateral relationship between the UK and India in the areas of education, research, and innovation, while addressing shared global challenges and promoting sustainable development. In particular, it aims to:

• enhance UK-India research to develop sustainable solutions to global challenges, through increased institutional research and mobility partnerships
• empower women through leadership development programmes for women in science and research
• development a broader base of early career researchers, through innovative new approaches to talent development, with a focus on inclusivity and multidisciplinary exchange.

Call for applications now open

UK insitutions can now apply through two new strands of UKIERI phase 4.

Strand 1: Research and mobility partnerships

This strand aims to foster a high-impact research ecosystem by facilitating academic and research collaborations between the UK and Indian Institutions to jointly solve problems of international relevance and develop the talent pipeline by encouraging and supporting mobility between countries of students and faculty.

The main objective of this call under strand 1 is to address global challenges and is aligned to the Ministry of Education, Government of India’s Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC). We are seeking joint research proposals for Semiconductors, Advance Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Next Gen Communication.

Application deadline: 15 February 2024

Strand 3: Building the research capacities of undergraduate and masters' students

This strand aims to develop a programme to involve young researchers through micro-research grants for undergraduate and master students. Indian and UK Institutions will be encouraged to design a joint proposal tailored to the needs and interests of students, industry, and government partners.

The main objective of this call under strand 3 is to build stronger, more inclusive, industry-connected higher education systems that support global development impacts. We are seeking joint proposals from HEIs for building research skills for Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change. These grants will be available to institutions to develop research careers for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Application deadline: 15 February 2024