The Global Innovation Initiative grant competition opens this week.  Grants will be awarded to interdisciplinary higher education partnerships focusing on globally significant issues related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). 

Proposals that address the following STEM-related themes will be accepted for the first year's competition:

  • Energy, environment and climate change
  • Agriculture, food security and water
  • Global health and wellbeing
  • Urbanisation

Two parallel competitions have opened on 28 October in the UK and US.  UK-led partnerships may apply through the British Council for grants ranging from £100,000 - £150,000.  US-led partnerships may apply for grants ranging from $150,000 - $250,000 through the Institute of International Education.

Funded by the British Council, the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the US Department of State, the Global Innovation Initiative is a higher education partnership grant opportunity aimed at strengthening multilateral research collaborations between universities in the UK, US and selected countries including Brazil, China, India and Indonesia.

Check out our photos from the Global Innovation Initiative Launch on 8 October!

The call for proposal guidelines and application may be found on the British Council IHE website.

The grant competition closes 16 December 2013.

For further information about the initiative, please visit the Global Innovation Initiative website.

Questions?  Please email GII@britishcouncil.org.