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<p class="MsoNormal">Please find below details of two internal funding schemes for facilitating international collaborations:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos;color:black">Please note that the GEF-ISP call is not open for the 2023/2024 academic year yet.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Gabrielle<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:11.5pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Global Engagements (GE) fund</span></b></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> supports </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Strathclyde
Staff</span></b><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> to develop and enhance strategic, sustainable, and mutually beneficial collaborations with </span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">leading
academic institutions and organisations outside of the United Kingdom. The main aim of the fund is to contribute towards the University’s strategic plan targets, such as increased international research income and internationally co-authored publications,
as well as continuing to deliver on the University's overall vision as a Leading International Technological University</span></span><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, and staff can apply for up to 3000GBP to support international collaborations e.g.,
building new collaborations, escalating engagements and hosting overseas visitors. More information can be found at the RKES portal.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Additionally, <b>there is the Global Engagement Funding (GEF)- International Strategic Partners(ISP)</b> for the development of
collaborative relationships with the international institutions listed below:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Stanford University</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maximum award is £5000 and a minimum of </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">25%</span></b><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> of
this funding should come from your department or from external sources - the balance will be met by the Faculty and the GEF. Further details about the GE-ISP funding scheme will be circulated later in the academic year.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• direct research project costs such as equipment;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• the costs associated with attending or organising a conference;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• business entertainment costs;</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">• bench fees; and </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">With best wishes,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apala Majumdar</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Dean for International Research, Faculty of Science.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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