Research and Innovation Services

To ensure the University of Glasgow is supporting equitable partnerships in international development research, the GCID Co-Development Fund provides support for co-production and co-development of research ideas to address low- and middle-income country (LMIC) challenges that target specific identified funding calls.

Please note that awards made through any internal funding calls are not eligible for inclusion in applications for promotion. We encourage all potential applicants to contact the International Development Research Manager Mary Ryan to confirm eligibility and for advice on strengthening their proposals.

This call welcomes applications that will enable the co-development and co-production of research ideas amongst teams that:

1. Are developing ideas to tackle research challenges directly relevant to LMICs; that is, countries that are included on the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list: https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing-sustainable-development/development-finance-standards/DAC-List-of-ODA-Recipients-for-reporting-2024-25-flows.pdf;
2. Include team members based in an LMIC;
3. Have identified a specific funding call that is relevant for their particular area of interest;
4. Would significantly strengthen their research concept and planned approach through in-person co-development and co-production with team members or relevant stakeholders based in LMICs;
5. Do not have alternative access to funding that would enable in-person co-development or co-production.

Deadline: There is no deadline, but there is a limited amount of funding available. Applications will be assessed in the order they are submitted and when all available funding has been allocated, the fund will close.

Please read the GCID Co-Development Fund 2024 - Highlight Notice carefully before applying and take care to provide all information requested on the GCID Co-Development Fund 2024 - Application Form.

To ensure the University of Glasgow is supporting the development of new and emerging partnerships in international development research, the GCID Small Grants Fund provides pump-priming and partnership development funding to support the co-development of external grant applications focussed on tackling low- and middle-income country (LMIC) challenges.

Please note that awards made through any internal funding calls are not eligible for inclusion in applications for promotion. In order to support the development of strong applications, we encourage all potential applicants to contact the International Development Research Manager Mary Ryan for advice on strengthening their proposals. 

GCID Small Grants Fund

Our intention is to ensure the benefits of the fund are distributed across the entire university community rather than concentrating awards with a small number of PIs. As such, applicants may submit a maximum of one application as Principal Investigator. At least 25% of the funds available are prioritized for Early Career Researcher-led applications. All applications must include a completed Application Form and a GCID Small Grants Costing Template.

There are normally two call types:

• Pump-Priming Activities - Teams, wherever possible working across the remit of two or more research councils (applications involving PIs or Co-Is from the College of Arts are particularly welcome) and including new partners in ODA recipient countries, to collect pilot data or conduct scoping studies to support the development of large-scale research proposals addressing challenges relevant to one or more ODA recipient countries. Value: Up to £20,000.
• Meetings and Exchanges - To support the development of new interdisciplinary partnerships and relationships through reciprocal visits with collaborators in ODA recipient countries to develop grant proposals addressing challenges relevant to one or more ODA recipient countries. This call will be particularly relevant for early career researchers who seek to develop research collaborations with LMIC country partners but have struggled to develop research proposals without existing relationships. Value: Up to £10,000.

If you are unsure about any aspect of the application process, contact Mary Ryan and ask.  We want your application to be as strong and competitive as possible. 

We expect the next round of the GCID Small Grants Fund to launch in early 2025.