Georgetown-King’s College Joint Seed Fund
The Georgetown University and King’s College London joint seed fund supports research and education projects that promote strategic collaboration between both institutions.
Grants in the range of $2,500 to $5,000 per project are available to support innovative research addressing global challenges and the development of joint education and training opportunities. Applications for joint seed funding are encouraged from all academic disciplines.
Examples of the types of activities that can be supported include, among others:
- Research workshops/symposiums
- Individual research visits
- Small-scale pilot experiments that will provide data/insights for larger grant proposals
- Research assistant, field work, or any other activities related to enhancing research or preparing a proposal for grant funding
- Virtual research capacity-building exchanges
- Education workshops to develop joint teaching modules/study programs
- Joint virtual short courses
- Other innovative initiatives of mutual benefit to both institutions
Important Dates
- November 11, 2024: Applications open
- January 5, 2025: Applications close
- By mid-February 2025: Successful applicants notified
- March 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025: Project implementation
- February 16, 2026: Final reports due
Selection Process
Funding for proposals is provided on a competitive basis. All joint proposals are reviewed by a joint review panel including faculty members from both institutions. The decision to fund a project is made jointly by both institutions.
Application Process
All applicants must submit their proposals using this Georgetown-King’s College Joint Seed Fund application form. The application should be submitted jointly by one lead King’s academic and one lead Georgetown academic to the King's Global Engagement office (globalengagement@kcl.ac.uk) via email by January 5, 2025.
Previously Funded Proposals
- Ananya Chakravarti (Georgetown), Fay Bound Alberti (King's College), "The Limits of the Human: Emotions History in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," 2023-2024
- Margaret Debelius (Georgetown), Samantha Smidt (King's College), "Assessment in an Age of AI," 2023-2024
- Debora Dole (Georgetown), Claire Feeley (King's College), "US-UK Midwifery & Women's Health Research Idea Labs," 2023-2024
- Nathan Hensley (Georgetown), Aaron Rosenberg (King's College), "The Unfinished Nineteenth Century: Environment, Race, Culture," 2023-2024
- David Stewart (Georgetown), Philippa Web (King's College), "Reconsidering the United States International Organizations Immunity Act," 2023-2024
- Mohamed Zayani (Georgetown), Paul McDonald (King's College), "Creative Cultural Industries, Digital Transformation and Media Territoriality," 2023-2024
Questions
Should you have any questions, colleagues from Georgetown should contact Mary Gordon, Program Associate, Office of the Vice President for Global Engagement, at global@georgetown.edu, and colleagues from King’s should contact Emma Bishop, Partnerships Manager (Americas & South Asia) at globalengagement@kcl.ac.uk.