Research Development International

We advise researchers on a range of grant opportunities including European, overseas and UK funding for international research. We provide guidance throughout the application process.                 

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Areas of expertise

  • Supporting researchers in applying for EU and overseas competitive research funding, as well as UK funding which requires international partners.
  • Supporting international research development through internal funding schemes to host visiting academics from around the world as well as mobility grants for Bristol researchers.
  • Coordinating activities led by the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), a group of 24 research-intensive institutions spanning six continents.
  • Supporting the Perivoli Africa Research Centre (PARC) mission to champion transformative research collaborations between Africa and the global North.

External researchers can apply to the following schemes at Bristol:

Individual awards 

Collaborative projects

  • European Research Council Synergy Grants
  • Horizon Europe's forthcoming Global Challenges - working with European and global partners to address intellectually demanding and socially urgent problems. Details will be available in due course.
  • International Science Partnership Fund (ISPF) provides funding to work with overseas partners and is managed by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. The fund supports multi-disciplinary projects that tackle four broad themes: Resilient Planet, Transformative Technologies, Healthy People, Animals and Plants, Tomorrow's Talent. It also includes an Overseas Development Assistance funding stream. This supports research and innovation partnerships with low and middle-income countries to support sustainable development.

Early career opportunities

Seeding research collaborations

The University helps researchers establish and develop international links through a variety of schemes:

Global research and innovation funding gateway

The UUKi 'Global research and innovation funding gateway' is a regularly updated depository of funding opportunities for international research and innovation collaboration and knowledge exchange, aimed at UK based researchers/institutions.

Contact us:

Horizon Europe schemes: eu-research@bristol.ac.uk

UK funding for international research collaboration: rd-international@bristol.ac.uk

Visiting researcher schemes: ird-office@bristol.ac.uk

Collaborations with Africa: parc-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk

WUN Coordinator for Bristol: Jo.Brooks@bristol.ac.uk