York’s Global Research Excellence (GRE) Seed Fund empowers York to drive positive change by supporting York’s emerging and established research leaders collaboratively build and lead impactful global research networks. Being one of Canada’s largest research-intensive universities, York operates on a global scale by serving as an international hub for many critical areas of inquiry. GRE supports investigator-led collaborations that have targeted outcomes while also affording York research teams the ability to take risks and the versatility to work with leading universities, industry, government agencies, IGOs and NGOs from across the world.
GRE fulfills the University’s commitment, in Engaging the World-York’s Global Engagement Strategy launched in 2023, to strengthen international research engagement by investing in a seed fund to catalyze such collaborations.
The inaugural GRE call has two funding Streams A & B. Please see below for detailed information on guidelines and applications for each GRE funding Stream. If you are planning to apply for funding in either Stream, please reach out to us beforehand.
In addition to GRE Streams A&B, the GRE ethos is also extended to how we support more early- stage international research opportunities at York. Some of these opportunities might not be ready for a GRE Stream A or B proposal yet. For example, York welcomes many visitors from global institutions annually to discuss collaborative research. We are keen to support York faculty organizing such visits to York make the most of these interactions/visits. For more information on this, please see “Other York International Funding For Faculty-led Research”.
GRE Stream A
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP EXPLORATION & DEVELOPMENT
The Stream aims to support York faculty develop research & training or capacity development projects with global collaborators.
This fund supports the exploration or development or deepening of international research partnerships with leading overseas collaborators.
GRE Stream B
TOWARDS 2030: ADVANCING MULTILATERALISM
GRE-Stream B grant will support York faculty to inform, learn about, and help shape current & emerging multilateral priorities by supporting York faculty’s direct engagement with: Intergovernmental organizations (UN system, G7/G20, OECD, ASEAN, African Union, etc.), AND/OR global platforms (World Economic Forum, Aspen Ideas Festival, Munich Security Conference etc.) in collaboration with other key stakeholders to strengthen multilateralist approaches to resolving global challenges.
Other York International Funding For Faculty-led Research
If York faculty are organizing an exploratory or proposal development-focused research workshop at York with leading international partners, and planning to engage other York faculty for this workshop, they can apply for funding support of up to 1,000 CAD for catering/hospitality expenses.
This opportunity is subject to the availability of funding, matching commitments from the applicant, merit (academic rationale, alignment with Global Engagement Strategy/Strategic Research Plan, impact, sustainability/scalability etc.), and whether the applicant or applicants have an up to date (with York affiliation) and public ORCID ID. If you have received GRE Stream A or Stream B seed funding for this collaboration, you are not eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
Assistant Vice-President, Global Engagement & Partnerships will review requests for support.
Please contact GRE@yorku.ca for information/questions
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Connect with the Global Strategic Initiatives Team to Support Your Global Research Endeavors
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Skandha Sunderasen | Associate Director, Global Engagement & Strategic Initiatives | GRE@yorku.ca |
| Alexander Kari Maavara | Special Projects Officer | GRE@yorku.ca |