International Partnership Funding

Applications are now closed for the International Partnership Development Fund for the academic year 2012/13. Thirty-one projects were supported for 2012/2013.

Staff interested in applying for IPDF for next year should contact Chris Yeomans.

Partnership development is a critical element of the University’s approach to internationalisation. The International Partnership Development Fund (IPD Fund) was established in 2007 to support the University’s international collaboration activities.

Funding has been made available to pump prime the development of sustainable and mutually beneficial international partnerships between the University of Glasgow and high quality academic institutions and education providers worldwide.

It is intended that the fund will provide financial support for:

  • collaborative programme development and other partnership opportunities compatible with colleges’ international strategies and activities,
  • New international research collaborations at a School or College level, e.g. extending PGR student mobility,
  • New in some cases, the fund can be used to support an extension of conference travel as long as the IPDF award is used for partnership development at a School or College level (i.e IPDF money should not to be used for conference travel),
  • New In phase 2, the IPDF will support applications for follow-up funding to take forward a partnership project which has already been initiated (as long as the first stage of funding was through the IPDF).

Any application must be supported at a college level with the provision of ‘matched’ funding. Applicants should consult their College Internationalisation Lead before submitting their application. Your College Business Development Manager can also provide advice and help facilitate College approval: Internationalisation contacts.  

Examples of previous IPDF funded projects can be found on the Internationalisation Sharepoint site: www.gla.ac.uk/staff/myglasgow (found in the University Services/Recruitment and International Office Internationalisation).


Application information

Criteria & application process for 2012-2013

Please note that the funding for 2012-2013 has been allocated and that the fund is now closed.

Funding is available for initiatives at all levels of study and it will be allocated after consideration of applications by a panel consisting of the Senior Vice-Principal and the International Deans. New programmes which can be launched in either 2012 or 2013 will be given priority.

Points to note:

  • The funds may be used for economy class travel or related costs for support of projects being initiated within colleges to develop an international dimension to their collaborative academic activities and contribute to sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships.
  • The funding does not cover conference travel although it can be used to support an extension of conference travel as long as the IPDF award is used for partnership development at a School or College level .
  • The funding is in-year funding, therefore it must be spent before July 2013.

Support from the Fund will be dependent upon matching funds being committed by the applicant’s College. Applications must clearly demonstrate that the activity proposed has the support of the Head of College and that it is linked to the colleges’ internationalisation activities. Applicants should consult their College Internationalisation Lead before submitting their application:

For advice on applications:

Chris Yeomans
Deputy Director (International Affairs)
Recruitment & International Office
71 Southpark Avenue

email: Chris.Yeomans@glasgow.ac.uk

Submit applications to:

Alison Coe
Internationalisation Officer
RIO, 71 Southpark Avenue

Tel. ext. 3099
email: alison.coe@glasgow.ac.uk.

Applications are open for 2012-2013 bids

Please complete the application form below. Completed forms should be emailed to alison.coe@glasgow.ac.uk

The application should indicate how the application meets the strategic goals of the College/School and the University for internationalisation. Evidence of support from the Head of College should be included with the application.

Points to note

  1. The completed application form should include: Name and contact details of main contact at partner institution - partner institutions will normally be on the list of priority partners (see List of priority partner universities) or in the World's Top 200 universities or pre-eminent in their domestic context.
  2. Confirmation that approval for 50% of funding been agreed by the College (signature of Head of College/College Secretary).
  3. The application form asks for a brief outline of the proposed joint programme development or the partnership proposal including:
    • Name and address of potential international partner institution(s)
    • Total level of funding requested (inc. 50% provided by College/School)
    • Details of how the proposed funding will be used to develop the programme including budget breakdown with itemisation of funds requested
    • Details of any visits planned to partner institutions and the names of staff involved in those visits. (note that funding will be provided to cover economy level air travel only. Any additional funding for business travel must be provided by the college).

Successful applicants will be notified by email.

Progress updates

Recipients must provide progress reports to the Internationalisation Manager and to the Business Development Managers for their college at regular intervals throughout the year. At the end of the academic year they should submit a final report by the end of the academic year: IPD Fund progress report template

Funding arrangements

All expenditure must be documented and claimed within one month of return from travel, alternatively it is possible to arrange a single transfer of funds at the outset of the project.

Funding is made available on an in-year funding basis and therefore funds must be spent by the end of the financial year (July 2013) otherwise the residue will be reclaimed.

In exceptional cases it may be possible to extend funding for a second year to support a partnership which requires a longer lead time.

What happens during the project?

Recipients must provide progress reports to the Deputy Director (International Affairs) and to the Business Development Managers for their College at regular intervals throughout the year.

Final progress report

Recipients must submit a final report by the end of the academic year and provide progress reports to the Deputy Director (International Affairs) at regular intervals throughout the year.

The 2011/2012 recipients should complete an initial progress report by 10 May 2012 (early applicants). All applicants should complete the progress form by Tuesday , 1 November.

The 2012/2013 recipients should complete an initial progress report by 10 May 2013 (early applicants). All applicants should complete the progress form by 1 November.