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Current opportunities for researchers at partner universities
At Lund University, we firmly believe in working across national and institutional boundaries to address global challenges. Together with our partners, we strive to understand, explain and improve the world around us. Discover the ways you can engage with us below.
Partners from National University of Singapore, UC Berkeley and University of Melbourne, see here:
Seed funding for research and education collaborations with Lund University (GloHub)
Doctoral student mobility initiative (GloHub)
Partners from Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine, see here:
Get Started Funding for research collaborations
Consistently ranked among the top 100 universities globally, Lund University is known for its wide range of disciplines and unique research infrastructures. These elements are also cornerstones of the broad and dynamic Lund Innovation District.
In turn, this creates excellent conditions for impactful collaborations in education, research and innovation worldwide.
Open for applications
The application deadline is 31 March 2025.
The GloHub funding initiative aims to strengthen engagement between Lund University and
- National University of Singapore
- UC Berkeley and
- University of Melbourne.
It encourages collaborations across all academic disciplines that have the potential to lead to a sustainable partnership, externally funded projects and joint publications/education initiatives.
The funding covers costs associated with
- joint workshops/meetings (facilities, meals and technical support)
- travel and
- accommodation.
Salaries, consumables and scholarships are not eligible.
See below for eligibility, funding and application details.
The following universities can participate:
- Lund University
- National University of Singapore
- UC Berkeley
- University of Melbourne.
The amount of funding is SEK 60,000. Activities can start after the award has been granted and must be completed by 31 December 2025.
To qualify, the participating researchers must:
- be employed at
- Lund University
- the National University of Singapore
- the University of California, Berkeley,
- or the University of Melbourne
- have obtained a doctoral degree.
The application can only be submitted by your Lund University colleague. See 'The application process' below.
The application process
Only Lund University researchers with a doctoral degree can submit the application. To be considered for funding, please contact your Lund University colleague or find a new contact in our research portal:
Lund University researchers are referred to the staff website for more information.
Contact information
impactactions [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se (impactactions[at]er[dot]lu[dot]se)
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- Lund Innovation District – futurebylund.se
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Open for applications
The application deadline is 17 April 2025.
The GloHub doctoral student mobility initiative aims to strengthen engagement between Lund University and the three GloHub partner universities:
- National University of Singapore
- UC Berkeley and
- University of Melbourne.
Doctoral students from National University of Singapore, UC Berkeley and University of Melbourne are invited to apply for a mobility grant to spend between one and three months at Lund University. The grant will enable the researchers to continue their education, pursuing their own research project during the mobility period, parallel to joining a research group and having a host supervisor at Lund University.
Doctoral student mobility can take place in any field of research.
The funding is a contribution to costs associated with travel and accommodation and other expenditures. Salary and visa costs are not included in the grant.
See below for eligibility, funding and application details.
For doctoral students interested in this opportunity please contact your Lund University colleague or find a new contact in our research portal:
Applicants who are registered as doctoral students at the time of application and during the mobility at the following universities can participate:
- National University of Singapore
- UC Berkeley
- University of Melbourne
The funding is expected to contribute to additional costs during the mobility rather than salary, including travel, accommodation and subsistence costs. The recipients are expected to maintain their salary or other financial support from the home university during the mobility period.
The host department will receive the funding and pay for the flight ticket (up to a maximum of 25,000 SEK), accommodation (up to a maximum of 12,000 SEK/month) and a contribution to subsistence costs (up to a maximum of 5,000 SEK/month).
To qualify, the participating doctoral student must:
- Be registered as a doctoral student at the time of application and during the whole mobility period at
- the National University of Singapore
- the University of California, Berkeley, or
- the University of Melbourne
- not have obtained a doctoral degree
- have an invitation letter from a supervisor at a host department/research group at Lund University
- have a support letter with confirmation that you have the permission of your head of department to undertake the mobility alongside your research/studies.
Other conditions:
- The mobility period can start from 1 September and must be completed by 31 July 2026.
- The stay at Lund University must be for a sustained period and cannot be divided into shorter stays.
- All the recipients will be insured through the Swedish State Business travel insurance by Kammarkollegiet.
- Visa costs are not included in the grant.
- Lund University does not charge any fees for the stay.
- An interrupted stay entails a repayment obligation.
The selection will be based on the following criteria:
- Clarity of plan for development of skills and competencies
- Relevance of host institution’s resources and expertise
- Clarity of vision and added value of the mobility
- Balanced participation between the GloHub universities.
The application period is from 17 February to 17 April.
The mobility period can start from 1 September and must be completed by 31 July 2026.
The application process
The applicant doctoral student submits the application through a special application form. The application should include a short description of the aim of the visit, a motivation statement, an invitation letter from the host department at Lund University and a support letter from the home department.
Please contact Teresia Rindefjall (teresia [dot] rindefjall [at] er [dot] lu [dot] se) to obtain the mandatory invitation and support letter templates.
The assessment is carried out by representatives from the International Office at Lund University. Keep this in mind when submitting your application and use language that is appropriate for evaluators who do not possess specialist expertise in the project’s scientific field.
Application form GloHub 2025 Application for Doctoral Students – universitysurvey.se
Lund University researchers are referred to the staff website for more information.
Open for applications
The application deadline is 17 April 2025.
The Get Started Funding initiative aims to strengthen research engagement with selected partner universities in countries that have recently joined, or are about to join, the Horizon Europe programme. It encourages collaborations across all academic disciplines that have the potential to lead to externally funded research projects and joint publications.
The funding is intended to cover costs associated with visits of participants from Lund University and the partner university in relation to:
- workshops/meetings (such as facilities, meals and technical support)
- travel
- subsistence and
- accommodation.
Salaries, consumables and scholarships are not eligible.
See below for eligibility, funding and application details.
The following universities in Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Ukraine are included in the call:
Canada
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Université de Montréal
- University of British Columbia
- University of Toronto
New Zealand
- University of Auckland
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
Switzerland
- ETH Zürich
- Université de Genève
- University of Zürich
United Kingdom
- Imperial College London
- University of Cambridge
- University College London
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Oxford
South Korea
- Korea University
- POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
- Seoul National University
Ukraine
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
The funding amounts to a maximum of SEK 25,000 for collaborative activities with partners from
- Switzerland
- the United Kingdom and
- Ukraine
and a maximum of SEK 60,000 for activities with partners from
- Canada
- New Zealand and
- South Korea.
The funding is aimed at researchers with a doctoral degree employed at Lund University and research colleagues with a doctoral degree at selected partner universities in countries that have recently joined, or are about to join, the Horizon Europe programme.
The application can only be submitted by your Lund University colleague. See 'The application process' below.
These are the evaluation criteria:
- Quality and feasibility of the planned activities
- Strategic value of the collaboration
- Sustainability of the collaboration: potential for subsequent larger collaboration projects and for generating external funding.
The application period is from 17 February to 17 April.
Activities can start after the award has been granted. They must be completed by 31 July 2026.
The application process
Only Lund University researchers with a doctoral degree can submit the application. To be considered for funding, please contact your Lund University colleague or find a new contact in our research portal:
Lund University researchers are referred to the staff website for more information.