Mahidol University – University of York Seed Grant 2025

Objectives:

• Encourage effective collaboration between academic teams from both institutions to drive outstanding research.

• Expand research efforts in areas of shared interest, emphasizing scale and focus.

• Foster engagement at all academic levels by ensuring diverse research team compositions.

• Provide international research training opportunities

• Establish a strong foundation for continued research collaboration, securing external funding.

• Support the development of long-term strategic research alliances between the two universities.

• Actively promote and facilitate academic exchanges for research visits between the two institutions.

Funding information:

• Number of Projects: Funding is available for three projects per year.

• Funding Amount: Each project will receive GBP £10,000 (approximately 400,000 Baht).

• Eligibility: Academics employed at the University of York and Mahidol University are eligible to apply.

• Project Structure: Each proposal must include a Co-Principal Investigator from both the University of York and Mahidol University.

• Application Limit: A faculty member may serve as a Co-Principal Investigator on only one application per cycle. There is no limit to the number of applications a faculty member may join as a team member.

• Requirement for Mahidol Applicants: Applicants from Mahidol University must have attended the Valuing Voices workshop in December.