University of York –

Mahidol University Seed Grant 2026

✅️ Application process:

  • Monday 17 November 2025 – Call for proposals

  • Friday 20 March 2026 – Proposal submission closes

  • March 2026 – Assessment of proposals

  • April 2026 – Announcement of successful candidates

  • May 2026 – Project commencement

  • April 2027 – Completion of research projects

Objectives:

  • Encourage effective collaboration between academic teams from both institutions to drive outstanding research.
  • Expard 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.
  • Estabish 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 exchonges for research visits between the two institutions.

Funding information:

  • Number of Projects: Funding is avallable for three projects per year.
  • Matched areas: Open to all disciplines.
  • Funding Amount: Each project will receive total GBP E20,000 (For Mahidol side 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 appication per cycle. There is no limit to the number of applications a faculty member may join as a team member.

For more details, please contact: Ms. Chatinee Kanayart via email: chatinee.kan@mahidol.edu Tel. (66) 0 2849 6235 and Ms. Deepa Parajuli via email: deepa.par@mahidol.ac.th Tel. (66) 0 8179 00741