Finding funding
External funding opportunities
Pivot-RP (formerly Research Professional)
Research Professional allows you to browse the latest funding opportunities and save your searches and folders of bookmarked items. The University recently upgraded to Pivot-RP, which has a more user-friendly interface and improved functionality. To access it, follow the link below. You may be asked claim or set up your profile the first time you log in:
You can access training materials and guidance via the RP Pivot Knowledge Centre.
Internal funding opportunities
Interdisciplinary Research Funding
The University of Manchester Research Committee has an annual pump-priming funding call for interdisciplinary research projects which are aligned to one of the priority areas of the four research platforms.
International Science Partnerships Fund
The University of Manchester has an International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) for Overseas Development (ODA) Activity
UoM Global Fund
After several years of successful bilateral international research seed fund calls, The University of Manchester is launching a new biannual UoM Global Fund, in order to increase operational efficiencies and agility. The UoM Global Fund will run in the autumn and spring (UK) annually.
Staff can sign up to the international partnerships mailing list here to be kept up to date with seed funds in development and launch dates.
