PLuS Alliance 2020 Seed Grants

Overview

<p>The PLuS Alliance is a strategic partnership between Arizona State University, King's College London and UNSW Sydney. It brings together the collective strengths of three leading international universities to develop sustainable solutions to society's global challenges. The PLuS themes are derived from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).</p> <p>One round of Seed funding is available in 2020 to support the development of new or early stage collaboration across the PLuS universities and the testing of new ideas. These projects should be multidisciplinary, aligned with the UN SDGs and drive towards real-world impact that is likely to attract external funding. Potential sources of external funding must be identified upfront and include details on how the proposed work fits within the funding organisations portfolio. Applications must identify a primary project lead (applicant)from one of the PLuS universities, as well as one co-lead (co-applicant) from the other PLuS partners named on the application. This will depend on whether the project is bilateral or trilateral. Applicants can be involved in up to four proposals but can only be a nominated project lead (applicant) or co-lead (co-applicant) on one proposal.</p> <p><strong>Key project deliverables</strong></p> <ul> <li>Creation and continuing development of collaborations across PLuS universities</li> <li> At least one external funding proposal based on the external funders identified in the application</li> <li>Publications, workshops and conference presentations</li> <li> Project materials or resources</li> </ul> <p>Bilateral and trilateral submissions will be accepted, but trilateral and multi or inter-disciplinary submissions will be given preference.</p>