Seed funding for research collaboration with NSUP universities

North Sea University Partnership (NSUP) has launched its first call for seed funding to further strengthen research collaboration among its partners. Universities participating in this call: Durham Uiversity, Newcastle University, University of Leeds, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, University of Bergen, University of Oslo and Norwegian University of Science and Technology. 

Successful projects are expected to lead to outcomes such as third-party funding applications, larger-scale interdisciplinary collaborations, and significant joint publications. The call will prioritise proposals addressing the NSUP key priority areas: energy, the green transition, marine/maritime research, and resilience/security.

We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives across science, humanities and social sciences related to these North Sea priorities. 

Projects may request up to £25,000 for activities lasting 12–24 months, with each project researcher funded by their respective institution.  Deadline for submission: 20 May 2026 at 12pm (GMT).

More information can be found here.