Global Centres aim to encourage and support international, interdisciplinary collaborative research centres that will develop use-inspired research to address global challenges. The topic for the 2024 competition is addressing global challenges through the bioeconomy.

This is a joint initiative between funders in the US, Finland, Japan, Republic of Korea, the UK, and NSERC and SSHRC in Canada. Applicants to this initiative must collaborate with at least one US-based researcher who meets the National Science Foundation (NSF) eligibility requirements; the US researcher will be the PI on the NSF Global Centre proposal.

Application deadline: June 11, 2024 @ 5:00 pm PT

Due to the complexity of applications submitted to this funding opportunity, applications must be received in the Office of Research and Innovation a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the application deadline. Applications must be submitted to the Office of Research and Innovation via ROMEO. Please allow enough time for Chair and Dean approval.