AIIMS - IITD - UCL Strategic Partner Funds Submission Portal 2026-27
  • AIIMS - IITD - UCL Trilateral Call for Collaborative Research Projects in Medical Technologies

    Deadline date: Friday, 19th June 2026
  • Summary of call

    This call invites research proposals in areas of mutual interest and complementarity that strengthen the partnership between AIIMS, IITD and UCL drawing on the institutional strengths.

    Proposals must include participants from all three institutions; be interdisciplinary in nature; demonstrate a pathway to impact (clinical, societal, policy, or industrial); and, where possible, align with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    Projects that involve undertaking research in government restricted zones or borders are excluded from the call unless governmental clearances have been obtained.

    Proposals are sought in two thematic areaas (Precision Medicine or Assistive Technologies) for either Short-term projects (Stream A) or Long-term projects (Stream B). Please consult the criteria and guidance document for further details. 

    How to apply

    1) UCL lead applicants must apply on behalf of their project team via this application portal. A completed application form should be submitted via section 3 below.

    2) A brief summary of the principal participants (from AIIMS, IITD and UCL) and some summary project details are also required under sections 1 & 2 below.

    Key dates

    Deadline for application: Friday 19 June 2026, 6:00 pm UK time, 10:30 pm Indian Standard Time 

    Decisions communicated to applicants during week commencing: Monday 3 August 2026

     

  • Section 1: About the Project

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  • Is the UCL Lead Applicant an Early Career Researcher? This can be defined as within eight years of your PhD award or six years of your first academic appointment. However, there is flexibility within this definition, so please feel free to select 'Yes' if you feel Early Career Researcher applies to you. Please note that this is for monitoring purposes only and will not influence the outcome of your application.*
  • How did you hear about this funding call? Select all that apply.*

  • Section 2: About the Project Team

  • UCL Applicant Information

    Please note that applicants must have an open-ended UCL contract or a fixed-term contract which lasts until at least July 2027 (Stream A) or July 2028 (Stream B). If an applicant has a fixed-term contract that does not meet these requirements, they can apply if their contract covers the dates in which the project is due to take place and have a co-applicant who is a UCL staff member with an open-ended contract. In this case, the co-applicant will be responsible for reporting outcomes to UCL Global Engagement.

    In line with UCL’s commitment to equality and diversity, we encourage applications from a range of backgrounds regardless of career stage, age, disability, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and religion.

  • AIIMS Applicant Information

     

  • IITD Applicant Information

     

  • Section 3: Application Upload

  • The application form should be submitted as a PDF document using the button below. Please note that only one document can be uploaded.

     

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