(MNU) is a global partnership of leading institutions that collaborate on research, education, and international opportunities for students and staff. The network includes ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥, Durham University, Uppsala University, University of Otago, University of Tübingen, and the University of the Western Cape.
The MNU Engagement Grant is a funding opportunity designed to enhance personal and career development, professional leadership expertise, and global collaboration.
Criteria
• Applicants much be a Managerial Professional Service staff member; located at a Matariki Network Institution (grade 9 or higher at ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥).
• Applications must include a collaborative project between two or more Matariki members that will benefit the participating institutions (and potential wider application for other Network partners). Potential examples include job shadowing/swaps, creation of shared resources, (online) workshops/events, study tours, etc.
• Applicants must establish their own collaborator(s) in the partner institution(s) and agree on the project outline prior to application. • No activity will be funded where the activity constitutes the usual activities of the department/office/College, nor will an activity be funded if it needs recurring funding.
• Duality of funding for the same initiative will not be considered, specifically if alternative funding has been granted elsewhere.
Please note: We will require the applicant’s manager to back the application through a letter of support to ensure that the proposal can be accommodated within their divisional workload requirements, complies with the applicant's institutional employment terms and conditions, institutional policies and procedures for engaging with cross-institution working and data protection regulations.
Colleagues are asked to complete an application outlining their project proposal and confirming who their collaboration partner/s would be. This application opened on the 2nd March 2026 and will close on the 22nd May 2026 at 23:59 (BST).