Lund University

About Lund University:

Lund University is one of northern Europe's oldest, largest and most prestigious universities, consistently ranking among the world's top universities. Lund University engages in education and research in engineering, science, law, social sciences, economics and management, medicine, humanities, theology, fine art, music and drama., with 41,000 students and 7,500 employees at campuses in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg. The University has a turnover of around €808 million, of which two thirds is in research and one third in education.  Lund University is an international university with global recruitment, engaging with 600 partner universities in over 70 countries.

About the Partnership:

The University of Maryland (UMD) and Lund University (LU) in Sweden have launched new funding program to support joint research collaborations. UMD-LU Joint Research Workshops are intended to help scholars at both institutions to identify complementary research strengths and explore potential collaborations. This collaborative program supports a maximum of two (2) Joint Research Workshops and invites research proposals in all fields of knowledge. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged. LU and UMD (Division of Research) will each contribute up to $10,000 USD per funded Joint Research Workshop (total of $20k/project) for a maximum duration of 12 months.