Apply for joint external funding

Thinking of applying for joint external funding? The KTP program can support you through the process.

When seeking external funding, collaboration can be instrumental to securing the income you need. Working with different researchers — and even across different industries — will enrich your application, expand the versatility of your research, and therefore broaden your eligibility for opportunities. The KTP program offers a variety of resources to support you along the way.

Here are our top tips for submitting an application:

  • Brainstorm ideas for funding early to make the most of your time. There is often a long wait period to secure your research income.
  • Seek early feedback from peers and professional staff to get the best out of your application.
  • Be engaging. Why is your application important? Articulate the value of your work so it’s clear and direct for the funder to understand.
  • Where will your research go? Think strategically about your intended outcomes so funders can understand what they’re supporting.

Online resources for UTS academics

  • Our good proposal template can be useful to help put your ideas on paper.
  • The resources on Staff Connect provide guidance on funding for your research — including industry engagement.
  • ResHub provides online training and information about funding opportunities.
  • Research Professional is a multi-discipline database of Australian and overseas funding. All UTS staff can search for grants, awards, fellowships, and other opportunities. You can also set up personalised searches and alerts to stay informed of new opportunities.
  • Dimensions is an online platform to help you identify collaborators or competitors, funders and funding trends, and new sources of research funding.
  • Sign up for the Research Opportunities Newsletter to stay across the latest news, training and funding opportunities from the UTS Research Office.
  • Contact Maggie Wang (International Research Grant Manager) for advice and support relating to external grant opportunities.
  • Reach out to your Faculty Research Engagement Managers (FREM). The table below provides contact details for each UTS faculty.

International funding opportunities

Visit the Research Office's Sharepoint site for information on a range of international funding opportunities available to UTS researchers. 

Faculty research contacts

FacultyResearch ManagerFaculty Research Engagement Manager
Arts and Social SciencesJuan Pablo BlancoAnnamari Laaksonen
BusinessBronwyn EddsJane Flemming
Design, Architecture, BuildingEva GarciaJane Flemming
Engineering and ITLisa MerrySarah Mesgari Hagh
Graduate School of HealthEddy Dharmadji-
HealthKaren GomezLing Siviengphanom 
Institute for Sustainable FuturesJodat Abdullah-
LawNikki LengkeekVenus Khalessi
ScienceDenise PottumatiNural Cokcetin
Transdisciplinary InnovationRachel Brooks-
Indigenous Research Engagement CoordinatorAllan Teale 

Our collaborative research is hugely beneficial. We may not have much facility to expand our research methodology at home — but, being here, we can expand and explore. We can heighten the impact of the papers we produce and give more visibility to our work. It's been an amazing experience.

Adjunct Professor Anna Thomaz Vieira, UFMG

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.