The Office of International Affairs and Sabancı University (SU) have announced a call for joint research projects under the International Seed Collaboration Projects Support Program. Building on the collaboration initiated and developed by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at SU, the call particularly welcomes and encourages proposals that foster collaboration in the social sciences.
The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen high-impact research collaboration between faculty members at The Ohio State University and SU by supporting the development of new research partnerships. As part of Ohio State’s global engagement strategy and SU’s commitment to international research excellence, the program provides financial support for faculty members to engage with their counterparts, identify shared research interests, and develop joint academic initiatives and competitive international research proposals.
Research themes
The call invites research proposals in any discipline, but especially in areas related to:
- Well-being and quality of life
- People and society (conflict and stability, democracy, governance, markets, history etc.)
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial intelligence
- Energy transitions
Funding
Ohio State and SU will fund jointly up to $20,000 per project with a duration of two years. SU will support the costs of the research team based in Türkiye (up to $10,000) and Ohio State will fund the U.S.-based research team (up to $10,000).
Timeline
- Launch of call - September 30, 2026
- Submission deadline - December 4, 2026
- Announcement of results - February 2027
- Project start date - TBD
Eligibility criteria include having one Principal Investigator (PI) from SU and one from Ohio State. Proposals must be written in English and highlight the unique contributions of both partners.
For more details, visit Sabancı University and Office of International Affairs Joint Seed Funding.