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The USF is once again thrilled to announce that six proposals from our current awardees have been selected for additional funding, supporting knowledge mobilization projects that will be carried out over the next year. Each grant, typically worth around £5,000, will support projects in several countries, including Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and […]

The Urban Studies Foundation is thrilled to announce that eight new International Fellows will begin their USF-funded work over the coming year. Each grant funding award will support the Fellow with a visiting sabbatical designed to support the development of their research publications and outputs. This year’s Fellows will travel from positions in Ecuador, India, […]

The USF is excited to announce another record level of funding for urban studies Seminar Series Awards around the world. Thirteen unique proposals have received offers of support to deliver projects in over twenty different countries, with over £245k being committed to the 2022 round of this funding scheme. Each programme involves at least three […]

This guest post from Dr Mori Ram, Dr Charlotte Lemanski, and Prof Haim Yacobi details some of the activities held and supported by a USF Seminar Series Awards grant during 2021-2022. The Infrastructure, Inequality and the Neo-Apartheid City seminar series involved four workshops between October 2021 and June 2022. The seminar series developed a conceptual […]

The Urban Studies Foundation is excited to announce eight new International Fellowships in 2022. Each grant funding award will support a visiting sabbatical for an early-career scholar from the Global South, and is designed to support the development of their research publications and outputs. This year’s Fellows will travel from positions in Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, […]