Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2026
Secure up to €30k to kick-start a new interdisciplinary collaboration across the alliance and beyond.
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About the Una Europa Seed Funding Call 2026
This year’s call welcomes proposals that will enhance our Interdisciplinary Hubs for education, research and innovation, and societal outreach across Una Europa’s six Focus Areas:
- Cultural Heritage
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
- Europe and the World
- Future Materials and Technologies
- One Health
- Sustainability
The Interdisciplinary Hubs are virtual interinstitutional centres for the development of interdisciplinary research, education and outreach. They are open to all Una Europa academics (from PhDs, early-career researchers to established researchers), professional services staff and students who want to engage in or enhance international collaboration in the framework of Una Europa.
Project proposals that design sustainable cooperation formats with clear potential to attract third‑party funding are strongly encouraged.
The call is open to all academic disciplines.
Eligibility
Proposals must include at least three different Una Europa universities with:
- One Principal Investigator (PI), an established researcher affiliated to one of the 11 Una Europa universities, who coordinates the project
- At least two Academic Leads, established researchers who are each affiliated to an additional Una Europa university
In addition, the formation of interdisciplinary and diverse project teams is encouraged, bringing together academics at different career stages, professional staff and students from Una Europa universities.
Expression of interest
If you are interested in in applying for Una Europa Seed Funding and want to broaden your avenues to find potential collaborators, you have the option of completing our expression of interest form to find potential collaborators.
The deadline for filling out this form is 26 November 2026.
Application and deadline
Project proposals should be submitted in English by the PI via the online application system.
The deadline for proposals to the 2026 call is 28 January 2027, at 17:00 CET.
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