Call for Seed Projects

The Call for Seed Projects is now open for applications. Within the EDUC-Alliance, EDUC-WIDE focuses on research and innovation collaboration. The Seed Projects are Research and Innovation small-scale collaborative projects that will enhance the possibility to upscale collaboration between the EDUC Universities and develop large-scale projects. Researchers can submit their project proposals until 27 January 2025 (h. 12.00). Please find all details about the call and its requirements in the call documentation below.

 

The aim of this call for seed projects is to select small-scale collaborative R&I projects that will:

• upscale collaboration between EDUC Universities and their local and regional ecosystems
• initiate and/or strengthen collaboration on R&I topics of joint interest
• create preliminary data supporting the feasibility of ambitious scientific and technological endeavours
• translate and deploy academic knowledge into a non-academic environment
• contribute to the general sustainability of cooperation within the EDUC Alliance.

 

Call Documents

• Call Documentation [Download]
• Budget Sheet [Download]
• Letter of Endorsement Template [Download]
• Form for Seed Projects Applications (courtesy copy, not to be used for the submission) [Download]

 

Call Deadline - 27 January 2025 (h. 12.00)

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Submit Your Project

Watch our video tutorial to guide you through the application process!

 

Seeking for Collaborators?

EDUC offers the possibility to establish a connection with other members of the alliance and related ecosystems within your research area of interest through the EDUC OpenUp Platform. Researchers can register to the platform and indicate their project ideas to attract collaborators.

In order to share your project idea or to access the ideas others have posted, please go ahead as follows:

• Access the EDUC OpenUp Platform
• Login or register first
• Click “Seed Projects” in the left-hand menu bar
• Find shared project ideas here or click “Project Idea” to share your own idea for which you are seeking collaborators.

Submit Your Project

Universities in the EDUC-WIDE Consortium

• Masaryk University, Czech Republic
• University of Pécs, Hungary
• Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ukraine
• University of Cagliari, Italy
• University of Potsdam, Germany
• University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway
• University Jaume I, Spain
• University of Rennes, France
• University Paris Nanterre, France

 

Questions?

Please find a list of contact persons from your university in the call documentation.

If you require technical support for OpenUP, please send a message to: toth.csenge@ktk.pte.hu