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 📢 New open call : SEED4EU+ 🌱

To support our academic community in broadening its creative horizons, the SEED4EU+ call provides funding to out-of-the-box initiatives that do not fit into customary calls for project proposals. The Principal Investigator (PI) should submit the proposal, report after project completion, coordinate the project, and monitor its implementation with the support of local coordination team. Selected projects can run for a period of up to 12 months and receive funding of up to 40,000 euros.

For the 2026 edition, the call introduces two funding lines: 

  1. SEED4EU+ Early Career : eligibility for candidates who obtained their PhD 2–10 years prior to the project start date (January 2027)

  1. SEED4EU+ Standard  

The PI and the members of the local coordination team must hold at least a PhD degree and an employment contract at one of the 4EU+ member universities covering the entire duration of the envisioned project and reporting period.

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 📢New open call: Visiting Professorships 🌐

The program aims to strengthen academic staff expertise across 4EU+ universities. Visiting Professors are expected to spend a minimum of 3 weeks and a maximum of 6 weeks at the host university, and they are encouraged to engage in joint projects with staff, students, and doctoral candidates from both host and home universities, expanding the research community. 

For the 2026 edition, the call introduces two funding lines: 

  1. Early Career Visiting Professorships : eligibility for candidates who obtained their PhD 2 - 10 years prior to the project start date (January 2027)

  2. Standard Visiting Professorships : eligibility for candidates who obtained their PhD 10+ years prior to the project start date (January 2027)

UNIGE candidates must check that they have no teaching or research obligations at UNIGE during their stay(s) abroad. 

 4EU+ Explore Funds by UNIGE

The call aims to strengthen academic collaboration between UNIGE and other 4EU+ members. Principal investigators from UNIGE will implement their projects that have a thematic connection to one of the 4EU+ Flagships with colleagues from at least two other 4EU+ universities. 

Grants will be awarded up to a maximum of 40,000 CHF per project for a duration of 12 months maximum. Successfully completed projects can submit request for additional support offered at the alliance level. 

 Academic Minigrants by Charles University

Charles University provides mini-grants to project teams comprising academics from Charles University and at least two other 4EU+ universities.

For newly formed teams, the maximum amount of financial support is set at 300,000 CZK (approximately 12,000 EUR) ; for existing project teams, the funding support is up to 250,000 CZK (approximately 10,000 EUR) to finalize achieved outputs and fulfil the strategy of long-term sustainability of the project. All projects must be thematically connected to one of the 4EU+ Flagships.

 Student Minigrants by Charles University

For students and young researchers, the student mini-grants offer up to CZK 150,000 (approximately 6,100 EUR) to initiate their projects. Each project must involve at least three 4EU+ member universities, with a student from Charles University as the applicant.

Key thematic areas include but are not limited to artificial intelligence and well-being. Innovative ideas in all areas are welcome.

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