Hanken is part of ENGAGE.EU university alliance. Academics from ENGAGE.EU universities (Hanken, Luiss, NHH, Tilburg University, UMA, UNWE, URL, UT Capitole, WU) are invited to submit proposals for bottom-up scientific initiatives through the availability of seed funding. This call aims to encourage ENGAGE.EU scientific collaborations and foster new opportunities to develop initiatives across the alliance. Senior researchers and early-stage researchers, including doctoral researchers, are encouraged to participate in this call.

The ENGAGE.EU research label funds smaller scale, limited in time, bottom-up initiatives, to facilitate the initiation of potential long-term collaborative activities within the alliance. The funding is up to 8500 € per initiative. The call text can be found here.

To be eligible, applications must:

  • connect at least three partner universities of the alliance but we strongly encourage involving four or more ENGAGE.EU partners
  • be related to at least one societal challenge (SDG – 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals)
  • not receive Horizon Europe or Erasmus + funding for this specific Initiative already (i.e., no double EU funding of activities); the ENGAGE.EU research label cannot fund/support any initiatives aiming at applying at EU funding either.

The ENGAGE.EU research label funding aims to support initiative of scientific collaborations in their early stages. Therefore, seed-funded initiatives can fit under a wide variety of definitions such as:

  • Joint workshop
  • Conference
  • Cross-disciplinary seminar
  • Dissemination event/content for the public at large
  • Research training
  • Conducting surveys, developing research materials
  • Preparation for large-scale proposal (NB: the ENGAGE.EU research label cannot fund/support any initiatives aiming at applying at EU funding)
  • Producing awareness-raising material for the Alliance
  • Joint publications

The call opens on April 29 and closes June 10.

A separate online info session will be organised on May 14 at 13:00-14:00. Link to the event.