Call for Applications: Arqus Research Initiative

The Arqus Alliance launches a self-funded call to fund research collaborations between Arqus academics and early-career researchers. The Arqus Research Initiative aims to support the initiation of long-term collaborative research activities among the partners of the Arqus Alliance. The self-funded call is open to all academic disciplines and has a strong focus on the engagement of early-career researchers. The application deadline is 23 May 2025.

While proposals should align with the three Arqus research topics (Climate change and environmental sustainability, Artificial intelligence and digital transformation, and European identity and heritage), we encourage ideas that can grow into larger collaborations across scientific domains.

Associate partners can participate by contributing to co-financing with their own resources. Involving external research groups (outside Arqus) is encouraged to promote collaboration, although costs cannot be covered by the Arqus Research Initiative budget.

The call is open to all kinds of collaborative research activities leading to the overall aim of promoting long-term collaboration.

A non-exhaustive list of activities includes the following:

• Small-scale research projects
• Organisation of research and/or advanced educational seminars and/or winter or summer schools
• Organisation of PhD workshops or other joint doctoral activities
• Mobility of small teams (2-3 persons, preferably including one ESR) to ensure implementation of collaborative activity
• Development of research teams with a view to e.g. preparing joint proposals for external funding or joint publications

It is recommended that activities that cannot be funded by the Erasmus+ programme be proposed.

The funded grants will be implemented over a period of 18 months, starting from July 2025.

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