The university alliance Circle U has announced a call for applications for seed grants. Staff and students at UiO may apply before 30 November.
Circle U is a university alliance between nine European universities, University of Oslo being one of them. Students and staff at partner universities may apply for seed funding for a wide array of activities. Academic and research staff may apply for up to 10 000 Euro per project, while students may apply for up to 5000 Euro. Examples of fund-worthy activites below.
Student-led projects:
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study visits to other student democracies across the alliance
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information sessions and events for students
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online seminars and modules with teachers
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cultural events, music festivals, sports events, podcasts, photo contests, etc.
For academic and research projects:
- conducting surveys, creating a database, developing research materials
- conducting preliminary research activities
- organizing workshops or seminars or any other teaching/learning activity
- organizing public lectures
- organizing seminars, workshops or conferences, for PhD students and early career researchers
- organizing winter or summer schools
- developing joint courses or programmes
- preparing joint large-scale project proposals to be submitted to European (or other) calls
Please consult the full call for extensive information about the application process and criteria.