University of Bucharest Faculty and Researchers Invited to Apply for the Second CIVIS Call for Funding Africa–Europe Research and Collaboration Activities (2025)

CIVIS invites faculty members and researchers of the University of Bucharest to submit project proposals under the second CIVIS call for funding Africa–Europe research and collaboration activities.

The call aims to promote research collaboration between CIVIS member universities and associated partner universities in Africa. Proposals must address at least one of the five main CIVIS Hub thematic areas:

• Climate, Environment, and Energy
• Society, Culture, and Heritage
• Health
• Cities, Spaces, and Mobilities
• Digital and Technological Transformation

Applications can be submitted until 31 May 2025, exclusively via this portal. Selected applicants will be notified by early November 2025, and funded projects may start as of 1 November 2025.

Scope and Eligible Activities

Through this call, CIVIS seeks to support bottom-up initiatives for joint research, fostering innovation, long-term collaboration, and openness to non-academic sectors. The following types of activities are eligible for funding:

• Doctoral schools or other training activities for PhD candidates
• Thematic workshops or summer/winter schools focused on a research topic
• Meetings aimed at establishing a CIVIS research group
• Meetings with non-academic stakeholders
• Workshops preparing a larger research publication
• Citizen science projects

Eligibility and Conditions

Both faculty members and postdoctoral researchers from all CIVIS member universities are eligible to apply, provided they hold permanent positions or contracts extending beyond the funding period.

Proposals must:

• Involve at least three CIVIS universities from Europe or Africa (including at least two European universities);
• Comply with the eligible activity types;
• Be implemented no later than 30 June 2026.

Each selected project may receive up to €10,000, depending on the project location and the number of planned mobility activities.

Applicants planning to organise an event at a partner university must consult the local contact person at that institution prior to submitting the proposal. In addition, all applicants (one representative per project) must inform their local CIVIS office about their application.
Local contact at the University of Bucharest: Raluca Amza.

Information Session at the University of Bucharest

Further details on the context and opportunities of this call, as well as practical recommendations for preparing applications, will be presented during an online information session taking place on Monday, 14 April 2025, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET.
To participate, please register by completing this form.

CIVIS – The Civic University Alliance of Europe brings together 11 research-intensive European universities as full members and 6 leading African universities as associate members. The alliance jointly develops educational programmes, promotes staff and student mobility, and fosters a socially engaged academic environment. This call for proposals seeks to strengthen joint research collaboration across the 17 CIVIS member institutions.

For general enquiries, please contact: seed-funding-2025@lists.civis.eu.