The Unite! Seed Fund aims to unlock the full potential of the Unite! alliance by providing financial support for innovative, collaborative projects from teachers, researchers, and students. Emphasizing co-creation and innovation, the initiative fosters the development of new ideas born from the cooperation of Unite! community members.
Each year, the Unite! Seed Fund issues one call for funding initiatives in Teaching & Learning and Research & PhD, along with bi-annual calls for Student Activities funding. The current application period runs until August 31, 2024.
The funding is open to all subjects and topics and aims to cater to in-person, hybrid, and purely digital formats.
Who can Apply?
What can be funded?
Personnel costs should be included with clear justification (e.g., organisational tasks, conceptualising, preparatory work, accrediting, applying, setting up conditions).
Travel expenses (sustainable modes of travel preferred, Erasmus+ mobility schemes should be used wherever possible).
Other costs that can be funded include material resources, research consumables, on-site/blended workshops, external service providers (e.g., moderators, language services). Acquisition of large technical equipment and replacement of standard equipment is excluded. A small budget should be planned in the expenses if you intend to use the Unite!’s Metacampus . For any questions, please contact the Metacampus support team metacampus@unite-university.eu.
In general, overhead costs cannot be included in the budget plan. In case this poses problems as to the internal regulations of your institution, please contact your Unite! Key Laison Officer (KLO) as well as the Unite! Seed Fund management at seedfund@unite-university.eu.
What are the application requirements:
What are the necessary supporting documents:
What are „Exchange Modules”?
Exchange modules can be existing courses that are offered at Unite! Universities where synergies in course content can be explored amongst departments/faculties of 3 or more Unite! partners and offered as ‘exchange’ for Unite! students in a collaborative format i.e.- In-person, hybrid or purely digital. The modules can be offered as block seminars ranging from 5 to 10 ECTS or more substantial semester- long courses spanning 10-30 ECTS. The modules must be recognised by the department/faculty of each participating university.
How do I know my application has been received?
In the days after your submission, you will receive an email from seedfund@unite-university.eu, confirming the receipt of your application.
In case you do not receive this confirmation, please contact Anną Hejno and ask for clarification.
Please make sure to send us the application documents in the format provided on this website (PDF, xlsx). Other formats – as well as encryptions – may cause your email to be rejected by our email server.
Additional Information:
Individuals planning to submit an application are required to submit a signed internal document, i.e., the Individual Project Application (Annex No. 1a to ZW 2/2023), to the Project Department before the planned submission date of the application documentation.
Download the Individual Project Application
Student projects must be submitted to the Student Liaison Officer (SLO): Katarzyna Sławińska-Oleszek.
Upon completion and implementation of the project, applicants are strictly required to submit a final report with photographic documentation. The final report must be delivered to the International Relations Center office. The IRC will forward the document to the Project Department at PWr, which will serve as the basis for the proper settlement and closure of the Seed Fund initiative.
Download the Final Report
Since the launch of the Unite! Seed Fund we received 131 applications from the whole Unite! community. From those 45 applications got funded (10 for student activity, 16 for teaching & learning & 19 for research and PhD), have a look below to find out more information about the different projects:
