EPICUR SEED Funding Scheme 2025 – Call for applications

In the pursuit of deeper research collaboration and future joint teaching between EPICUR members, the EPICUR Seed Funding Scheme has been devised as an instrument to stimulate synergies between teaching and research by offering a financial support mechanism to support the building of promising research collaboration projects between EPICUR partner universities. 

The set-up of a joint scheme is seen by the alliance partners as a strategic investment. It initiates a collaborative coordinated effort to stimulate research partnerships and ensure a more efficient allocation of resources than if each university were to independently create incentives for collaboration within EPICUR.

The Seed Funding call for proposals 2025 is launched by the nine partners of the EPICUR Alliance.

Scope of the 2025 Call

• The EPICUR Seed Funding Scheme invites researchers affiliated to one of the EPICUR partner institutions to submit proposals for one-year joint research project grants with collegues from EPICUR unversities.
• The Seed Funding aims to facilitate the development of ideas for joint research cooperation and stimulate synergies between teaching and research.
• The Seed Funding offers a financial support mechanism for the building of promising research collaboration projects between EPICUR partner universities.
• Proposals can focus on research in any scientific area. However, projects addressing EPICUR priority areas are strongly encouraged.

Funding and maximum grant amount

• Projects can request and be awarded up to a maximum of 150.000 €.
• Applicants can only be awarded funding from their own affiliated university.

Timeline and deadlines

Publication of the call	Deadline for submission	Evaluation	Information on evaluation results	Expected project start date
7 May 2025	4 September 2025 – 23:59 CET	September-October 2025	December 2025	From December 2025

Call documents

• Seed Funding Call
• Application form
• Budget form
• Letter of intent
• Download Call package

Info session

Join our online info session on 23 May, 12:00–13:00 CET to ask your questions.

Contacts

For general questions concerning the 2025 Seed Funding call, applicants should send an e-mail to epicur_seedfunding@epicur.edu.eu

For any questions concerning one of the EPICUR partners’ participation conditions in the 2025 Seed Funding call, please contact: epicur@amu.edu.pl