ENGAGE.EU Research Label Seed Funding call #02 : The Winners
The second call of the ENGAGE.EU research Label seed funding will support 6 impactful scientific collaborations developed by ENGAGE.EU researchers. Initially, 22 high-quality applications were received requesting a total amount of about 155,000 EUR in this call. After a careful review, a total of 49,155 EUR was allocated amongst the 6 selected initiatives. This demonstrates and confirm the high level of interest in this second call and the overall quality of the proposals submitted.
The 6 selected initiatives will receive the funding to develop bottom-up initiatives in a range of formats including conferences, training sessions focused on writing skills, a scholarly retreat for PhDs candidates and postdocs, and various workshops. These collaborative initiatives will address important issues and foster new ideas on the topics such as sustainable employment, researchers’ wellbeing, digital technologies and democracy to fair AI. We congratulate the winners and look forward to the contributions their work will make.
RESULTS ENGAGE.EU research label – 2nd call for seed funded initiatives 2025 (results published on September 1, 2025)
Eligible initiatives selected for funding
Lead + Partner universities | Name of initiative | Type of initiative | Approved funding |
UT Capitole TiU Luiss | WISE : Inclusive and sustainable employment | 2-days workshop | 8160 |
UT Capitole Hanken NHH | The wellbeing reset lab: researcher life recharged | 2-days workshop | 7535 |
Luiss URL UNWE | Digital technologies and democratic practices | 1-day conference 2-days training
| 8500 |
UNWE URL UT Capitole | B-FAIR : Building fair AI: combating algorithmic bias for inclusive innovation in Europe | 3-days conference | 8000 |
NHH TiU WU URL | EFARS : ENGAGE.EU Financial Accounting Research Symposium | 2-days workshop | 8500 |
URL UT Capitole Hanken UMA | BB-ICL: Bridging borders intercultural collaboration lab | 2-days workshop | 8460 |