The Unite! Seed Fund aims to achieve the maximum potential of Unite!. It is envisioned to provide financial support to innovative, co-creative and collaborative ideas from teachers, researchers and students across the university alliance.
Co-creation and innovation are within Unite!'s DNA. The Unite! Seed Fund initiative intends to promote the evolving ideas that are a result of cooperation between the different members of the Unite! community. You can find all the Unite! Seed Fund practical information here.
The Unite! Seed Fund second call for funding measures on Student Activities is open from the 15th of October until the 15 of December 2023, click the banner below to access the practical information on how to apply:
Successful Unite! Seed Fund projects
In the launch of the first cycle of the Unite! Seed Fund we received 48 applications from the whole Unite! community. From those 21 applications got funded (2 for student activity, 7 for teaching & learning & 12 for research and PhD), have a look to find out more information about the different projects:
U! Book Club
Creation of a Unite! Reading Club that promotes critical thinking among its students, facilitating the exchange of ideas, recommendations and experiences in an IR and non-academic environment.
UPC , Grenoble INP and Aalto University
Unite! Science
A diverse group of researchers and Ph.D. students participated in the workshop to discuss energy, green transition, and climate, aiming to contribute to a more sustainable future.
Wroclaw Tech , PoliTo & UPC
International PhD Workshop on Renewable Biotechnology
Scientists from TU Graz, TU Darmstadt and KTH Stockholm will foster the collaboration in Biotechnological research and PHD training to expand their leading position in research.
TU Graz , KTH & TU Darmstadt
ARISE project
Both teams aimed to participate in a rocket challenge. One team required a payload for their rocket, while the other team needed to obtain data and test a flight computer.
KTH and TU Darmstadt
Sustainable Land-Use and Mobility Policies and Practices in urban regions (SLUMP)
The SLUMP project seeks to identify innovative approaches for bringing decision-making closer together in land-use and mobility policy and practice
Aalto university , PoliTo & ULisboa & UPC
Space Tech Unite!
The objective of the project is to create a collaboration network for the teaching of Space-related subjects within the Unite! universities.
Aalto university , Grenoble INP-UGA & KTH & PoliTo & UPC & ULisboa
Connect and Search, Collaborate and Engage!
Unite! will create a knowledge graph tool that unveils the vast potential for research and innovation to expedite collaboration with all potential partners for research and university teaching.
UPC , KTH & TUDa