CIVICA Faculty Short Vist applications have re-opened! Faculty and postdoctoral researchers in CIVICA universities are invited to submit proposals for a short 2-5 day visit at another CIVICA European university.
The call aims to foster collaborative activities, to further existing links or to establish new ones. Activities may include giving a CIVICA-branded talk, participating in a CIVICA-branded conference, organising/participating in workshops or seminars for PhD researchers, networking with faculty, discussing potential research projects. The visit should ideally be a combination of a minimum of two activities (e.g. a talk and a workshop).
Applications are now open until 17th November 2025.
Applicants are to arrange their own visit, including finding and reaching out to hosts. Please read carefully the eligibility criteria before you apply.
Who can apply?
Faculty and postdoctoral researchers who have a contract with one of the CIVICA universities at the time of both the application and the planned activities.
Check out our dedicated webpage here to see what LSE faculty have said about their visits.
What should the application contain?
How will the proposals be evaluated?
Submitted applications will be evaluated by the Permanent Design Team of CIVICA. The PDT consists of vice-presidents for research or senior faculty of the ten CIVICA partner universities. Selected applications will be financed by their sending/home university in accordance with the home university’s financial rules and allocated CIVICA budget.
The academic relevance of the proposed activities should be convincingly laid out, and the requested budget (number of nights) should be commensurate with the duration and/or number of activities proposed. Sending/home institutions may request a modification of your budget prior to approval.
What is financed?
Travel and accommodation costs directly related to the visit are eligible.
To find out more on available funding, please contact your local grant coordinating unit before applying. The point of contact at LSE is Aygen Kurt-Dickson.
Timeline
- 17th November 2025: Application deadline
- 10th December 2025: Results announced on the CIVICA website
- 1st January - 30th June 2026: Visits take place
- Please submit the application and any files to research@civica.eu by 23:59 CET on the 17th of November 2025.