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This call is aimed at teaching staff at the University of Göttingen.

The Incubator Grant supports the (further) development of teaching and mobility formats at all three levels of study (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD) related to the ENLIGHT flagship themes, involving at least three ENLIGHT universities.

The Incubator Grant consists of two strands:

1. Development of Joint Programmes (Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes with double degrees or joint degrees).

2. Development of joint teaching and learning formats, such as seasonal schools, lifelong learning programmes, micro-credentials, and all joint courses in physical, virtual, or blended formats with funding of up to €20,000 (see also the ENLIGHT Toolkit for virtual and blended learning formats:

Eligible costs may include:

• Travel expense
• Acquisition cost
• Organisational costs
• Other goods and service
• Personnel costs

For valuable insights and inspiring ideas, listen to this podcast: ENLIGHT Insights: Knowledge Unpacked

The announcement of the selection results is scheduled for 15 July 2026. The implementation of funded measures under Strand 2 must be completed by October 2027. Funded projects under Strand 1 should have completed the concept development phase and drafted a consortium agreement by that time.

Call guidelines are available on the ENLIGHT website.

ENLIGHT+ supports initiatives aimed at creating a more sustainable and inclusive campus and/or strengthening partnerships between ENLIGHT universities in various ways.

Participants from at least three ENLIGHT universities must be involved in these initiatives.

Small projects, big impact: Grants are available for a wide range of initiatives, including collaborative events, community-building workshops, outreach programmes, as well as inclusive and sustainable projects.

The ENLIGHT+ call is open to all members of the University of Göttingen. Selection results are announced within six weeks after the submission deadline.

Call guidelines are available on the ENLIGHT website.

ENLIGHT Thematic Networks are interdisciplinary, long-term networks involving at least three ENLIGHT partner universities and cooperating with local stakeholders. They are established around a socially relevant topic within the ENLIGHT flagship themes and jointly develop activities in teaching, research, and societal engagement.

These activities may include joint seminars, workshops or programmes, knowledge transfer initiatives, conferences, Bachelor’s, Master’s or doctoral modules, and spin-offs.

The ENLIGHT Thematic Networks call is aimed at teaching staff and researchers at the University of Göttingen. Podcast ENLIGHT Insights: Knowledge Unpacked.

NETCARE - NeTwork for CAncer Research and Education (Prof. Dr. Günter Schneider)

CROSS-ACCESS - Inclusive Systems Transformation for Migrants with Disabilities (Dr. Mariza Avgeri)

DISRUPT - Network in the emerging field of Urban Digital Twins (UDTs) (Prof. Xiaoming Fu)

IDenti-T - Interdisciplinary Dialogue on evolving identities in times of democratic Transformations (Prof. Andrea D. Bührmann)

IMPULSE - Interdisciplinary Network on the Impact of Sex & Gender in Health (Dr. Corinna Schmechel)

HATCH - Humor As a Communication Tool in Healthcare (Dr. Claudia Faust & das Teddybärkrankenhaus)

DIS/CONNECT - Gender, Power, and Disinformation Across Borders (Dr. Miriam Friz Trzeciak)

AMALEO - Certificate Program Applied Machine Learning in Earth Observation (Dr. Nils Nölke)

GenAI-SWE - Generative AI for Software Engineering (Prof. Dr. Jens Grabowski)

CoCreate - (Dr. Angelika Thielsch)

SMILE - Summer School on Sustainability in the Middle East (Prof. Dr. Riem Spielhaus)

Subversive Voices - Women, Identity, and Resistance in East European and Baltic Literature and Culture (Dr. Ksenia Kuzminykh)

trAIns - AI-generated translations (Dr. Melanie Brinkschulte, Dr. Ella Grieshammer)

Understanding Belarus - Past Challenges, Present Situation, Future Issues (Dr. Katja Pessl, Dr. Maryia Danilovich)