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SIF Fellows in Venice © EUTOPIA, 2024
SIF Fellows in Venice © EUTOPIA, 2024



On this page, you can find opportunities open to researchers and early-stage researchers enrolled at any of the member universities of our alliance and in some cases also to global partners of the alliance. A selected number of opportunities are also open to academics and researchers outside the member and global partner universities.

Join our Connected Communities 
Connected Communities 

Our Connected Communities are integrated thematic networks where teachers, researchers, and students cooperate in cross-campus knowledge activities. Within the Connected Communities, teachers and researchers are offered opportunities for testing different formats of cross-campus activities, such as developing transnational learning formats for students, getting international exposure, sharing access to specialised data and infrastructure, developing research-based learning, creating synergy and complementarity for teaching, establishing partnerships leading to joint participation to calls for (inter)national funding schemes. The Connected Communities engage in cross-campus teaching and research activities in line with the research agendas of the alliance’s member universities and address global issues that align with priorities indicated by global organisations such as the United Nation. 


Who can apply? Teachers and researchers from any of the ten member universities and global partners of the alliance. 


How to apply? The Connected Communities are established through annual calls through which the alliance’s member universities identify nominees for acting as a lead in future Connected Communities. These leads are permanent members of the EUTOPIA partner university staff and are willing and motivated to reach out to colleagues working on related topics in other member universities or global partners of the alliance. Please get in touch with the Local Facilitator at your member university to know more about upcoming calls to establish Connected Communities. 

Become a EUTOPIA Young Leader
Young Leaders Academy

The ambition of the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy is to support research exchanges between high-potential, early- to mid-career researchers from all EUTOPIA partner universities and boost their career development. Members of the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy constitute a community of promising independent research leaders at the scale of EUTOPIA, sharing and promoting European values and the EUTOPIA vision of an interconnected academic environment. The members are comprised of early to mid-career researchers, between 2 to 12 years after PhD completion. EUTOPIA Young Leaders are, appointed for  2 years. 

Who can apply? The Young Leaders Academy is open to early to mid-career researchers between 2 to 12 years after PhD completion and working at one any of the member universities of the EUTOPIA Alliance or participating global partners (Kyungpook National University KNU and Stellenbosch University at the moment).

How to apply?  Applications for the EUTOPIA Young Leaders Academy open every year. Check the information on the website.


Meet the EUTOPIA Young Leaders: Cohort 1 and Cohort 2.

Get involved in Science Diplomacy 
Science Diplomacy 

Science Diplomacy involves using scientific collaborations, knowledge-sharing, and evidence-based decision-making to bridge the gap between science and foreign policy, aiming to address mutual issues by bringing together experts, policymakers, and diplomats. As the only European Universities alliance with a dedicated commitment to science diplomacy, EUTOPIA seeks to serve as a model for other alliances in contributing to the advancement of Science and Diplomacy globally. The partner universities work together to develop a collective understanding of science diplomacy through seminars and training, addressing global challenges and promoting knowledge exchange. 


Who can participate? Science Diplomacy Seminars are aimed at the whole EUTOPIA community and beyond: students, PhD students, academic and administrative teams, but also diplomats and policy-makers. 


How to participate? Follow here the EUTOPIA's series of seminars on Science Diplomacy. 

Check all open calls for researchers and academics 

Don’t miss any of the open calls for researchers and academics 

Get access to publications, research data, research software and other products from our member universities 

Check the EUTOPIA Open Research Portal developed in partnership with OpenAIRE. 

Check all funding opportunities available at our member universities 

Check our Research & Innovation Atlas

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