CIVIS Seed funding for research activities and African-European collaboration 2025

The primary focus of this call is to facilitate the consolidation of networks, and thus to allocate funding for mobility costs

• Each selected project can receive up to 10,000 EUR, depending on the location and number of mobility envisaged.

• For participants from CIVIS universities in Europe: staff mobility costs (travel, accommodation, and subsistence) can be covered according to Erasmus+ rules (up to 850 EUR per participant travelling in Europe and up to 1 500 EUR per participant travelling from Europe to Africa).

• For participants from CIVIS universities in Africa: staff mobility costs (travel, accommodation, and subsistence) can be funded by some but not all CIVIS European universities through co-funding measures (i.e., own institutional funds and/or Erasmus+ ICM). Please consult your local CIVIS office for checking whether such options exist. Alternatively, applicants might want to consider holding meetings/events at a partner institution in Africa.

• For participants from the University of Glasgow (UofG) and the University of Lausanne (UNIL): costs cannot be covered by Erasmus+ budget but own institutional funds will be used (and can therefore exceed the 10,000 EUR limit). Please consult your local CIVIS Office.

• Some universities may have additional funds available for organisational costs; however, not all institutions provide such funds, nor do they allocate the same amount for this purpose.  Please check with the CIVIS Institutional Contact at own university.

• Co-funding from other sources is encouraged.

Double-funding from the same third-party funding institution or programme may however be restricted. In case of doubt, please consult your local CIVIS Office.