Apply for EC2U short-term mobility grants on sustainable cities and communities
Are you interested in strengthening interdisciplinary networking within EC2U through a five-day mobility programme at a partner university?
Subject area: Humanities and social sciences, Natural and engineering sciences
Funding body: The European Campus of City-Universities (EC2U)
Applicant: Doctoral students and researchers
Application period: 4 February 2026 - 15 March 2027
Grant amount: 1,265 EUR
Grant period: 5 days including travel
Objective
To stimulate interdisciplinary and scientific networking between the EC2U universities and support the initiation of future research projects and publications through a 5-day mobility at one EC2U partner university.
Two specific seed projects were selected for development
Reducing the adverse effects of natural disasters: This project focuses on reducing the risks linked to anthropogenic climate change and urban sprawl via multidisciplinary perspectives, advanced geospatial techniques, and artificial intelligence technologies.
Legal and socio-political dimensions of urban sustainability: This project focuses on urban sustainability from a legal and social science perspective. Rethinking and reorganising for green social policies and welfare – social sustainability – is thus both a crucial task and a major challenge.
Individuals working directly on the abovementioned seed projects or on the following topics are encouraged to apply
- Sustainable reuse of buildings
- Urban environment and health
- Energy efficiency and sustainability at urban scales
- Heat waves and thermal comfort in cities
- Sustainable and clean energy supply
- Local Energy Communities and energy networks
- Indoor environmental quality
- Earth surface processes
- Geospatial modelling
- Sustainable urban governance
- Green infrastructure
- Waste management
- Urban Heat Island detection and mitigation
- Nature-based solutions
- Other topic related to Sustainable Cities and Communities
Funding
A typical mobility will last 5 days (including travel days). The mobility grant will cover travel, accommodation, and individual support costs related to the visits. The mobility grant will be allocated following the local regulations of each EC2U university.
Submission of proposals
To apply, you must:
- Complete the application form
- Send the application form to ec2u@umu.se 60 days before the planned travel date or by 15 March at the very latest.
- The mobility must take place no later than June 15, 2027.
Applications will be evaluated firstly locally by the EC2U Universities and then by the Virtual Institute for Sustainable Cities and Communities (VISCC) Board.