Call UNITA Shared Research Infrastructure Grants

The UNITA Alliance is pleased to announce a call for grants to support the use of shared research infrastructures and resources among its member institutions.
This initiative aims to foster collaboration, enhance research capabilities, and promote scientific training within the alliance.
This call aims to:

• Enhance technical and scientific training on specific research resources
• Enable community building and academic staff work on multi-partners projects
• Address gaps in infrastructure
• Make proposals for long term solutions
• Co-fund the access to infrastructures and resources hosted by other UNITA institutions

Eligibility criteria
Applicants must be academic staff belonging to one of the UNITA institutions during the planned activities.
Priority will be given to early-stage researchers.
To apply for funding, the project must meet the following criteria:

• Involve two or more UNITA partners
• Align with one or more of the research hubs
• Include funding for equipment usage or technical training.

Calendar
Two application periods are scheduled. These calls for projects will operate on a rolling basis throughout the designated period.

• First period: Opening on June 2025 and closing on May 2026
• Second period: opening on June 2026 and closing on May 2027.

Applications will be evaluated on a monthly or bi-monthly basis, and applicants will receive a response (positive or negative) shortly thereafter.
If the 60% threshold (i.e. the maximum budget allocated for the first call period) is reached before May 2026, the second call period may be launched earlier.

Information
Detailed information on the initiative and on the budget available, the official call and the application form are available at the following link: