Remarkable UG participation in ENLIGHT calls 2026 - UG academics participate in the majority of the awarded incubator grants 

We are delighted that the UG is participating in 6 out of 10 projects awarded an Incubator Grant in the 2026 and final round of the ENLIGHT calls. This highlights our academics’ ongoing commitment to ENLIGHT collaboration and secures additional funding opportunities for the Faculty of Arts (4 projects selected!), the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Spatial Sciences to co-create exciting new joint programmes and blended courses.

More information about each project will follow on rug.nl/enlight soon!

Incubator Grant 2026 awardees:

• European Sustainable Cities and Communities (ESCC) Faculty of Spatial Sciences,
  Main UG coordinator: prof. dr. Christian Zuidema

• European Double Degree in Multilingualism and Education (EDDME) Faculty of Arts
  Main UG coordinator: dr. Anne Merkuur

• Endangered Disciplines, Endangered Languages (EDEL) Faculty of Arts
  Main UG coordinator: prof. dr. Onno van Nijf

• Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Polymer Science (POLYMUNDUS) Faculty of Science and Engineering
  Main UG coordinator: prof. Katja Loos

• Archaeology for the Future (AFF) Faculty of Arts
  Main coordinator: Ass. prof. dr. Canan Çakirlar

• Humanities, Equity and Multilingualism: A European Research and Education Space for Transcultural Studies (HERMES) Faculty of Arts
  Main UG coordinator: prof. dr. Julia Kühn