Open Calls

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Registration opened: M20 PhD programme 2025

Are you a researcher at the University of Groningen with a strong drive for interdisciplinary research? The Ubbo Emmius Fund (UEF) invites you to submit your proposal for the M20 Promotion Programme 2025.

• Full funding: You will receive a grant that covers all the costs of your PhD project, including personnel and material costs.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration: You will collaborate with various faculties and contribute to solutions to pressing societal challenges.
• Start of applications: Monday 3 February 2025
• Deadline for submission: Monday 17 March 2025 at 23:59

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Themed call: Responsible AI in Practice

SIDN Fund and Topsector ICT are looking for innovative research projects with the potential to deliver practical solutions for responsible AI. The deadline for submitting proposals is 1pm (CET) on 31 March 2025.

Opportunities and risks presented by AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers many opportunities for people, organisations, governments and society at large. It can provide a basis for all sorts of solutions to complex problems, make everyday life easier and more personal, and give innovation an enormous boost.

Call summary

• Proposals invited for projects linked to the theme of Responsible AI in Practice
• Grants of up to €125,000 available
• Requirement: the application must be submitted by a knowledge centre
• Requirement: co-funding and collaboration between a knowledge centre and at least one commercial enterprise
• Deadline: 31 March 2025, 1pm CET

Matchmaking event 6 March, 9:30-12:00 in The Hague

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