Jelmer Borst one of the eleven UE grants for PhD Scholarship Programme 2025 M-20

Eleven grants for interdisciplinary PhD research under the 2025 M20 PhD Scholarship Programme

The Ubbo Emmius Foundation (UEF) has selected 11 research proposals for funding under the 2025 M20 PhD Scholarship Programme. The grants give a boost to interdisciplinary research within the four Schools for Science & Society at the University of Groningen. With the M20 programme, the UEF invests in innovative research that contributes to solutions for urgent issues at the interface of science and society. The grants allow PhD candidates to pursue their ambition to become interdisciplinary researchers.

The selected proposals reflect the strategic themes of the four Schools for Science & Society, as described in the call for proposals, and address a broad range of current issues. Each project is embedded in an interdisciplinary collaboration and advances knowledge and innovation with a societal impact.

“‘The diversity and societal relevance of the proposals show how much potential there is for interdisciplinary research at the University of Groningen,’ These projects are often difficult to fund elsewhere, because they fall outside the conventional frameworks. That makes it all the more valuable that we, as the Ubbo Emmius Fund, are able to support such innovative and impactful research.” - Liesbeth Nagelkerke, board member of the Ubbo Emmius Fund and chair of the allocation committee

Selected projects by School:

Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology and AI

●     Towards flexible AI: Developing a neural model of human working memory – J.P. Borst, E.G. Akyürek

Read more about the other ten awarded grants here.