CIVICA Student Engagement Fund – call for applications 2026 | SGH

Event date:

1.10 - 10.11.2026, All day

The Student Engagement Fund (SEF) is a mini–grant funding scheme aimed at supporting student– or early–stage researchers (ESR)–led joint initiatives within the CIVICA alliance. It aims to foster cross–campus collaboration among students, student associations and ESR from different disciplines and backgrounds in tackling the important issues facing Europe today, and to further enhance the students’ experience within the alliance.

Who can apply and what kind of projects get funded?

Students and early-stage researchers from at least two CIVICA universities team up to design and lead their own initiatives. Projects should clearly enrich the CIVICA student experience and create a positive impact in their communities. We encourage projects that tackle Europe’s big challenges and bring students together across borders.

For example, you might:

Host a conference on democracy in the 21st century,
Run a hackathon on AI and social sciences,
Organise workshops on sustainability and climate action,
Launch a campaign on diversity, equity and inclusion, or
Create a cultural exchange project celebrating Europe’s languages and traditions.

By aligning your project with CIVICA’s four thematic priorities, or broader EU goals such as sustainability, solidarity and intercultural understanding, you’ll strengthen your proposal and its impact.

Dates

Deadline for SGH internal budget pre-approval: 2 November 2026
Application deadline: 10 November 2026, 13:00 CET
Announcement of projects that qualify for financing: by 14 December, 2026
Implementation of projects: January–June 2027

Rules

Call for proposals (pdf, 300.17 KB)

Student Engagement Fund Regulations (pdf, 261.5 KB)

FAQs (pdf, 3.94 MB)

Application form (docx, 98.61 KB)

Project budget form (xlsx, 110.35 KB)

Interested in applying?

Form your team: partner with students or associations from at least two CIVICA universities.
Develop your idea: outline your project, budget and impact.
Get pre-approval: check the contact below to secure budget pre-approval and send request by November 2.
Submit online via my.civica before the deadline. After logging into your my.civica account, click on the following link to Whaller.

my.civica

whaller

Student Engagement Fund contact at SGH

Joanna Jędrzejas-Pikuła
jjedrze@sgh.waw.pl

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