Here you can find and download the full text of the just-published Call for Proposal Seed Grants. 

Sustainable Prosperity is one of the four UvA themes indentified as such in the UvA Instellingsplan ‘Inspiring Generations 2021-2026’.

Interdisciplinary 

Involvement of a minimum of two faculties is required, and participation of even more faculties is strongly encouraged. 

Online Q&A session and deadline for applications

• Q&A-session for interested staff via TEAMS  – 14 January 2026, 10 AM 
• Deadline for applications – 16 March 2026
• Evaluation and decision – Medio April 2026

UvA Sustainability Platform (USP) 

The research under the Sustainable Prosperity theme is carried out within the UvA Sustainability Platform. This is a UvA-wide community committed to making a positive sustainability impact through interdisciplinary research and collaboration with external partners. 

Under the umbrella of USP, sixteen interdisciplinary research projects have been funded so far. Eleven of these are seed grant projects (small innovative interfaculty research projects or grant proposal preparations) and five are mid-size projects (larger projects that build on existing research ties between UvA staff from different faculties and that anticipate to be able to draw in non-academic parties). 

On our website you can find links to and information on research groups that are already active within the theme sustainable prosperity, and the names of UvA researchers that are currently engaged in (interdisciplinary) sustainability research (see list of USP associates).

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact coordinators Marcel Bartels or Elles Tukker at usp@uva.nl.