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Maastricht is a leading Centre of Excellence for multi-disciplinary Europe-focused research with societal impact. We make academic knowledge widely accessible with special attention to citizen science.
In a world characterised by ongoing crises such as migration, climate change, Brexit, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the rise of rapid technological innovation, the role of Europe on the world stage is therefore a key research theme at Maastricht University (UM) and Studio Europa Maastricht. UM has developed major interdisciplinary research programmes focusing on the role of the European Union (EU).
Research Agenda and its four themes
With the Strategic Research Agenda led by Studio Europa Maastricht, Maastricht University heeds the urgent need to renew and expand UMs research agenda on European integration, the EU and Europe more generally.
The research agenda provides a framework for future interfaculty and multi-disciplinary Europe-related research at Maastricht University and functions as a fundamental academic pillar with a visible outreach and citizen science component.
Research calls
The research scheme contains seven calls and aims to encourage multidisciplinary research, larger grant applications, publication of scholarly papers and the establishment of strategic research consortia as well as a Young Researchers Network.
Calls 1 to 5 are continuously open to teams of UM researchers from all six faculties. Call 6 consists of two-year positions for four talented postdoctoral researchers, from inside and outside UM. Studio Europa’s two main criteria for awarding grants are the relevance of the topic to our Europe-focused research agenda and interfaculty collaboration.
- Call 1: Interdisciplinary research projects
- Call 2: Preparing a large grant application
- Call 3: Research on (EU)regional and European transition challenges
- Call 4: Policy Briefs
- Call 5: Workshops and symposia
- Call 6: Postdoctoral researchers
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