Student co-designed projects 2025

Students are encouraged to submit short projects, to be implemented throughout the year of 2025 until the end of April 2026, likely to connect the universities within the Arqus Alliance. Individual students or student groups at a single Arqus university have to partner with students at other Arqus Universities. Students may also partner with local associations and civil society organisations to design shared project proposals.

This call aims to connect Arqus Universities’ students in the co-design of projects that strengthen the Alliance through transformational ideas, such as:

• European Identity and Heritage
• Climate Change and Sustainable Development 
• Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation
• Plurilingual and intercultural learning
• Inclusion & Diversity
• Other…

If you have an idea, but you need help with finding a team member from another Arqus university, please reach out to: 

• First, contact your local student union. For further contact information, please check the Arqus Induction Pack.
• Enter Zulip channel: Student Agora 
• Contact the Arqus Student Agora at: student-agora@arqus-alliance.eu 

To be eligible for the present call, students must be regularly enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Single-cycle degree or in a Specialisation or PhD programme, either part-time or full-time, offered by one of the Arqus member universities for the duration of the entire project. Their affiliation with an Arqus university is mandatory.

This call aims to create new initiatives among Alliance students. Projects submitted under this call for proposals which have been funded by another institution or partner will not be eligible, unless they extend the number of Arqus universities involved.  

Students who have never received funding in previous editions of the Arqus Student Agora call will have priority. 

The selection committee, composed of members from the Arqus Student Council and the Arqus Student Agora, will assess and score applications based on the following criteria: 

• Relevance. How does the project aim to improve the student experience within and across the Arqus Alliance?
• Innovation. In what ways does the project showcase originality and creativity in its efforts to enhance the student experience?
• Feasibility. Is the project realistically attainable within the allocated timeframe and budget constraints?
• Reusability What is the potential for the project to be repeated over the long term?
• Collaboration. How does the project facilitate collaboration among students from the local university, various member universities of the Arqus Alliance, as well as local associations and civil society organisations and initiatives?

The funding of the project varies depending on how many Arqus member universities will partake in the project. A maximum of €2500 per project will be awarded. The funding will be provided by the university the main applicant is a student at and will be subject to the local Arqus university administrative process. This is based on an invoice system.

Indications for the maximum amounts:

• 2 universities –  up to €1000
• 3 universities – up to €1500 
• 4+ universities – up to €2500 

The funding available can be used to cover, for instance:

• Travel (accommodation and transport)
• Speakers for workshops
• Materials for the implementation of the project
• Social media campaigns
• Etc.

Every student implementing a local event shall check and agree upon the eligible expenses at the local university with the local Arqus Student Agora member.

At the completion of the activities foreseen in the project, successful applicants will be required to submit the following reports: 

• Financial report. It will detail the use of funds and provide relevant receipts and documentation (the final report template must be used).
• Project report. It will include lessons learned and outcomes of the project. At least one creative product such as an article, photo brochure or video shall be submitted.

Submissions will be sent via the application form.
Each application form must be duly filled out and include:

• a description of the project
• a plan for project funding and use of the funds provided by this call
• a corresponding timeline for the implementation of the project