What is it about?
Doctoral Researchers from all Una Europa partner universities are invited to apply to the Una Europa PhD Impact Award competition. The award is your chance to demonstrate the the impact or potential impact of your research, e.g. on society, the economy, the environment, on health, on education, on technology, on culture or on policy.
What is in it for me?
Winners of the PhD Impact Award will be given the unique opportunity to present their research at the Una Europa General Assembly at KU Leuven from 16-18 November. Showcase your work to interested people from the fields of science, economy, art, culture, and society. Winners will be invited to a science communication training as an online workshop.
Travel and accommodation costs will be provided by Una Europa.
How does it work?
The competition is open to all doctoral researchers who are currently undertaking a PhD at one of the 11 Una Europa partner universities. Please note that applicants may only enter the competition during their PhD, up until the time of their PhD defence.
Submissions must be linked to one of the following Una Europa Focus Areas:
The winners will be selected by an interdisciplinary jury of researchers in the fields named above.
You can submit your application through our website: Una Europa PhD Impact Award
The call for applications is open until 14 June 2026, 23:59 CEST. The winners will be notified by mid-August and must be available to travel to Leuven (Belgium) between 16-18 November 2026.
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Further information can be found at the Una Europa website for the PhD Impact Award 2026.
Questions can be addressed to Kirsten Schmiester at kirsten.schmiester@fu-berlin.de, Senior Project Lead for Una.Futura at Freie Universität Berlin.
Time & Location
Nov 16, 2026 - Nov 18, 2026
KU Leuven (Belgium)