Masters of Collaboration at FarU Wanted
Recruitment is underway for the 4th edition of the "Fahrenheit Cooperation Masters" competition, whose main goal is to establish inter-university collaborations and support projects carried out jointly by students, doctoral candidates, as well as academic staff of the FarU University.
Recruitment is underway for the 4th edition of the "Fahrenheit Cooperation Masters" competition, whose main goal is to establish inter-university collaborations and support projects carried out jointly by students, doctoral candidates, as well as academic staff of the FarU University.
Rectors of the Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk Tech, and the University of Gdańsk (authorities of the Fahrenheits Universities Alliance) and competition partners have funded monetary awards to fully or partially cover the costs of implementing winning projects in the following amounts:
- for research and scientific projects: up to PLN 10,000 (maximum for three selected projects),
- for socially impactful projects: up to PLN 5,000 (maximum for three selected projects),
- for projects involving innovative prototypes: up to PLN 30,000 (maximum for three selected projects) | Partner: Aramco Europe,
- for projects involving innovative solutions for the region: up to PLN 30,000 (for one selected project) | Partners: Gdańsk Economic Development Agency, Pomerania Development Agency S.A., and Pomeranian Special Economic Zone
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The application form consists of two parts:
Part 1 contains general information, where you need to provide: project title, names of Science Clubs composing the project, personal data of the project leader (first and last name, email address, phone number), project team composition (up to 10 people with email addresses), project start and end dates, and project execution location. It will also be necessary to indicate the competition category and, depending on the category, the scientific field/discipline or area.
In Part 2, more detailed information should be presented, including:
- project objective,
- description and scope of impact,
- project innovativeness (type, brief description of the state of knowledge, and justification of the project's innovativeness compared to the indicated state of knowledge),
- expected results.
Timeline – 4th edition:
- until November 14 – submission of applications,
- until November 28 – results of the first stage,
- until December 12 – second stage (presentation of projects selected in the first stage) and announcement of results with award ceremony,
- January 2026 – start of funded projects implementation.
The application form must be accompanied by completed attachments: project schedule, project budget, risk assessment, and opinion of the Science Club supervisor, according to the templates below.