Masters of Collaboration Wanted
The call for applications for the 5th edition of the "Fahrenheit Collaboration Masters" competition, aimed at inter-university teams, has been launched. This initiative allows you to turn ideas into real actions. Assemble a team, develop a project, and submit your application by November 8, 2026.
The call for applications for the 5th edition of the "Fahrenheit Collaboration Masters" competition, aimed at inter-university teams, has been launched. This initiative allows you to turn ideas into real actions. Assemble a team, develop a project, and submit your application by November 8, 2026.
The main objective of the "Fahrenheit Collaboration Masters" initiative is to establish inter-university collaborations and support projects jointly carried out by students, doctoral candidates, as well as academic staff of the Fahrenheit Universities.
Four Competition Categories
Participants can submit projects in four different categories. The competition organizers, together with partners, focus on both research and scientific ideas supporting regional development, as well as those of a social nature.
- Research-oriented projects – funding up to PLN 10,000, maximum for 3 teams.
- Social impact projects (activation of cultural and sports life, health, environmental protection, new technologies, local activities, popularization of science) – funding up to PLN 5,000, maximum for 3 teams.
- Innovative prototypes – funding up to PLN 30,000, maximum for 3 teams, supported by Aramco Europe.
- Innovative solutions for the region (projects for the Pomeranian Voivodeship) – funding up to PLN 30,000 for 1 winning team. Partners of the pathway are: InvestGDA, the Pomeranian Development Agency S.A., and the Pomeranian Special Economic Zone.
Who can form a team?
The competition is aimed at inter-university teams consisting of a maximum of 10 participants. The team must take one of the following forms:
- at least two Science Clubs from two different universities among Gdańsk Tech, Medical University of Gdańsk, University of Gdańsk, Academy of Music in Gdańsk, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk,
- an intercollegiate Science Club operating at these universities;
- a team of students, PhD students and/or academic staff from at least three of the aforementioned universities (students must constitute at least 60% of the team and represent at least two universities).
Each team must have a scientific supervisor (a research, teaching, or research-and-teaching staff member with at least a PhD degree, employed at at least one of the universities forming the Fahrenheit Universities).
Important deadlines and formalities
- By November 8 – submission of applications,
- By November 24 – results of the first stage,
- By December 9 – second stage (presentation of projects selected in the first stage) and announcement of the results with award ceremony,
- January 2027 – start of implementation of funded projects.
The form, attachment templates, and regulations are available on the Fahrenheit University website.
The competition form consists of two parts. The first part contains general information, including: the project title, personal data of the project leader (first and last name, email address, phone number), the composition of the project team (including email addresses), project start and end dates, and the project location. It will also be necessary to indicate the competition category and, depending on the category, the scientific field/discipline or area.
The second part requires more detailed information, including:
- project objectives and target groups,
- description and scope of impact,
- project innovativeness (type, brief description of the state of knowledge, and justification of the project's innovativeness in relation to the indicated state of knowledge),
- expected outcomes,
- promotional potential.