10 December 2024 – It’s now open the competition for one grant supporting multidisciplinary research programs on education. Through this contest, the Foundation aims to bolster education research projects contributing to the enhancement of educational attainment across any country within the UniCredit Group perimeter.
The total allocation for this initiative is €250,000. One grant will be awarded for a duration spanning two to three years.
The competition is open to researchers of any nationality from any research field. Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for this grant must have a Ph.D. in in their field of competency. Graduate students may be part of the research team but cannot be the main PI of the proposal.
Preference will be given to research targeted to young people in the 11-19 age group (lower and upper secondary school) and focused on:
- tackling school dropouts
- assessing the effects of early tracking
- defining the scope for remedial education and evaluating tutoring programs for disadvantaged children
- identifying appropriate orientation programs for the school careers and the job market.
Submission deadline: March 31, 2025
UniCredit Foundation is a non-profit corporate foundation, as further testimony of the Group’s engagement in the promotion of a well-structured set of principles which are the basis of its corporate identity. UniCredit Foundation is entirely financed by the Group and it is an independent legal entity with a Board of Directors.
UniCredit Foundation pursues social and humanitarian goals in the fields of assistance and healthcare, the environment, and training, education and teaching, and supports the best talents in the fields of economics and finance by launching scholarships, research grants and research awards with a special focus on the countries in which UniCredit Group operates.
for more info https://www.unicreditgroup.eu/en/unicreditfoundation.html
In order to apply for the UniCredit Foundation’s calls, students must complete the online application form, under the penalty of being excluded from the selection process.
Remind: the form is the same for every competition, therefore you should complete only the fields required by the related announcement.
COMPLETE THE ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
- To participate in the call, it is necessary to click on the APPLY button and enter the login credentials for idea360.
- You can get the credentials (username and password) through the registration procedure.
- You will receive an e-mail message with a confirmation link. Click on it to complete your registration.
- You can open your application and add any further information as many times as you want until you click on the <submit> button.
- Submit your application only when you consider it completed and all the requested documentation in PDF format has been attached.
- No further modifications are allowed when the application is submitted.
- The letter of reference -when required- must be sent directly by a Professor via e-mail to the UniCredit Foundation address as specified in the call.
- You only need to fill out the relevant fields in the application form for the competition you are applying for
- For more information on the call and the application process please write to [email protected]