A diverse and inclusive research culture is the foundation for sustainable research careers, excellent knowledge production, and good scientific practice.
Do you have an idea for a project that can make your work environment even more collegial? Do you want to bring about effective change for your department, your faculty, or the entire university? Do you want to create sustainable structures that benefit everyone? Do you want to be an ambassador for a research environment based on mutual respect?
Do you need up to €5,000 for this? Then we invite you to become a Research Culture and Integrity Ambassador and send in your application by October 15. 2026!
The Research Careers Campus funds three projects with up to €5,000 that aim to contribute to the establishment of positive practices and disrupt the (unconscious) perpetuation of less effective practices.
This call is open to all university members (including researchers, students, and research managers) who are passionate about research at the University of Graz.
Your project could, for example, cover the following areas:
- Scientific Integrity / Good Scientific Practice
- Peer support and peer advice, representation, working groups, buddy systems
- Supporting early career colleagues
- Culture of handling mistakes and failure
- Accessibility
- Academic kindness
- Communication
- Leadership
- Societal impact
- Welcome culture and onboarding
- Performance assessment and peer review
- Open Science
- Anti-discrimination and diversity
- and much more.
Once awarded, the Ambassador Grant will be transferred to an internal department/cost center at the university and can be used as needed (in accordance with the university's guidelines).
- Read more in the full call: Ambassador Grants - Research Careers Campus Graz