INGENIUM Local Student Events
- Have an idea for your campus? Turn it into an event that brings students together and helps more people discover INGENIUM and its opportunities.
AT A GLANCE
| Official name | INGENIUM local student events (listed in the INGENIUM Student Calendar 2026/2027 as “student-led events”) |
| Purpose | To support local initiatives that promote INGENIUM and the opportunities offered by the Alliance in a local context, and that help more students discover what INGENIUM can offer them. |
| Who can submit | Students and student organisations at any of the ten INGENIUM partner universities |
| How the call works | One joint call and one common proposal form. Proposals are assessed on a rolling basis and events are implemented locally. |
| Round 1 | Opens 1 October 2026 · rolling submission · events from January 2027 |
| Round 2 | Opens January 2027 · rolling submission · events from spring 2027 |
| How to submit | By email to the local INGENIUM office at your university, with ingenium@uniovi.es in copy (CC), attaching the proposal form (Annex 1) |
| Funding | Up to EUR 3,000 per event |
| Decision | Taken by your own university, which is also your point of contact throughout |
| Implementation | In collaboration with the INGENIUM local student board at your university |
Big Ideas Start on Your Campus
INGENIUM Local Student Events support small, student-led initiatives that bring INGENIUM and its opportunities to life on your own campus. Through activities designed by students, for students, the initiative aims to help more students discover what INGENIUM has to offer.
By creating events for their peers, students can promote INGENIUM opportunities in a local context, using their own language, ideas and approach to engage their campus community.
2
Application rounds
10
INGENIUM partner universities
€3K
Maximum funding per event
This Call Is for You If
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Bachelor's, Master's or PhD students enrolled at any of the 10 partner universities.
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Apply with students from your university and appoint one lead contact responsible for the proposal and follow-up.
Student unions, local student boards, associations, societies and ESN sections or similar groups. A representative must sign the proposal.
You Can Involve Others
Students from other INGENIUM universities, INGENIUM Ambassadors, the Student Board and local stakeholders can join as co-organisers or guests. Their involvement is welcome, but not required.
What Student-led Means
Your event must be designed and delivered by students. Your local INGENIUM office can provide advice and logistical support, but students remain responsible for the idea, design and delivery.
Note: The lead proposer must still be enrolled as a student when the event takes place.
From idea to Project Implementation
- 5 October 2026
Round 1 Opens
Submit your proposal for events taking place from January 2027 onwards.
- January 2027
Round 1 Events Begin
Approved events from the first round can start taking place at INGENIUM partner universities.
- From January 2027
Round 2 Opens
The second application round opens, welcoming proposals for events taking place from spring 2027.
- Spring 2027
Round 2 Events Begin
Approved events from the second round can start taking place on local campuses.
- April 2027
Opportunities for 2027/2028 Open
The next cycle of opportunities for the 2027/2028 academic year begins to open.
- June-July 2027
Initiative Review
INGENIUM reviews the Local Student Events initiative and its results.
What Makes Your Local Event an INGENIUM Event?
Any student-led event can be eligible, as long as it has a clear INGENIUM component and meets at least one of the following criteria.
Promote INGENIUM and its opportunities locally
Foster collaboration between INGENIUM students
Align with INGENIUM priorities
What Could You Organise?
Explore the different types of student-led events you can organise on your campus. These are just examples to inspire you. You’re welcome to propose other formats, as long as your event has a clear INGENIUM component.
| Format | What it can look like |
|---|---|
| Hackathons and challenges | A short team challenge on a real local problem linked to an INGENIUM priority, with an INGENIUM information moment built in |
| Information and opportunity events | An “INGENIUM opportunities day”, a stand at a welcome week or a fair, a lunchtime session on how to apply |
| Campus and community events | Cultural evenings, Europe-themed events, sports or social events that carry an INGENIUM message |
| Workshops and talks | Peer-to-peer sessions with students who have taken part in INGENIUM activities; skills workshops |
| Multilingual and intercultural events | Language cafés or tandems with incoming INGENIUM students |
| Online or hybrid events | An event on your campus that connects live with students from other INGENIUM campuses |
| Campaigns | A short, time-bound promotional campaign on campus or on social media, for example with posters, QR codes and short videos |
- Events with no INGENIUM component, or where INGENIUM appears only as a logo.
- Commercial or profit-making activities.
- Costs already covered by another source, including Erasmus+ or other INGENIUM funding (no double funding).
- Events that are not open to all eligible students on an inclusive, non-discriminatory basis.
- Larger cross-partner projects: apply to the INGENIUM Student Partnerships instead.
How to Apply
Follow these steps to submit your proposal for a Local Student Event. The process is simple and designed to help you turn your idea into an event on your campus.
1
Get in Touch
Contact your local INGENIUM office to discuss your idea, eligible costs and available funding.
2
Complete the Proposal Form
Fill in the proposal form, including your event details, INGENIUM component, accessibility, budget and follow-up plans.
3
Submit Your Proposal
Send it by email to the local INGENIUM office at your university, with ingenium@uniovi.es in CC, attaching the completed form.
4
Receive Feedback
Your university reviews the proposal and informs you of its decision. Approved events are organised in collaboration with the local INGENIUM Student Board.
The call is rolling, but send your proposal at least four weeks before the event, so there is time for approval, payment arrangements and promotion.
Funding & Support
Local student events are funded from the amount each partner university has set aside for student-led events, within the Next INGENIUM budget for the Engaged European Campus.
- Maximum amount per event: €3,000. Smaller funding requests are also welcome.
- Typical costs: Materials and printing, catering, room or equipment hire, small prizes, online tools, and the travel of a guest where this is justified. Eligible costs depend on your university’s institutional rules.
- In-kind support can also be requested, such as rooms, equipment, promotional materials or help from the local communication team.
- Administered locally. Your university pays or reimburses costs through its own procedures and in line with its institutional rules. Your local INGENIUM office will tell you which costs can be covered and how.
- No double funding. Costs already covered by another source cannot be charged again.
Contact your local INGENIUM office before you submit. It can confirm the amount available, the eligible costs and the payment route at your university.
How Your Proposal Is Assessed
Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, with particular attention to the following criteria
| Criterion | Guiding question |
|---|---|
| INGENIUM component | Does the event clearly promote INGENIUM and its opportunities, connect INGENIUM students, or advance an Alliance priority? |
| Reach | Will it reach students who do not yet know INGENIUM, not only those who already do? |
| Student leadership | Is it designed and run by students, for students? |
| Feasibility and budget | Is the plan realistic, and is the budget clear and proportionate? |
| Inclusion | Is the event open, accessible and welcoming to all students? |
| Follow-up | Will participants leave knowing what they can apply for next, and how? |
Your proposal is assessed by your own INGENIUM university, which also provides feedback and remains your main point of contact throughout the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Because a programme cannot be designed, agreed and accredited in a semester. The fast track exists for initiatives that can be delivered between February and June 2027. A joint programme proposed now realistically launches in 2028 or later, and the call is honest about that rather than creating a deadline nobody can meet.
Two is the minimum. The strategic priority is broader: consortia with several partners and genuinely integrated delivery score better under relevance, and are closer to what the European Degree Label expects.
Only if it requires new accreditation. Double degrees that can be built inside existing frameworks belong under Pathways, in the flexible configuration, where the process is considerably lighter.
No. Adaptation of the existing portfolio is funded through INGENIUM-ED. This section is for new programmes, and the two streams stay separate.
Accreditation fees and quality assurance agency costs are planned centrally as part of the alliance’s joint education budget. Your own request covers the development work — meetings, design time, expert input — according to the needs of the programme.
Yes, for a joint or multiple doctoral programme that requires an accreditation process. For any other type of doctoral collaboration, you can check the doctoral collaborations section.
Useful Documents
Everything you need to design and prepare a proposal.
Send proposals to
| PARTNER UNIVERSITY | LOCAL INGENIUM OFFICE |
|---|---|
| UNIOVI | oficinaingenium@uniovi.es |
| MUS | m.kasnakova@mu-sofia.bg |
| UoC | ingenium@uoc.gr |
| HKA | ingenium@h-ka.de |
| Xamk | ingenium@xamk.fi |
| Ud’A | marcello.costantini@unich.it |
| HS | mikael.ejdeback@his.se |
| MTU | ingenium@mtu.ie |
| URN | ligia.livanu@univ-rouen.fr |
| TUIASI | ingenium@groups.tuiasi.ro |
