Seed Fund Call For Teachers

The Ulysseus University Alliance invites teaching staff to collaborate in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)! 

Call for Proposals 2025

Take this opportunity to:

• Collaborate internationally with another Ulysseus European University teacher.
• Be a pioneer and pilot an innovative online educational activity 
• Provide your students with a truly international and enriching virtual experience without having to leave the classroom 

Applications for the Ulysseus Seed Fund are now open to all disciplines! We invite you to submit your proposals for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) designed for Ulysseus students.  

The application is open until 31 January, 2025 (23:59 CET)

Objectives

The Ulysseus seed fund for teachers is envisioned to provide financial support to innovative, co-creative and collaborative ideas in teaching and learning across the Ulysseus European University.  

This seed fund financially supports academics in co-creating a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) by enabling teachers to meet in person for joint design and planning of the course. The COILs awarded with this seed funding grant must be implemented by 31 March 2026. 

The seed funding may also be used to develop new Ulysseus Virtual Joint Courses, involving at least two teachers from two different Ulysseus universities. For more detailed information, please contact your Local Mobility Officer. 

Introduction to COILS

COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) is an innovative teaching methodology that connects existing academic courses from different Ulysseus higher education institutions virtually. This approach fosters cross-cultural collaboration by bringing students and teachers together in a virtual space to learn, discuss, and collaborate as part of their regular classes.  

Designed exclusively for students, COIL provides a transnational educational experience by integrating classrooms across countries. Each course should be part of the curriculum and involve at least two teachers from participating institutions.  

For you as the educator, COIL offers the chance to enhance cross-cultural collaboration while providing students with valuable opportunities to improve their global awareness, intercultural communication, and digital skills, transforming their learning into a transnational experience. 

For more information about this call and COILS:

• Download the PDF with the full information about this call
• Watch our Informative Session

• Find more information about COILs, explained by the European Association for International Education (EAIE).

Application Procedure

Application Procedure 

• Applications should be submitted by the travelling partner only. 

• You already know with which partner/teacher you want to co-create a COIL and have received confirmation from your Head of Department/ Supervisor and the partner university. 

The selection process consists of two phases:  

1. Applications will be evaluated internally within each partner university to create a preliminary selection.  

2. The Ulysseus Joint Education Committee, with representatives from all eight Ulysseus partner universities, will then make the final selection from these candidates. 

Application Submission Requirements 

• Course abstract including course description and work plan (max. 500 words):   

• The budget allocation 

• Letter of support issued by the host university from the Head of Department (see example in annex). 
• Please submit your call via:

Members Ulysseus European University	Application Form
University of Seville	Seed Fund Application Form for USE Lecturers (link)
University Côte d’Azur	Seed Fund Application Form for UniCA Lecturers (link)
University of Genova	Request form via: mobility-ulysseus@unige.it
Technical University of Košice	Request form via natalia.vaskova@tuke.sk
MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®	Seed Fund Application Form for MCI Lecturers (link)
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences	Seed Fund Application Form for Haaga-Helia Lecturers (link)
University of Münster	please request form via: mobilityulysseus@uni-muenster.de
University of Montenegro	Seed Fund Application Form for UoM Lecturers (link)

Would you like to learn everything about this new call for funding?

If so, please download the instructions to see all details from this call