The third edition of the UNR Research Project Call: “University and Sustainable Development 2025” is now open. You can submit your project until November 30, 2025.
In this third edition of the University and Sustainable Development Call for Proposals, the UNR is committed to maintaining the same level of support as in the previous edition, funding up to six projects. This effort underscores the institution's commitment to sustainable development and the generation of innovative solutions to local and global challenges.
The Science, Technology, and Innovation for Development Area (ACTeID) will support the teams from the initial project formulation stage through to implementation. During this process, dialogue will be facilitated among research groups working on related topics, promoting collaboration with key stakeholders in the region and ensuring the technical and operational feasibility of the proposals submitted.
Recognizing that communication is a strategic component that amplifies the impact and social appropriation of science, the selected teams will be encouraged to implement communication strategies appropriate to each stage of the project. This dimension will contribute to highlighting progress and results, strengthening the link between the university and society.
Thematic Areas:
- Transition towards Sustainable Cities and Industries
It promotes research aimed at reducing environmental impact, encouraging the responsible use of resources, and contributing to the transition to a sustainable production and urban model. Proposals will be accepted in the following sub-areas:
- Energy transition and circular economy
- Sustainable processes and materials
- Clean industry and waste valorization
- Inclusive and resilient cities
- Technological Innovation for Educational and Cultural Transformation
It promotes research that applies emerging technologies to transform teaching and learning processes, fostering inclusive, equitable, and quality education; and to the artistic and cultural sphere, contributing to the development of creative industries and generating local value. Proposals will be accepted in the following sub-areas:
- Immersive environments
- Artificial intelligence applied to educationn
- Active methodologies and gamification
- Reducing the digital divide
- Development of technologies applied to art, design and creative industries, that contribute to the generation of local value.
Target:
Interdisciplinary work teams whose members work at one of the Academic Units of the UNR or one of the joint UNR-CONICET Research Units may apply to this call for proposals. Faculty-researchers who have been directors, co-directors, or members of working groups that received funding through the 2024 University and Sustainable Development call for proposals (Res. 463/24) are explicitly excluded from applying.
Financing:
The UNR will fund a total of up to 6 projects. Each thematic area will have 3 funded projects, which will receive a maximum amount of $10.000.000 (ten million pesos) per project.
Dates and presentation methods
- Project Submission: The call for project submissions will be open from November 10 to 30, 2025 by SIGEVA-UNR.
- Admissibility: It will be carried out during a period of 10 consecutive days after the closing of the presentation of the projects.
- Publication of results of the call for applications: March 2026.
Find all the detailed information in the Terms and Conditions document attached at the end of this article. For questions and inquiries, please write to proyectos.ciencias@unr.edu.ar