Call for proposals for grants to organise activities

Grants for organising activities
The grant aims to enable employees at Lund University to organise activities and invite guests with the aim of raising awareness of sound and sound environments. The activities may be aimed at an academic audience and/or the general public. Examples of activities include seminars, lectures, conferences, exhibitions or events in collaboration with specific actors within the surrounding community. The activities must have a clear link to research on sound or sound environments.

An application may cover several different activities within the same framework. The call for applications does not have a predetermined amount. The funds can be used, for example, to cover fees and travel expenses for invited speakers and venue costs. However, the grant cannot be used to pay salaries for employees at Lund University. A preliminary programme and preliminary budget for the activity must be attached to the application.

If the grant is approved, the Sound Environment Centre must be listed as a co-organiser in the marketing of the activity. The Sound Environment Centre reserves the right to advertise the activity on its website and social media channels.  

Who can apply?
If you apply for a grant, you will be responsible for the activity. You must be employed at Lund University when the application is submitted and until requisition of the funds. Your employment must correspond to at least 20 per cent of a full-time position. Your employment may be temporary but not intermittent (hourly employment). We accept applications from doctoral students as long as they meet the employment requirement.

The department/unit where the applicant is employed is the organisation that requisitions and administers the grant. The head of department/director must sign the application and guarantee that the employment meets the requirements for the grant. The funds must be requisitioned no later than six months after the decision.

The application must include:

• A brief description of the planned activity (max. 2 A4 pages)
• CVs for participating guests, if applicable (max. 1 A4 page/guest)
• A preliminary budget for the activity
• A preliminary programme for the activity 
• Information about the department/unit or context in which the applicant wishes to hold the activity

The application and preliminary budget must be signed by the main applicant and the head of department/director where the applicant is employed. 

Deadline for submitting applications is 11 March 2026. Send the application and attached documents electronically to: coordinator [at] lmc [dot] lu [dot] se (coordinator[at]lmc[dot]lu[dot]se). There are no specific application forms. 

Applications are reviewed by a working group within the board of the Sound Environment Centre. Decisions are made by the Sound Environment Centre's board at its meeting on 26 March 2026. Notification of grants can be expected within one month of the application deadline.