ELLS FFI Call

The joint ELLS Fund for Incentives (FFI) was established in October 2004. Each full ELLS member and partner contributes an annual membership fee that is largely dispersed via a competitive process to further the achievement of ELLS objectives in line with the ELLS mission and vision. ELLS has a number of strategic priorities including:

• strengthen long-term inter-member collaboration
• prepare external European funding proposals
• promote institutional learning and best practices within ELLS
• enhance visibility and societal outreach and impact
• address sustainability and challenge-driven themes

The fund has the following aims:

• to strengthen ELLS
• to give an incentive to promising new innovative initiatives,
• to stimulate joint research and educational activities,
• to recognize and further support the work of Subject Area (SA) groups and Support Teams (ST) with a proven record,
• to give effect to ‘low-hanging fruit’ initiatives that arise with the potential to provide rapid, immediate benefits to the ELLS alliance.

Indicative allocation per project: €10,000 – €15,000
Who can apply: ELLS partner and member University staff and students
Application Deadline: 30 June 2026
Minimum number of partners per application: 2-3 institutions
Reporting deadline: 15 Feb 2028

Find further information on the ELLS FFI Directives here.

Find the ELLS FFI Application form here.