23 June 2026

Six projects received funding in the CEMES Spring Call 2026

On 18 June 2025 the Steering Committee reviewed the applications for the CEMES Spring Call. We received 15 applications addressing a wide variety of themes, fields and interdisciplinary activities. We distributed grants for a total of approximately 207.000 DKK.

The Committee decided to support the following applications (in alphabetical order):

  1. Various events: “Small Languages, Archives and memory of the Second World War: Polish-Language Documents from the Early DP Movements in Lund, 1945–1946”. Main applicant: Urszula Ulla Chowaniec. CEMES host-institution: Lund University.

  2. Seminar: “LOOKING LOW – methodological challenges in engaging art beyond established models for value and meaning (LL)” Main applicant: Tonje Haugland-Sørensen. CEMES host-institution: University of Copenhagen.

  3. Workshop: “Towards European Digital Fairness and Sovereignty - From Just Price to AI Governance in Modern Europe”. Main applicant: Behrang Kianzad. CEMES host-institution: Malmö University.

  4. “Cultural Heritage Pedagogies as Democratic Practice: A cross-sectoral theme day”. Main applicant: Pille Pruulmann-Vengerfeldt. CEMES host-institution: Malmö University.

  5. Discussion panel: “Exile and Empire: Anti-Colonial Thought among Post-Soviet Diasporas in the EU”. Main applicant: Mikhail Suslov. CEMES host-institution: University of Copenhagen.

  6. Workshop: “Exploitation and Solidarity in a European Context”. Main applicant: András Szigeti. CEMES host-institution: Lund University.

We congratulate all who received funding and very much encourage all to apply to our future calls. Please follow the website and LinkedIn for news. 

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