Project Idea Generator 2026 - An Unconference by the Thematic DCC Social Sciences and Humanities

A banner image showing a photo from last year's event (audience looking at two presenters in a modern, wood paneled conference room), overlayed with the TDCC-SSH logo and reading "Challenge Call 2026"

Do you want to get a head start with your project idea for the upcoming call? Or are you eager to hear which ideas your peers are cooking up? Join our in-person event to contribute to the collaborative process of formulating project ideas.

The Project Idea Generator - Unconference on 24 March 2026 13:00 - 18:00, at Congresgebouw De Vereeniging in the heart of Utrecht will give you a chance to crystallise your idea and team up with other collaborators.

Registration is open until Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - Register now!
The event is free to attend and includes networking drinks ("borrel").

Date: Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | 13:00-18:00
Location: De Vereeniging - Mariaplaats 14, 3511 LJ Utrecht

Language: English

After the successful calls for proposals in 2023/2024 and 2025, the NWO will once again open a call to fund projects that address ambitions and challenges defined in each TDCC's roadmap.

One of the roles of the TDCCs in this call is to ensure that project proposals are developed through a community-driven process. We want to engage with project ideas (and the people proposing them) at an early stage and facilitate their development into full project proposals through an open and inclusive process.

We will host this in-person, unconference-style event to stimulate project ideas. Attendance is not a requirement to submit an expression of interest, but it is a great opportunity to meet colleagues and potential project partners.