Call for Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) – important dates
A new project period for IDA 2026-2027 has been announced by SLU Future Food in collaboration with SLU Urban Futures. Here are important dates for the call and the project period.
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19 January 2026: Call for applications to IDA 5 (2026-2027) opens
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4 Feb 2026: Webinar: Intro to IDA, Q&A session and matchmaking (lunch webinar)
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11 Feb 2026: Webinar: Intro to IDA, Q&A session and matchmaking (lunch webinar)
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29 April: Application deadline for IDA 5 (2026-2027)
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Mid June: Announcement of approved theme groups in IDA 5 (2026-2027)
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16 Sep 2026: Presentation of results from IDA 4 (2025-2026) in the morning and workshop on interdisciplinarity at SLU in the afternoon
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1 September 2026: The groups in IDA 5 (2026-2027) start their work
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30 April 2027: End of project period for IDA 5 (2026-2027)
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Mid September 2027: Presentation of results from IDA 5 (2026-2027) with an open workshop at SLU
On 4 and 11 February 2026, SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures will arrange lunch webinars that tell you more about IDA 5 (2026-2027) with Q&A and "match-making", i.e. the opportunity to connect with other SLU researchers for collaboration on an application.
Interdisciplinary Academy (IDA) is an interdisciplinary initiative at SLU that aims to strengthen interdisciplinary competence throughout the university. IDA started in 2022 with funding from SLU Future Food and the NJ Faculty. From 2025, the initiative is funded jointly by SLU Future Food and SLU Urban Futures.
More information: www.slu.se/ida