International HERITEX-HUB Training School on

Funding Opportunities for Projects in Sustainable Textiles

and Fashion

Centre for Textile Research – University of Copenhagen (DK) &

CONCITO – Denmark’s Green Think Tank

27-28/05/2025

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Scope of the Training School

HERITEX-HUB is happy to announce a call for participants for the International HERITEX-HUB Training School on Funding Opportunities for Projects in Sustainable Textiles and Fashion, to be hosted by the Centre for Textile Research and CONCITO – Denmark’s Green Think Tank in Copenhagen (DK) on the 27^th and 28^th of May 2025.

The Training School is aimed at Early Career Researchers and Innovators looking to get a better insight into existing funding schemes for research and entrepreneurship related to Textile Heritage research and sustainable textile and fashion projects.

Trainees will be introduced to current EU policymaking initiatives regarding the sustainability of the textile and fashion sectors. They will gain insights into how to take advantage of the momentum created by those initiatives to improve the relevance and impact of projects dealing with Textile Heritage.

They will also receive a panoramic overview of existing funding schemes, as well as training and mentoring on how to prepare competitive and impactful grant applications to foster their continued research career and their professional prospects. A dedicated session will allow them to present their research ideas in order to receive feedback and tailored advice from senior researchers in the field of Textile Heritage research

Applications

Prospective participants should be Early Career researchers and innovators affiliated with an institution in Europe. Applicants who do not fit these requirements may be invited to join virtually those parts of the Training School which will be held in hybrid mode.

In order to apply, please send in a short (max. one page) motivation letter, stating your name, affiliation, contact details, and explaining at what stage of your career you are, what are your perspectives in terms of further career development, and if you have an idea for a grant/ project application which you would like to discuss during the Training School, and your CV in English (abbreviated CVs are preferred).

Applications should be sent to Francisco B. Gomes at franciscojbgomes@gmail.com until the 14^th of May.

Funding for participation at the Training School

For successful applicants, the HERITEX-HUB project will offer full reimbursement of travel expenses (up to €500) and a fixed daily allowance for each day of the event to cover their accommodation and other expenses.

Please note that participants should make their travel and accommodation arrangements themselves and will receive the aforementioned reimbursement and stipend after the event.

For any questions, please contact:

Francisco B. Gomes – franciscojbgomes@gmail.com

Marie-Louise Nosch – nosch@hum.ku.dk

Registration is now open to attend a very special edition of the Midis de l’Archéologie, in the Louvre Museum (Paris, FR), organized by the team of the Polish research project “Costumes of Authority”, based at the University of Warsaw, to take place on the 17th of October.

The project, which explores the composition and style of high-status dress in Medieval Sudan through the study of iconographic material, will bring these costumes to live in a presentation for the general public, accompanied by a unique historical fashion show in which the reconstruction of five ancient costumes will make its world premiere!

Further data on this event, the project, its goals, and team members, please refer to the fact sheet available here.

Free registration to attend the event is available through the Louvre platform, here.

©Paulina Matusiak & Eddy Wenting

ON RESEARCH AND CAREER PATHWAYS IN TEXTILE HERITAGE: FINDING RELEVANCE & APPLYING FOR FUNDING

 29^th – 30^th of July 2024

Registration form available here.

Organization:

COST Action EuroWeb – Europe through Textiles (CA19131)

Organizing Committee:

Francisco B. Gomes (University of Lisbon, PT),

Agata Ulanowska (University of Warsaw, PL),

Marie-Louise Nosch (University of Copenhagen – Centre for Textile Research, DK)

& Riina Rammo (University of Tartu, EE)

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Nowadays, work on Textile Heritage takes place in an increasingly competitive research ecosystem. In a context where resources are often limited, and even insufficient, researchers are increasingly called upon to justify the relevance of their research, not just for their specific scientific field, but also in regard to broad societal challenges.

This Training School aims to offer Early Career scholars and innovators some insights on how to raise the profile of their research by reflecting on how it can connect with current concerns shared by a larger audience.

In particular, it will cover the potential implications for Textile Heritage research of new European policies regarding the sustainability of the textile sector, reflecting on potential synergies with other stakeholders in the economic and political arenas. Other facets of the potential social and political relevance of work in the textile field will also be addressed.

This Training School will also serve as a venue for exchanging experiences regarding the application and management of research projects related to Textile Heritage. A roaster of experts with experience on this topic will share their insights and offer practical advice to future applicants.

Finally, it will also act as the launch of a new EuroWeb mentorship programme, in which experienced mentors will offer the benefit of their experience to Early Career researchers looking to develop their career further by applying for grants or funding for research projects.

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 PROGRAMME

 Day 1 – 29/07

 Session 1

09:00 – 09:45 CET

Current trends in European policy relating to the textiles and fashion sector: potential implications for Textile Heritage research

Francisco B. Gomes

 09:45 – 10:00 CET

COFFEE BREAK

 Session 2

10:00 – 11:30 CET

Project Showcases

11:30 – 12:00 CET

Incorporating Science Communication and Outreach into Research Projects: Insights from the EuroWeb Communication Strategy

Francisco B. Gomes

12:00 – 14:00 CET

LUNCH BREAK

Session 3

14:00 – 15:00 CET

Break-out Group Discussions

15:00 – 16:00 CET

Presentations and Joint Discussion

Day 2 – 30/07

Session 4

09:00 – 10:30 CET

Preparing and Writing Competitive CVs and Grant Applications

Marie-Louise Nosch

10:30 – 10:45 CET

COFFEE BREAK

Session 5

10:45 – 13:30 CET

Sharing Experiences with Grant Applications and Management

13:30 – 15:00

LUNCH BREAK

15:00 – 17:00

One-on-one mentorship sessions

Full programme available here.

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For any practical questions regarding the Training School and the programme, please contact Francisco B. Gomes (franciscojbgomes@gmail.com).

If you are

An experienced researcher in the academic field

and you would like to be a mentor for a young scholar in Textile Heritage

please apply for a Virtual Mobility Grant

by July, the 23rd 2024

Up to ten grants (up to 1450 euros) can be awarded for mentor positions.

Mentor’s tasks within the Virtual Mobility Grant:

● Building and transfer of knowledge through collaboration
● Generating capacity building and new skills
● Possible impact on career development
● Developing science communication and project writing skills
● Feedback on mentee’s research aims and methods
● First online meeting in the 30st of July 2024
● Virtual meetings (at least two) with a mentee in August

Applying:

● Eligibility: All Action’s participant(s) with a primary affiliation to an institution located in a COST Full Member country and has/have to be affiliated to at least one of the working groups
● The application shall be submitted in e-COST (https://e-services.cost.eu/user/login) and included among other things the following information:

○ Working plan: topics and activities offered by the mentor
○ Plan for participation: mentor’s professional skills, expectations for mentee
○ Expected outputs: how the grant supports young researcher’s career

The template for the grant application is available here.

● Please read also the call for mentees:

https://euroweb.uw.edu.pl/news/members-and-research/upcoming-euroweb-mentorship-
programme-call-for-prospective-mentees/

Contact for assistance: Riina Rammo (riina.rammo@ut.ee)

Full call is available here.

● designing your future career (in academia or other fields)
● developing science communication and project writing skills
● getting professional feedback on your research (plans/questions/methods)
● getting inspiration and new perspectives for your research
● coping with stress in academia

… this call is for you!

EuroWeb is planning a mentorship program for young and early career researchers in Textile Heritage that will start at the end of July with a training school and continue with personal meetings with a mentor.

Please indicate your interest in being a mentee by 8 July by sending an e-mail to riina.rammo@ut.ee

Please add your name, research topic(s), affiliation (if possible), and position, as well as a short description of your needs (problems to discuss, information gaps).

Organizing committee:
Agata Ulanowska, Francisco B. Gomes, Riina Rammo & Marie-Louise Nosch

1) Short Term Scientific Missions

The deadline for sending an application is the 20th of July 2024. The application must be submitted via e-cost platform.

Five grants up to EUR 2250 can be awarded.

Activities must be performed and the report submitted by September, the 20th 2024.

STSMs consist of visiting a host institution in a different country than the applicant’s to implement a project with an international team and gaining new knowledge or access to equipment or techniques unavailable in the home institution. Grant provides a contribution for travelling, accommodation and subsistence expenses, project implementation, and report delivery to the COST Action.

WHO CAN APPLY
Applicant is Action’s participant with a primary affiliation to an institution located in a COST Full Member country and has to be affiliated to at least one of the working groups.

SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO
• Building and transfering of knowledge through collaboration
• Mentoring that can generate capacity building and new skills
• Harmonization and standardization of methods and procedures
• Compiling research benefitting the action’s aims and objectives
• Collaboration across disciplines and different sectors, with possible impact on career development
• Open-access joint publications and new projects as outcomes

APPLICATION
The application shall be submitted in e-COST and include the following information:
• Main goals of the STSM
• Working Plan: Description of the work to be carried out
• Expected outputs: results and their contribution to the Action’s objectives
• Confirmation of the host institution in receiving the applicant

SELECTION CRITERIA
• STSM’s contribution to the overall objectives of the Action.
• Clearly expressed and realistic benefits to the Action and its deliverables
• In the case of equivalent applications, the COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy will be implemented

Information and assistance: Riina Rammo (riina.rammo@ut.ee)

Full call available here.

2) Virtual Mobility Grants

Deadline is the 20th of July 2024
Ten grants up to EUR 1450 can be awarded

Activities must be performed and the report submitted by September, the 20th 2024.

WHO CAN APPLY
All Action participants with a primary affiliation to an institution located in a COST Full Member country and has/have to be affiliated to at least one of the working groups.

WHAT CAN BE COVERED
The activities expected to be performed include, but are not limited to:
• Support for building and strengthening of textile networks
• Supporting harmonization and standardization of methods and procedures
• Compiling and evaluating online surveys supporting the action’s aims and objectives
• Organizing online workshop(s) like ‘webinar series’
• Data analysis of the Action for a specific report or activity
• Supporting the implementation of research-related activities that do not necessarily require in-person presence, e.g. joint sub-projects dedicated to EuroWeb publishing

SELECTION CRITERIA
• Grant’s contributions to the overall objectives of the Action.
• Clearly expressed and realistic benefits to the Action and its deliverables
• In the case of equivalent applications, the COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy will be implemented

APPLICATION
The application shall be submitted in e-COST: https://e-services.cost.eu/activity/grants

Information and assistance: riina.rammo@ut.ee

Full call available here.

3) ITC Conference Grants

Up to ten Grants may be awarded.

WHO CAN APPLY
• Young researchers and innovators (under the age of 40)
• Affiliated in a Inclusiveness Target Country / Near Neighbour Country
• Attending a conference with an oral or poster presentation
• Applying in e-COST (Application form, CV, abstract, acceptance conformation)

NOTE!
The event must take place before the 20th of September 2024

FURTHER INFORMATION
• Grant Awarding User Guide (all the templates included)

• COST Annotated Rules, ANNEX 2

• e-COST: https://e-services.cost.eu

• Riina Rammo: riina.ra@ut.ee

Full call available here.

Concluding Conference for COST Action “EuroWeb – Europe through Textiles” (CA19131) 

Warsaw, 20th-21st of May 2024

The Organising Team:

Agata Ulanowska (PL)
Karina Grömer (AT)
Marie-Louise Nosch (DK)
Christina Margariti (EL)
Magdalena Woźniak (PL)
Louise Quillien (FR)
Francesco Meo (IT)
Francisco B. Gomes (PT)
Riina Rammo (EE)
Cécile Michel (FR)
Hana Lukesova (NO)
Catarina Costeira (PT)
Alina Iancu (RO)

With the assistance of Marcin Wagner, Iwona Zielińska and Katarzyna Żebrowska (all PL)

Grant Holder and Local Organiser:

University of Warsaw
Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw

Co-organising Institutions:

Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw Museum

Supporting Institutions:

National Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw
National Museum in Warsaw

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PROGRAMME

Monday, 20th of May

08:30-09:00 – Registration

Session 1

09:00-09:30 – Welcome from the organisers and the authorities of the Faculty of Archaeology and University of Warsaw

09:30-09:50 – Agata Ulanowska

After EuroWeb: action chair’s personal reflections on EuroWeb achievements and future

09:50-10:10 – Christina Margariti, Tina Chanialaki, Maria-Emmanuela Alberti and Agata Ulanowska

Working Group 1 Textile Technologies: an overview of the actions and future perspectives

10:10-10:30 – Magdalena Woźniak, Paula Nabais and Cecilie Brøns

Working Group 2 Clothing Identities: Gender, Age and Status. Summary and future perspectives

10:30-10:50 – Discussion

10:50-11:10 – Coffee Break

Session 2

11:10-11:30 – Louise Quillien, Susanne Lervad and Joana Sequeira

The EuroWeb collaborative research on textiles and clothing terminologies: results and further prospects

11:30-11:50 – Dimitra Andrianou, Elena Miramontes and Louise Quillien

Textile terminologies in Antiquity: the terminology of soft furnishings as a case study for the development of a comparative approach

11:50-12:10 – Amine Haj Taieb

Innovative methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches for preserving textile heritage in North Africa

12:10-12:30 – Catarina Costeira, Paula Nabais, Joana Sequeira and Francisco B. Gomes

Textile heritage research in Portugal: assessing the impact and legacy of EuroWeb in a COSTITC Country

12:30-12:50 – Discussion

12:50-14:30 – Lunch Break

Session 3

14:30-14:50 – Natalia Ortega Saez and Judith Goris

Sharing current and future perspectives for textile conservation studies and material technical research in Belgium

14:50-15:10 – Eglė Kumpikaitė and Daiva Milašienė

EuroWeb echoes in Kaunas University of Technology Research

15:10-15:30 – Karina Grömer, Kayleigh Saunderson and Elisabeth Trinkl

Scientific networking and science communication – Reflections on EuroWeb activities of the Austrian team

15:30-15:50 – Francesco Giaquinto, Francesco Meo, Gianluca Tagliamonte and Tiziana Zappatore

From theory to practice: towards the creation of new brands based on ancient textile production

15:50-16:10 – Discussion

16:10-16:30 – Coffee Break

Session 4

16:30-16:50 – Emanuela Alberti

From experimental to public archaeology following the Minoan loom-weights

16:50-17:10 – Irina Petroviciu

Understanding the present as tool to shape the future. Online survey on national textile networks in EuroWeb countries

17:10-17:30 – Agnieszka Jacobson-Cielecka, Karl Innemée, Magdalena Woźniak, Dorota Roqueplo, Katarzyna Schmidt-Przewoźna and Dobrochna Zielińska

How does it feel to be dressed in Authority? Reconstructing Nubian official costumes

17:30-17:50 – Alina Iancu, Catarina Costeira and Francisco B. Gomes

The Digital Atlas of European Textile Heritage: origins, development and challenges after EuroWeb

17:50-18:10 – Francisco B. Gomes

Envisioning the legacy of EuroWeb: thoughts on possible paths forward

18:10-18:30 – Discussion

19:00-21:00 – Reception

Tuesday, 21st of May

10:00-12:00 – “After EuroWeb” table ronde

12:00-13:45 – Lunch Break

14:00 – Guided tour to the National Ethnographic Museum

16:30-18:00 – MC Meeting in the Ball Room of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace

18:30 – Guided tour to the Central Campus of the University of Warsaw

Full Programme and Book of Abstracts available EuroWeb conference_programme and BofA.

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