12/01/2026 - 20/02/2026

Protocol No. 147 of 12 January 2026

1) This call is addressed to internal Conservatoire teachers (fixed-term or open-ended contract) and is aimed at the acquisition of research proposals to be carried out in the A.A. 2025/2026.
No more than three projects may be approved for the academic year 2025/2026.

2) Projects must be submitted by filling in the form at link
expiring on the date of 20 February 2026, 11.59 p.m.

3) Professors who have already carried out a project in the previous call (2024/2025) as a proposing party may not submit research projects in this call.

4) Proposals should:
a) develop a research project in the multiple fields of creation, practice, theory, historiography, didactics, pedagogy, music psychology and music therapy;
b) distinguish themselves from other types of activities carried out at the Conservatoire (seminars, masterclasses, workshops, etc.) and be characterised by their multidisciplinary approach and originality with respect to the chosen theme, also envisaging the involvement of several internal subjects (other teachers and students), and of experts from outside the Conservatoire.

5) Proposals should contain:
(a) name of the proposing teacher
(b) title of the research project
(c) project description
d) CV of the proposing teacher

6) Proposals should contain the economic plan of the project. Specifically, the description of the research project should contain the following information:
a) Project summary (max 2500 characters): definition of concepts and objectives;
b) description of the state of the art on the subject; it must be made clear what research on similar issues has already been carried out, nationally and internationally, and how the project contributes to the advancement of knowledge in relation to existing research;
c) method: as comprehensive a description as possible of how the research will be conducted, with what instruments of investigation, on what theoretical assumptions;
d) Dissemination: indicate in which format you think the results of the project could be presented (concerts, public recordings, publications, conferences, seminars, institutional presentations, national or international forums, etc.);
(e) Main bibliographical references;
f) internal teachers involved (attach relevant curricula);
(g) external stakeholders, natural persons and institutions (attach curricula, letters of accession to the project);
(h) plan for implementation of the research project activities: indicate the timetable of the main stages of implementation.

7) Budget. The funding ceiling for each project is set at € 5,000.00. The applicant must indicate the expected overall cost and detail the individual items of expenditure. Funds or sponsorship from external parties for the co-financing of project activities are allowed.

8) The proposals received will be screened by the board of IREMUS (Institute for Music Research), which will evaluate the projects according to the following criteria:
(a) relevance/pertinence of the project;
(b) originality and feasibility of the proposal, also in relation to the budget;
(c) multidisciplinary and novel approach of the project.
If necessary, it may be requested to supplement the proposed documentation, or to make changes to the project in order to enable its actual implementation.

9) A report with IREMUS' assessments will be forwarded to the Academic Council, which is responsible for identifying the projects to be funded.