Let's start from the beginning: What exactly is the University of Lodz's student and doctoral participatory budget?
The UniLodz participatory budget provides funding to implement your ideas! These can be infrastructure projects, but also all kinds of integration, scientific, cultural, sports or environmental initiatives – you decide! It's important that your projects have a universal nature. What does that mean? They should serve the broader community – we reach beyond faculties and doctoral schools, implementing ideas that can benefit all of us!
A little hint: universal nature is particularly attributed to projects concerning common areas, such as the Student Campus or the University of Lodz Library, as long as they serve a wide audience and their positive effects impact the entire academic community.
Universal – I get it! What else should these projects be like?
Remember that you are designing for Łódź, but above all for people, therefore your projects should:
- ensure accessibility for people with special needs – the projects must be planned and implemented in accordance with the principles of universal design, so that their outcomes are accessible to all members of the academic community, regardless of their level of fitness;
- improve the technical, IT and material infrastructure of the University of Lodz, in line with the needs and expectations of students/doctoral students;
- raise the standard and comfort of living for students and doctoral students on the premises of University of Lodz and in its buildings;
- strengthen the integration of the student/doctoral student community;
- foster the scientific, cultural, artistic or sporting development of students/doctoral students;
- support the development of self-governance for students/doctoral students.
At the University of Lodz, we take care of well-being, which is why the principle of minimising the environmental footprint is applied in projects planned and implemented within the budget.
What does this mean in practice? The projects should also foster respect for the natural environment, adapt to a changing climate and promote sustainable development within the University of Lodz's premises, buildings and operations, in particular by:
- reducing energy and water consumption and increasing energy efficiency,
- reducing waste generation, supporting reuse, repair and recycling (circular economy),
- applying nature-based solutions (e.g., planting, improved water retention, greenery protection, biodiversity initiatives),
- reducing emissions and pollution and supporting sustainable mobility,
- performing educational and informational activities that raise environmental awareness among the academic community.
We'll be accepting submissions for a whole month – from 2 March to 2 April 2026. You should consider your ideas now – maybe we'll see one of them implemented soon?
It's not an examination session, but we're still pressed for time. Check out the schedule:
- 2 March – 2 April 2026 – Project submissions,
- 7 April – 17 April 2026 – the committee conducts formal and content-related verification. This is the time to supplement your applications,
- 20 April 2026 – announcement of the list of Projects to be voted on,
- 22 April – 15 May 2026 – voting and conducting promotional campaigns,
- 22 May 2026 – announcement of the list of Projects selected for implementation,
- 1 June 2026 – 1 June 2027 – the implementation of the winning Projects,
- 30 June – 30 November 2027 – Project implementation summary.
I have an idea and a plan. How do I prepare my application?
Step 1. Read the Rules and Regulations
Before elaborating your project, be sure to read the Rules and Regulations and the attachments – it's important that your project meets the requirements outlined in the regulations. But don't worry, you still have some time – after all, we're accepting applications from 2 March to 2 April!
Step 2. Fill in the form
Have you read the regulations? Now it's time to prepare your application. How? Use the form (Attachment 1 to the Rules and Regulations) – it's easy!
Step 3. Collect signatures
In addition to the application, you must attach a list of supporters from at least 10 students/doctoral students of UniLodz, expressed in signatures (Attachment 2 to the Rules and Regulations).
Step 4. Submit your application
You can submit the completed form electronically (to the email address: osiedle@uni.lodz.pl with the title: BO and year, e.g., BO2026) or in hard copy at the University of Lodz Academic Campus Administration. When? We accept applications from 2 March to 2 April!
And that's it!
Do you have questions? Perhaps you have some doubts? We're here for you!
Feel free to consult with the University of Lodz Academic Campus Administration during your project preparation. We'll help you with any questions regarding the timeframe, technical and financial feasibility of its implementation.
Remember – you study? You decide!
Design. Plan. Submit – starting 2 March 2026!
Downloadable attachments
- Rules and Regulations of “Decyduję z UniLodz” – the participatory budget for students and doctoral students of the University of Lodz (attachment to the Rules and Regulation No. 78 of the Rector of the University of Lodz of 23 February 2026) – in Polish
- Application form (Attachment no. 1 to the Rules and Regulations) – in Polish
- List of project applicants (Attachment no. 2 to the Rules and Regulations) – in Polish
- List of supporters (Attachment no. 3 to the Rules and Regulations) – in Polish
- Announcement of the Rector of the University of Lodz of 23 February 2026 – in Polish
