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    HORIZON-MSCA-2027-CITIZENS-01-01

    MSCA and Citizens 2027

    Opens 9 Mar 2027Live official EU data

    MSCA and Citizens 2027 · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners

    8 Jun 2027
    Deadline
    9 Mar 2027
    Opens for applications
    €100k–€350k
    Indicative, per project
    ~50
    Grants expected
    144
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds public engagement events that bring researchers and citizens together, specifically the European Researchers' Night and the Researchers at Schools initiative. It supports activities like exhibitions, science shows, and school visits that make research careers and results more visible and accessible to the public, especially young people and underrepresented groups.

    education skills · civil society democracy · social innovation

    Who wins this

    Organisations experienced in science communication or research coordination that can organise Europe-wide public engagement events combining researcher-public interaction with school outreach activities.

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €100k–€350k
    Funding model
    Lump sum — paid per completed work package, no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Also required
    Maximum EU contribution per proposal should not exceed EUR 350,000; activities carried out in non-associated third countries are not eligible for funding; costs are lump sum contributions.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: Activities carried-out in non-associated third countries are not eligible for funding. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds To ensure a balanced portfolio covering the widest geographical coverage with events and activities held in as many eligible countries as possible, grants will be awarded to applications not only in order of ranking but at least also to each application that is highest ranked per country based on where the coordinator is established (including trans-national consortia), provided that the applications attain all thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs may take form of lump sum contributions as stipulated in Decision of 11 March 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions and unit contributions for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions under the Horizon Europe Programme. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the specific topic of the Work Programme

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 144 past winners

    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · IT
    11 wins
    led 4
    ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI FISICA NUCLEARE · IT
    10 wins
    led 1
    ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA · IT
    6 wins
    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · ES
    6 wins
    led 1
    CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · FR
    5 wins
    led 1
    UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI · RO
    5 wins
    led 3

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