Fostering cooperation and integration between SSH and STEM research and innovation in the EU
Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026 · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds a single coordination project that will build cooperation between social sciences/humanities (SSH) researchers and STEM (science, tech, engineering, maths) researchers across Europe. The winning project will monitor how well SSH and STEM work together in EU-funded research, create guidelines and training to improve that cooperation, run an annual showcase event, and act as an advisory forum feeding evidence back to EU policymakers.
research excellence · social innovation · education skills · civil society democracy · regional development
Who wins this
A consortium of research organisations, policy networks or intermediary bodies experienced in SSH and STEM research policy that can coordinate EU-wide monitoring, facilitation and policy-advisory activities rather than conduct technical research itself.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €3.5M
- 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
- Funded as a lump sum Coordination and Support Action (CSA) with a 28-page Part B application limit; only one grant expected with a total budget of 3.5 million euros.
- 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: Proposal page limit and layout As 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. The page limit for the Part B of the Coordination and Support Action (CSA) application using lump sum is 28 pages. In addition, it is mandatory to submit a detailed budget table, using the template available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries As 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 As described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion As described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds As described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes As 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 As described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. As described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions As described in the specific topic of the Work Programme.
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