Ready for another chance to put your ideas into motion? With the 7th EELISA Joint Call you can apply for a budget to develop joint inter-institutional activities within the framework of EELISA Communities.
With an increased budget of €200,000, your envisioned hackathon, lecture series, contest and event could be funded with up to €12,000, while focusing on the implementation of challenge-based learning and transformative and innovative methods to solve complex societal problems.
The 7th EELISA Joint Call
This edition of the Joint Call will focus on two main topics, with a strong encouragement for proposals that design cooperation formats which are sustainable over time and capable of attracting third-party funding in the long term.
– Topic 1 will encourage educational activities that support the research and innovation dimensions of EELISA, continuing the focus of the 6th EELISA Joint Call.
– Topic 2 aims to boost student-led training, community building and campus engagement, originating as well from student-led communities. Proposals under this topic should empower students fromb Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD level to take ownership of project design, implementation, and dissemination.
Proposals will be evaluated based on impact, learning innovation, and feasibility. Applications exceeding the funding cap or lacking clear evaluation criteria will not be considered.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Winners of the proposals will be contacted by 31 march 2026.
Elegible activities may not start before 1 June 2026, and should be implemented before 31 May 2027
REGISTRATION
Please design your proposal using the application template and send it in Word format to communities@eelisa.eu by 15 March 2026 23:59 CET.
To facilitate partner matching, EELISA has set up a Call for Interest Form where members may post short, high-level ideas and identify potential partners prior to submitting a proposal. This tool is optional and intended solely to support networking; it is not part of the evaluation process.
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FAQs
It is strongly suggested that all people involved be members of the Community. Since you need contacts from 3 partner institutions, the activity lead and at least two other people should be part of the Community in question.
Yes, the issuance of badges for EELISA Credentials are required for all activities funded under Joint Calls, including student-led ones. Issuance of EELISA Credential badges is done via the EELISA Digital Campus. Guidance will be provided over the course of the implementation of the activity. Student-led activities should engage an academic to provide light supervision and verify that the learning outcomes and impact level in line with the SDGs acquired through the participation in the activity are correctly reflected in the badges.
It means that participation in the activity should be open to students from any EELISA institution. Activities can target specifically Bachelor, Master, or PhD students, and organizers can set boundaries on the student profile they’re looking for when setting up the activity to ensure success.
The 1,000 euro maximum is specifically for external people outside EELISA (e.g., inviting a professor from a non-EELISA university). There is no strict maximum for overall organizational costs, but at least 50% of the budget should go to participation costs rather than organization in case of activities with a physical mobility component.
Yes, purely online formats are possible. If the activity is online, the budget will likely be lower since there are no travel costs. Hybrid and multisite formats are also popular, combining online sessions with physical meetings.
Activities can start from June 1, 2026. Good windows for participation include end of summer, September, or January, depending on when more students can participate and the host institution’s schedule.
Yes, this is possible. Data from Community activities can be used by PhD and Master students for pilot or exploratory material, as long as ethical requirements are respected.
The same Community can ask for multiple proposals with no strict limit. However, it might be better to concentrate on one strong proposal rather than 2-3 less solid ones, as approximately 20-25 proposals are submitted and only about 10-15 can be funded for Topic 1.
Section 4 (describing activity with excellence and implementation) cannot exceed 5 pages. Proposals exceeding this limit may be disqualified or receive fewer points.
