EELISA invites academics, researchers, and teaching staff across its partner institutions to collaborate on innovative educational projects that shape the future of European higher education.
What’s the opportunity?
The launch of the 1st EELISA Joint Academic Call marks an important step in turning a shared vision into tangible educational innovation. Rooted in the EELISA Joint Education Roadmap, this call invites academics to move beyond ideas and into action—co-creating learning experiences that reflect the future of European higher education.
Through this initiative, academic teams are supported in the design, development, and pilot implementation of ECTS-bearing activities that are not only innovative, but also practical and scalable. The ambition goes further than a single course or collaboration: it is about building high-quality academic offerings that can be replicated, adapted, and embedded across curricula throughout the alliance.
What are the Funding Streams Available?
To achieve this, and with a total budget of €237K, the call supports a range of programme formats:
- Pairing (up to €5,000): light, flexible collaboration where courses are connected across institutions without changing core learning outcomes
- Joint Courses (up to €8,000): fully co-designed and co-taught courses with shared learning objectives and coordinated delivery
- Micro-credentials (up to €10,000): short, targeted, and certified learning experiences responding to emerging skills needs
- Aligning Degrees (up to €3,000): adapting existing programmes to reflect the EELISA European Engineer Profile and provide them with visibility at Alliance level
- Joint Degrees (up to €15,000): ambitious, long-term collaboration to create fully shared degree programmes through a two-stage development process
What are we looking for?
Projects that:
- Bring together at least two EELISA institutions (except degree alignment actions)
- Deliver pilot implementations with strong replication potential
- Contribute to innovative, accessible, and cost-effective education
- Integrate seamlessly into existing curricula
- Embrace virtual and blended learning approaches where possible
Why apply?
This call is a unique chance to:
- Strengthen academic collaboration across Europe
- Experiment with forward-looking educational formats
- Contribute to the EELISA European Engineer vision
- Deepen collaboration across STEM, Social Sciences, and Humanities disciplines
- Build scalable academic programmes with real impact
Whether you’re developing a joint course, exploring micro-credentials, or aligning your degree with European standards, this is your opportunity to connect, grow and innovate within EELISA.
Share your proposal with us and take an active role in driving the transformation of higher education across Europe!
How to apply & key dates
Start by carefully reading the full call document to understand the requirements and choose the right action for your proposal. Then, submit your application using the official template (in Word format) to office@eelisa.eu by 20 June 2026 (23:59 CEST)—note that degree alignment actions require a specific Formal Request Letter instead.
Timeline:
• Call launch: 22 April 2026
• Info session (Q&A): 11 May 2026 – Register through this link!
• Submission deadline: 20 June 2026
• Results: Mid-July 2026
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.
Note on Implementation:
Projects will run during the 2026–2027 academic year, from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027 (with tailored timelines for Joint Degrees).