Women’s, LGBTIQ and minority rights in a context of autocracy, conflict and geopolitical shifts
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policymakers, public administrations, human rights organisations, and civil society actors have strengthened mechanisms to protect groups in a vulnerable situation (such as women, LGBTIQ people, persons with disabilities and minorities) in contexts of autocracy, conflict, and geopolitical instability. Researchers and data collection bodies benefit…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €3.5M–€4MEU contribution per project
- €3Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 127projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona Cerdanyola Del Valles | Spain | University | 6 | 1 | FRIDA, INIA, ReIncluGen |
| Universidad Complutense De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 5 | 1 | UniSAFE, FIERCE, RAISD |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | EQUALSTRENGTH, SWIFT, TaCT-FoRSED |
| Universidad Pompeu Fabra Barcelona | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | RESIST, DeAppeal, UNDETERRED |
| Universidad De La Iglesia De Deusto Entidad Religiosa Bilbao | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | DeAppeal, RE-WIRING |
| Universidad De Cordoba Cordoba | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | GENDEII |
| Universidad De Granada Granada | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | IPOV-RESPECTFUL CARE, TaCT-FoRSED |
| Centre D'Informacio I Documentacio Internacionals A Barcelona Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | DIVINE, MENARA |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 11partners (median)
- 9countries (median)
- 10%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- TRACE – TRAcking and Countering Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence through Evidence-based Approaches across the Conflict–Refuge Continuum in Europe (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-01)
- HRJust – States’ Practice of Human Rights Justification: a study in civil society engagement and human rights through the lens of gender and intersectionality (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-09)
- EQUALSTRENGTH – From one closed door to another: Cumulative discrimination and prejudice against marginalised groups in Europe (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-08)
- GEPINC – Gender Equality Plans for INclusivity: engines of Change (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2024-ERA-01-11)
- UniSAFE – Gender-based violence and institutional responses: Building a knowledge base and operational tools to make universities and research organisations safe (H2020 · 2021 · SwafS-25-2020)
- RESIST – Fostering Queer Feminist Intersectional Resistances against Transnational Anti-Gender Politics (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-03)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.