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Student and family engagement for developing a culture of democratic/civic participation

Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Policymakers, education and training institutions, and educators will be provided with an evidence base, toolkits, and recommendations on the types of collaboration mechanisms with families that are most effective in supporting schools' efforts to provide citizenship education [1] . Policymakers, education and training institutions, and educators…

Deadline 23 Sep 2027Opens 13 May 2027Budget €12MIndicative grants 3EU contribution per project €3.5M–€4MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Tallinna Ulikool
Tallinn
EstoniaUniversity71DEMOCRAT, DigiGen, I-CIVIC
The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars & The Other Members Of Board, Of The College Of The Holy & Undivided Trinity Of Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
Dublin
IrelandUniversity42CIVIC STAGE, CRITICAL CHANGELAB, KT4D
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona
SpainUniversity42DEMOCRAT, CRITICAL CHANGELAB, ACHIEVE4EDU
Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu
Trondheim
NorwayUniversity61GenAI, INCITE-DEM, SURROUNDEDbySCIENCE
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity42CATCH-EyoU, ALPHABETICA, ProTest
Universidade Do Porto
Porto
PortugalUniversity41DRU, CATCH-EyoU, PHERECLOS
Helsingin Yliopisto
Helsinki
FinlandUniversity41DEMOCRAT, PLEDGE, INCITE-DEM
Jyvaskylan Yliopisto
Jyvaskyla
FinlandUniversity50I-CIVIC, TRANSLITERACY, TRIAD
Tampereen Korkeakoulusaatio Sr
Tampere
FinlandUniversity41Larpocracy, DIACOMET, EduMAP
Stichting International Parents Alliance
Sassenheim
NetherlandsResearch organisation40DEMOCRAT, BioBeo, LET´S CARE
Uppsala Universitet
Uppsala
SwedenUniversity41Larpocracy, SEAS, EURYKA
Hogskulen Pa Vestlandet
Bergen
NorwayUniversity11CIVIC STAGE
Save The Children Italia Ets
Roma
ItalyOther30ALPHABETICA, PEACE
Lunds Universitet
Lund
SwedenUniversity31ProTest, PLEDGE, C4S
Universita Degli Studi Di Torino
Torino
ItalyUniversity31ALPHABETICA, TRANSLITERACY, CO-SUSTAIN

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona
SpainUniversity42DEMOCRAT, CRITICAL CHANGELAB, ACHIEVE4EDU
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Cerdanyola Del Valles
SpainUniversity40ALPHABETICA, PERFORM, TaCT-FoRSED
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation30PULSE-ART, MOST, TaCT-FoRSED
Universitat De Valencia
Valencia
SpainUniversity20VETPREP, PLEDGE
Fundacion Cibervoluntarios
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation20INNOVADE, KT4D
Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
Leioa
SpainUniversity11I-CIVIC
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Madrid
SpainUniversity21LET´S CARE, PEACE
Universidad De Jaen
Jaen
SpainUniversity20GenAI, MOST

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 10partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 13%of partners are SMEs
University 48%Other 23%Research organisation 15%Company 9%Public body 5%

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

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • CIVIC STAGE – Citizenship-, Identity-, European Values-, Inclusion-, and Community development through Societal Participatory Theatre Activities in a Global Europe (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-10)
  • DEMOCRAT – Education for Responsible Democratic Citizenship (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-04)
  • CITADEL – CITizenship And DEmocracy through policy Labs: Inclusive Transitions for Participation, Trust and Fair Governance (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-10)
  • DigiGen – The impact of technological transformations on the digital generation (H2020 · 2019 · DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-07-2019)
  • DRU – Democratic Roles of Universities (DRU): Practicing Democratic Values in Science, Education, Civic Engagement and Governance (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01)
  • I-CIVIC – Innovating Civic Engagement: Pedagogies for a Resilient Generation (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MSCA-2024-SE-01-01)

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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.