Pillar III: Promoting public engagement in R&I and scientific literacy
Scope: This topic aims to promote the adoption of ERA policies and practices delivering innovative approaches for enhancing science-society links and promoting scientific literacy. Proposals should contribute to the impact “Increasing trust in science and alignment of R&I with society’s needs, expectations and values”, thereby enhancing the democratic character and impact of science in the ERA. Applicants should…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €1MEU contribution per project
- €1Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 124projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science For Change, Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 1 | NEWSERA, Science4Everyone, COALESCE |
| Universitat De Barcelona Barcelona | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | ALLINTERACT, CRITICAL CHANGELAB |
| Universidad De La Rioja Logrono | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | G9EU4RESEARCH, RE-NOURISH |
| Fundacion Espanola Para La Cienciay La Tecnologia, F.S.P., Fecyt Alcobendas | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | NEWSERA, COALESCE |
| Universitat De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | COALESCE, CONCISE |
| Fundacion Ibercivis Zaragoza | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | NEWSERA, COESO |
| Universidad De Cantabria Santander | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | G9EU4RESEARCH |
| Fundacion Red Deporte Y Cooperacion Madrid | Spain | Other | 1 | 0 | LABWISE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 8partners (median)
- 4countries (median)
- 13%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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- ERN 2026-2027 SVK – European Researchers´ Night and Researchers at Schools 2026-2027 in Slovakia (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01)
- STEPS – Science for growth – empowering minds (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01)
- WiseNight 2026-2027 – Women in Science Night: Celebrate science, diversity and inclusion (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01)
- NEWSERA – Citizen Science as the new paradigm for Science Communication (H2020 · 2020 · SwafS-19-2018-2019-2020)
- YOUCOUNT – Youcount - empowering youth and cocreating social innovations and policymaking through youth-focused citizen social science (H2020 · 2021 · SwafS-27-2020)
- CS-FACTOR – Citizen Science - Frameworks, Accountability, Co‑Creation, and Trust for demOcratic goveRnance (HORIZON · 2027 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05)
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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.