General objective 

This call aims to promote inter-institutional activities within the framework of EELISA Communities. These activities may adopt a variety of formats and should be interdisciplinary, while focusing on transforming higher education by using innovative teaching methods to solve complex societal problems related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

With this call, EELISA provides both established and emerging EELISA Communities with the chance to secure funding and support for the development of innovative, bottom-up educational projects.

With a total funding of €140,000, this new edition of the EELISA Joint Call increases the funding per activity from €10,000 to €15,000 while continuing to promote interdisciplinary collaboration among partner universities. It also reinforces the implementation of Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) projects to tackle global challenges aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Key new features of this edition are that all proposed activities must be hybrid or online, broadening participation while minimizing the ecological footprint, and must take place after June 1st, 2025. In line with its commitment to international cooperation and sustainability, EELISA also encourages the inclusion of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) as a co-organizer, as in previous calls.

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.

Application process and template 

Please design your proposal using this template and send it in Word format to communities@eelisa.eu by 15 March 2025 23:59 CET.

Guidelines for Activity Organizers.

Important dates 

Call publication: 03 February 2025  

Information session with Q&A: 14 February 2025

Submission deadline: 15 March 2025   

Announcement of results: The leaders of winning proposals will be contacted by email before March 31st, 2025. The final results of the call will be publicly announced the week thereafter. Period during which the activities can be carried out: within 1 year of call publication (before February 3rd, 2026).

Earliest initiation of activity proposals: two months after the resolution of the call (01 June 2025).

Submission of final report (template Part A + Part B): within 6 weeks after the conclusion of each activity.