EELISA launches its 6th Joint Call: up to €12,000 per innovative and educational activity
Within a budget of €150,000, the communities of this alliance, coordinated by the UPM, can submit educational projects to promote innovation in education and research until October 15th.
5.09.25
Do you have an idea for an activity that will transform higher education? Are you excited to foster collaboration, or tackle global challenges? This is your chance to make it happen. EELISA is launching its 6th Joint Call, offering up to €12.000 per activity, to support innovative, educational projects led by EELISA Communities. Whether you are part of an established EELISA Community or just getting started, this call empowers you to design bottom-up, interdisciplinary initiatives that address complex challenges tied to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Call
The main objective of this call is to implement joint activities designed by EELISA Community members that promote interdisciplinary collaboration and transformative teaching methods, with an emphasis on support for innovation and research integration in education.
Activities should apply active learning methodologies such as Challenge-Based Learning (CBL), Project-Based Learning (PBL), or Research-Based Learning (RBL), and involve partnerships with external stakeholders such as companies, NGOs, or public institutions.
Specific requirements
To be considered elegible for this call, the activity must:
– Involve at least 3 EELISA partners, from two different countries.
– Be conceived for a hybrid or fully online format, to ensure broader access and reduce carbon footprint.
– The activity should be programmed between January 1st and August 31st, 2026.
Submission deadline: 15 October 2025
Announcement of results: The leaders of winning proposals will be contacted by email before 31 October The final results of the call will be publicly announced approximately two weeks thereafter.
Two UPM initiatives stood up in the previous EELISA Joint Call
The first one was held in June at the European Space Agency (ESA) facilities in Madrid: the EELISA Think Tank on Sustainable Buildings. This hackathon, organized by the EELISA SusBCC Community, brought together students from various academic disciplines to explore how buildings and infrastructure can be designed and managed more effectively, even in extreme contexts such as space.
The second funded proposal was the course "Challenges in geohydrological risk management: floods first response, modeling, and resilience in action." Coordinated by the EELISAWATER Community in an era of change, the second edition will be held in November at the ETSI Minas y Energía (Mines and Energy School) and will be held online to learn about the management of geohydrological risks that cause disasters near rivers, lakes, or coasts.