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MSCA and Citizens call receives 241 proposals

Published: 23 Oct 2025

MSCA and Citizens call receives 241 proposals

The European Researchers' Night and Researchers at Schools activities in 2026 and 2027 will be organised under this call.

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The third call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded MSCA and Citizens action under Horizon Europe closed on 22 October 2025.

The European Research Executive Agency (REA) received 241 proposals from coordinators based in 42 countries.

A bar chart showing the number of proposals submitted by country. The top countries are Türkiye with 36 proposals, followed by Italy with 26, Spain and Romania with 15, and Germany with 13.

This round will allocate €16.3 million to over 45 projects organising

  • two successive editions of the European Researchers' Night
  • Researchers at Schools activities

in 2026 and 2027.

About MSCA and Citizens

MSCA and Citizens brings research and researchers closer to the public at large through

  • the European Researchers' Night , the largest science engagement and communication event taking place across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe. It takes place every year on the last Friday of September and attracts over 1.5 million visitors, who can explore exhibitions, hands-on experiments, science shows, simulations, debates, games, competitions, quizzes, etc.
  • Researchers at Schools , which supports activities and direct interaction between researchers and primary and secondary education pupils throughout the year
Find out more about MSCA and Citizens

Aim of the initiatives

The European Researchers' Night and Researchers at Schools aim to

  • foster exchanges between researchers and society
  • increase awareness of research and innovation activities and boost public recognition of science and research education
  • show the role of the researcher for society and the economy, as well as the impact of researchers' work on citizens' daily lives
  • raise the interest of young people in research and scientific careers

Focus of the projects

Selected projects should

  • focus on inclusiveness to broaden access to science and research to all
  • where appropriate, cooperate with educational institutions to encourage formal and informal science education and improve the scientific knowledge base

Indicative timeline

  • October 2025 - February 2026: Evaluation by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) and external independent expert evaluators
  • February 2026: notification of call results to applicants
  • applicants will be able to access the results of the evaluation on their personal space of the Funding and Tenders Opportunities Portal
  • an overview of the evaluation results, will be published on the page of the call European Researchers' Night and Researchers at Schools 2024-2025
  • March - April 2026: grant agreement signature for successful projects
  • April 2026: first EU-funded projects start
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