Round 9 closes
at the end of
the month.
Twelve awards of €40,000, decided by a panel of six that rotates every round. We publish the scoring rubric before applications open, not after.
Applications close 28 September at 17:00 CET. Late submissions are not read, and we say so plainly rather than quietly discarding them.
What to have ready
A two-page summary · the named lead and their institution · a one-line budget · one prior output, published or not
Closed · 4 August
Rubric published
All six scoring criteria and their weights, in full.
Closed · 1 September
Applications opened
The form takes about 40 minutes if the work is already written up.
28 September
Submissions close
17:00 CET. The portal stops accepting uploads on the minute.
Late October
Panel meets
Every applicant receives the panel notes, funded or not.
Round 8 funded 12 of 214 applications. Median award was €40,000 exactly.