Call for Projects – EUPeace Fund #5

We are pleased to announce the launch of the fifth EUPeace Fund Call. The fifth funding round, titled “Consolidating Collaboration and Putting EUPeace on the Map”, aims to strengthen sustainable, high-impact cooperation across the Alliance while increasing the visibility and recognition of EUPeace at both the European and international level. This cycle focuses on embedding EUPeace’s values into activities across all disciplines, while fostering collaboration and innovation among researchers, educators, students, and other relevant stakeholders. All types of activities are welcome, provided they address one or more of the focus areas outlined below.

The 5th EUPeace Fund Call at a Glance

Deadline for submission: 10 Sept 2026 (23:59 CEST)

Project Content and focus areas:

Work-, Challenge-based, and Lifelong Learning and Placements: Strengthening the link between education and professional practice through placements and innovative pedagogy.
Education, Society, and Civic Engagement: Enhancing the social responsibility of member institutions and their impact on local/global communities.
Facilitating Virtual Mobility: Developing digital formats to ensure inclusive, cross-border educational exchange.
EUPeace Flagships: European Track, Joint Degrees at Master Level, Living Peace Lab, Internationalisation of School Teacher Education, Strong Student Organisations.

The Call encourages all fields that contribute to the implementation of the EUPeace vision and mission. The EUPeace Alliance is not limited to a narrow understanding of the topics of peace, justice, and inclusive societies, but surpasses these to be understood more holistically. It encompasses theoretical and practical knowledge of all respective topics and (future) skills needed to allow change agents for Europe to thrive – ultimately contributing to ensuring a peaceful, just, and inclusive European reality.

The EUPeace Fund offers a bottom-up approach to generate participation of our communities.

Project Start: Projects start on the day of receipt of the official funding notification.

Project Duration: Max. 1 full academic year.

Eligibility: Collaborative proposals by staff of at least three consortium members.

General information and support: info@eupeace.eu

Application Procedure

Complete proposals must be submitted electronically to: eupeace@rek.zcu.cz by 10 September 2026 (23:59 CEST).

Proposals consist of the following documents:

1) Application form

2) Financial form in .xlsx format

3) Short CVs of the main project personnel, illustrating project relevant expertise (collected in one .pdf file)

Eligibility

All employees of EUPeace member universities are eligible to apply. At least three universities jointly apply with a collaborative proposal. An involvement of students and EUPeace associated partners is possible and can be combined with funding from Erasmus+ mobility grants. Associated Partners are welcome to apply as participants and contribute with their own funds.

Partner Search

Project coordinators can write to info@eupeace.eu and eupeace@rek.zcu.cz with their proposed idea and the request for partner matching. The EUPeace team will assist applicants with establishing relevant contacts at member universities to establish a project partnership. Please keep in mind that this should be one of the first steps of your project proposal.

Project Design

Applications should illustrate a clear reference to the specific Focus Areas outlined above or demonstrate how the project capitalises on synergies between multiple Focus Areas. Beyond thematic alignment, strong applications will demonstrate a clear capacity to elevate the profile, recognition, and international footprint of EUPeace.

Evaluation Process

Complete proposals will be prepared for evaluation by the Steering Committee. Proposals will be evaluated based on the quality and innovation potential of the project ideas within the framework of the call. Specifically, evaluators will assess how effectively the project aligns with the designated Focus Areas or capitalises on synergies between them. Furthermore, proposals must clearly demonstrate their potential to drive high-impact cooperation and actively contribute to putting EUPeace on the map.

Based on merit and subject to the availability of funds at each institution, the Governing Board will decide on the projects to be supported. All applicants will be notified about the result after the decision of the Governing Board.

Funding

The project team submits one joint proposal (project description). Budget is applied for separated by institution. Each institution receives its individual budget, reserved for the purpose described within the application, and each institution funds its own project participants during the project duration. Local regulations and restrictions apply. Please consult your home institution regarding specifications and options for participation.

Travel Cost Calculation: Calculation of travel expenses must be based on the EUPeace Distance Bands. The settlement must then be carried out based on the actual travel costs expended.

Maximum amount per application per institution:

UMR: 5.000€

JLU: 4.000€

UNILIM: 5.000€

UNICAL: 2.500€

COMILLAS: 5.000€

UWB: 2.500€

SUM: 1.000€

CU: n/a

UNSA: 1.000€

80% of available funds within this EUPeace Fund Call will be reserved for proposals that address the aforementioned Focus Areas of the Call. The EUPeace Governing Board reserves the right to utilise 20% of available funds towards supporting innovative high-risk projects that underline the overall EUPeace vision without a direct or explicit connection to the aforementioned thematic focus.

Project Duration

Selected projects may start from the date of receipt of the official granting letter. Projects may be executed over a period of a maximum of one academic year. All applications must indicate the project duration with envisioned start and end date.

Feedback and Re-applications

If your project does not receive funding in this Call, it can be revised and resubmitted in the next Call, if the topic falls within the explicit scope of the Call.

Communication

Within two weeks of the funding notification, each project coordinator is required to provide a project outline for publication on the EUPeace website to info@eupeace.eu.

Reporting

An activity as well as a financial report are to be submitted within six months of the completion of the project. Report forms are provided to project coordinators.