The call for Incentive Research & Education Collaboration invites teams to develop exploratory and collaborative research projects, thematic schools and intensive research seminars, and short-term secondments for early-stage researchers.
This open call supports three types of project aimed at addressing the intersection of research and education (select each one to download full details):
- Exploratory and Collaborative Research Projects
- Thematic Schools and Intensive Research Seminars
- Short-term Secondments for Research and/or Training for Early-stage Researchers
Projects should be up to three months long and contribute to shared knowledge, address societal challenges, and help build lasting research communities across the network’s six thematic hubs (Sustainability & Climate Change, Digital Society & Global Citizenship, Health & Wellbeing, Culture: Identities & Diversities, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and Peace Education).
Building on the success of programmes developed in 2024 and 2025 under the Aurora 2030 programme framework, this new call continues Aurora’s commitment to strengthening collaboration among member universities and creating opportunities for developing research-driven educational activities that can lead to larger future funding.
Registration / project submission
- To begin the process of submission:
- Read the Call for Incentive Research and Education Collaboration 2026
- Complete the online form
- Fill out the relevant application form below:
- Submit the full application by email to aurora.arc.office@gmail.com with the subject heading:
2026_AURORA_CALL_[PI NAME]_[UNIVERSITY]_[PROJECT ACRONYME]_[KA123]_[OPTION]
([OPTION] is ER for Exploratory and collaborative research project and CRE for Combined research and education project, TS for Thematic schools and IRS for Intensive research seminars.)
Final call for proposals - submit before 17 April 2026 at 12:00 noon (CEST).
More information about this call, including details of each type of project, can be found on the official Aurora page.