Call for proposals for collaborative educational activities (CHARM-ED)
Do you have an innovative teaching idea or a new program that could benefit from collaboration within CHARM-EU? Would you like to strengthen your European networks and integrate CHARM-EU's educational principles (e.g., challenge-based learning, transdisciplinary approach, use of educational technologies) into your teaching practices?
The CHARM-ED call offers funding to support the development, improvement, or redesign of higher education and lifelong learning activities within the CHARM-EU Alliance.
We invite transdisciplinary and interinstitutional teams to submit proposals aimed at collaborative innovation, co-creating content, integrating the CHARM-EU pedagogical approach into educational experiences, and developing the skills Europe needs to tackle complex challenges, both local and global.
Scope of the appeal
The CHARM-ED call aims to support collaborative and inter-institutional educational activities that contribute to the achievement of CHARM-EU's strategic objectives and the integration of its educational principles into bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, as well as micro-certifications.
All proposals must clearly demonstrate their alignment with CHARM-EU's educational vision and strategic objectives, as well as their potential to generate significant impact at the institutional and alliance levels.
The following activities will be prioritized, in line with the strategic needs of CHARM-EU:
- Development of cross-disciplinary educational content
- Co-creation of modules or programs incorporating CHARM-EU principles
- Collaborative teaching activities between partner institutions
- Integration of innovative educational technologies
- Strengthening the skills needed to tackle complex societal challenges
Benefits for project leaders
By participating in CHARM-ED, you will benefit from:
- Funding to develop or improve your educational activities
- Collaboration with colleagues from CHARM-EU partner universities
- Cooperation with external stakeholders
- Strengthening the alignment of your course with European policy priorities and skills agendas
- Support for integrating the educational vision of CHARM-EU
- Recognition of your work within the CHARM-EU network
- Support (1 to 4 hours) from the CHARM-EU teaching team
Funding
Amount available:
- Per project: between €1,000 and €5,000
- Implementation period: September 2025 – October 2026
- Funding will be paid directly to staff via their home institution.
Eligibility criteria
Institutional eligibility:
- Applications must involve collaboration between at least two CHARM-EU partner universities.
- Non-member institutions or external stakeholders (e.g., companies, NGOs) may be involved, but cannot receive direct funding.
Candidate eligibility:
- Open to academic and administrative/professional staff affiliated with CHARM-EU institutions.
- Each proposal must include at least one academic staff member.
- Interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
- The involvement of external stakeholders is also strongly encouraged.
Evaluation and selection process
All eligible proposals will be reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee composed of CHARM-EU staff members who are experts in the alliance's educational principles. The evaluation will be conducted transparently using a set of criteria.
The selection will be based on the following elements:
- Alignment with CHARM-EU educational principles
- Contribution to European educational objectives
- Project feasibility
- Interinstitutional and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Potential for innovation and impact
- Stakeholder involvement
- Cost/impact ratio
Follow-up and expected deliverables
Successful candidates will be required to:
- Submit a short progress report for projects ending between May and October 2026.
- Submit a final report at the end of the project
- Share results and outputs for dissemination via the CHARM-EU website and networks. Where relevant, funded projects are encouraged to disseminate their outputs as open educational resources (OER).
- Participate in at least one CHARM-EU knowledge-sharing event (e.g., annual conference, educational "world café," etc.)
Calendar
- Call launch date: June 12, 2025
- Deadline for submission of proposals: September 26, 2025
- Notification of results: October 10, 2025
- Start of funded activities: October 2025
- Submission of interim report: May 22, 2026 (if the project is not yet completed)
- Final report submission: October 16, 2026, or at the end of the project
- Promotion and dissemination of results: to be confirmed (November 2026)