Community of democracy practitioners and researchers
Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
€3.0M - €3.5M
16/09/2025
Non-profit, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Community of democracy practitioners and researchers Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Research and innovation communities in democracy, civic deliberation, participation and citizenship education that are less fragmented and better connected across Europe
• Broad access for researchers, practitioners, communication experts, public authorities and governments to research results, methodologies and tools via networking events, platforms, databases, repositories, advice and capacity-building
• Enhanced practice of democratic innovation by public authorities and governments, applying network-distilled “how-tos” and training materials
• Policymakers and research funding organisations equipped with forward-looking proposals for future research agendas in the field of democracy
Scope Requirements
• Establish an enlarged, sustainable network of researchers (including SSH disciplines and rule-of-law experts), civic participation and deliberation practitioners, communication experts, public authorities and civil society organisations
• Deliver accessible, well-disseminated policy recommendations and capacity-building materials via an open-access repository and networking channels
• Collaborate with the EC Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy to co-create civic participation strategies
• Arrange at least two policy retreats per year and one major conference on democratic innovations
• Design inclusive training and knowledge-sharing programmes on participatory and deliberative democracy at local, national and EU levels
• Forge synergies with related Horizon Europe R&I projects (e.g. HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-12), the CERV programme and global democracy communities
• Project duration: minimum 36 months
Special Conditions
• Indicative budget: €3.0–3.5 million; one grant to be awarded
• Duration: minimum 36 months
• Proposal Part B page limit: 33 pages; mandatory submission of detailed budget table template
• Consortia must include at least one public body with a policy-making role and at least one civil society organisation as beneficiaries or affiliated entities
• Participation: entities from non-Associated third countries may exceptionally join as beneficiaries or affiliated entities if eligible
• Evaluation and award: single-stage submission by 16 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time; assessed under standard HE CSA award criteria
• Outputs must comply with FAIR principles and, where relevant, leverage European Research Infrastructures and EOSC services
Open from: 15/05/2025
Deadline:16/09/2025
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