The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and Citizens 2025 call, funded by Horizon Europe, brings research and researchers closer to the public at large, to increase awareness of research and innovation activities, and to boost public recognition of science and research education.
MSCA and Citizens brings research and researchers closer to the public at large, with a focus on families, pupils and students, and social groups that do not have easy access to and thus are less inclined to engage in STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) or research activities.
It does so through
- the European Researchers’ Night, the largest science engagement and communication event taking place across the EU and countries associated to Horizon Europe. It takes place every year on the last Friday of September and attracts over 1.5 million visitors. Events combine education with entertainment through exhibitions, hands-on experiments, science shows, simulations, debates, games, competitions, quizzes, etc.
- Researchers at Schools, which supports activities and direct interaction between researchers and primary and secondary education pupils throughout the year
This call will dedicate €16.25 million to fund over 40 projects, organising
- two successive editions of the European Researchers’ Night in 2026 and 2027,
- the implementation of Researchers at Schools activities over the course of two consecutive years.
The 2025 call includes important novelties:
- The ceiling amount per project has been increased to reflect inflation and rising costs for organising events.
- The call reflects the bottom-up nature of the MSCA and no longer prescribes specific political topics to be covered during the events.
- A new evaluation procedure will strengthen the European dimension of this action.
This gives excellent projects across Europe a chance to be part of this unique transnational celebration of science.
The 2025 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and Citizens opened on 17 June 2025 and will close on 22 October 2025.
The proposal submission is via the Funding and Tender Opportunities Portal.
Source:
marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu
nawa.gov.pl
