ESS26 - Resilience and Crises / Outlook for funding phase two

Please consider the following aspects that will be crucial in funding phase two when writing the proposal for funding phase one. 

Applicants of this call are encouraged to take into account the main requirements for the second funding phase from the outset. In the first funding phase, up to 20 projects will be supported. These projects will then be invited to submit a proposal for continued funding, a selected sample will go into the second phase. 

• Funding for the second phase will cover a total project budget of up to €600,000–700,000 for a maximum duration of four years and thus providing resources to employ PreDocs. 
• The involvement of relevant practitioners already in the application of funding phase two will be mandatory. Considerations from practical contexts should shape the proposed work program.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration must continue and may be further expanded.
• Projects funded in phase one may form a consortia for the application in funding phase two. 
• Generating new empirical evidence and advancing scientific knowledge will be central in the second funding phase, ensuring that the project also results in scientific publications and academic theses.