LS25 / Submission Process

About the Submissionsubmission Processprocess 

• AsAll projectssections undergoof assessmentthe by international reviewers, all proposalsproposal must be written in English.
• The length of the proposal is determined by character counts (including spaces) and page limits in case of uploads in the Funding Portal.
• CharacterThe counts include spaces.

Please write precisely and address the required criteria, while also providing sufficient detail to allow an evaluation by international peers. Thefull proposal will be reviewedassessed by 3-4experts externalin international reviewers verythe specific to the topictopics of your proposal. Please keep in mind that you are writing the proposal. These experts will provide written assessments for the jury panel, whose collective expertise covers a range topics in this call. Please write your proposal to allow assessment by both the expert reviewers and a comprehensivebroad interdisciplinaryhigh-level jury panel.

Submission

Overview of the full proposal phase

Deadline for submission of full proposals:  October 7, 2025, 2pm CET Assessment of proposals ->through Externalexternal written reviews -> Applicant response ->phase: Jurybetween meetingFebruary 9-20, 2026 (exact dates TBD) Meeting of jury panel to select projects for fundingfunding: ->late February 2026 Funding Decisiondecision viaof WWTFWWTF's Board of DirectorsDirectors: (earlyMarch October2026 2025).