To stimulate and support the bottom-up cooperation between the ENLIGHT university communities, ENLIGHT launched a first set of calls for joint initiatives in April 2024. A second set of calls was launched in April 2025. 

Each call targets joint proposals for specific types of actions involving at least three ENLIGHT institutions. 

1. Call for ENLIGHT Incubator Grants: to support joint programmes, joint future-proof education projects and stepping-stones for international learning across the six ENLIGHT focus areas. A 3rd and last call will be launched in Spring 2026.
2. Call for ENLIGHT Thematic Networks: to support interdisciplinary academic networks for developing joint challenge-based activities linking education, research and outreach across the six ENLIGHT focus areas. No further calls will be launched before November 2027.
3. (ongoing) ENLIGHT+ call: to foster new emerging joint (small-scale, inclusive and/or sustainable) initiatives across disciplines. This is a call with several deadlines per year, to be continued until November 2027.

Please check the specific aims for each call below together with the specific deadlines and forms. Questions? Check the below FAQ section.