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PSL is a member of (European Engineering Learning Innovation & Science Alliance), a European university made up of 9 schools that share a common vision of a future European space for higher education and research. EELISA’s aim is to rethink Europe’s engineering programs, making them interdisciplinary, multilingual, and prepared to meet the major challenges of the 21st century. Alliance members seek concrete solutions to the societal and environmental challenges we will face in coming decades. To secure the participation of as many students, research professors, and external partners as possible, EELISA plans to create : multidisciplinary groups that will be formed around major academic, scientific, economic and/or societal challenges.

Purpose of the call for proposals

The call for proposals aims to support the PSL-EELISA communities created on the initiative of PSL members around major challenges in sustainable development (SDGs) and the priorities of Horizon Europe, namely: “Global challenges” (Health; Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society; Civil Security for Society; Digital industry and space; Climate, Energy and Mobility; Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment).
The funding will help the winning project leaders to run the communities and finance their activities for the first two years.

What is a PSL-EELISA community?

PSL-EELISA communities will be spaces for research, discussion, or information built around major challenges (“challenge-based communities”) and may include students, research professors, and staff of PSL component schools, as well as external partners (such as representatives of non-profits, private companies, or public authorities). Serving as interfaces between different disciplines, these communities will foster the sharing of best practices and the dissemination of knowledge, research and innovation while facilitating the organization of activities and events. Ultimately, to officially become an EELISA community, the group will need to include participants from multiple partner schools (minimum of two schools from two different countries). Applicants to this CFP are not required to have already identified other EELISA partners.
They are, however, encouraged to anticipate the expansion of the future PSL-EELISA community to other alliance member universities. The EELISA steering committee at PSL will facilitate connections with the other schools.

A European website will be provided for the communities to support networking, project development, and the implementation of activities and events between EELISA partners with an array of collaborative tools. The end goal is to build stronger ties between EELISA partner institutions and to establish partnerships built not only on excellence, but also on open, exploratory, informal collaboration.

Criteria for eligibility and engagement

For the purposes of this call, a PSL-EELISA community is made up of a minimum of three people (student, research professor, staff member).

• Participation by a faculty member and/or researcher is required. The project leader (from PSL) and founding members agree to maintain the community for two years.
• The project leader informs PSL and EELISA of the community’s progress (activities implemented, new members, etc.).
• Finally, s/he agrees to provide an expense sheet to be submitted to PSL.

The community’s activities are funded for a period of two years. They may take place between November 1, 2021 (at the earliest) and October 30, 2023 (at the latest).

Budget and funding arrangements