What you get
- Funding: up to €1,500 (gross / pre-taxes) to be divided among the selected projects, subject to available budget
- Duration: up to 6 months of support
- Mentoring & coaching from EUonAIR experts Access to infrastructure at consortium partners
- Visibility & networking (showcase, comms channels)
2025 Theme & Use Cases
Theme: Responsible AI in Practice
The challenge welcomes solutions addressing use cases such as:
- AI for Healthier Online Discourse
- AI for Crisis Response and Disaster Awareness
- AI for Sustainable Campuses and Municipalities
- “Not Yet Another Health App!” — an AI Auditor for health apps
Who can apply
- Teams of 2–5 members.
- All members must be affiliated with an EUonAIR partner institution: students (BA / MA / PhD), recent graduates, researchers/post-docs/teaching staff, or practitioners.
- Interdisciplinary teams (e.g. mixing STEM and social sciences/humanities) are strongly encouraged.
- An individual can be funded once per edition.
Key Dates
- 12 Nov 2025 – Call opens.
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:00 CET – Application deadline.
- 10–25 Jan 2026 – Jury evaluation period.
- 26 Jan 2026 – Announcement of funded teams & funding start. e
- 26 Mar 2026 – Interim presentations.
- 26 Jul 2026 – Final presentations.
How to Apply
- Form a team of 2–5 persons (all members must be affiliated with an EUonAIR partner institution).
- Choose one of the published use-cases.
- Fill in and submit the Project Application Form available on the EUonAIR website.
