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Home Funding Calls for proposals SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR Topic Calls for proposals Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Social Prerogative and Specific Competencies Lines (SOCPL) Call Information, consultation & participation of representatives of undertakings (SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR) Type of action SOCPL-PJG SOCPL Project Grants Type of MGA SOCPL Action Grant Budget-Based [SOCPL-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model Single-stage Opening date 02 September 2026 Deadline date 12 November 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: The main objective of this call is to develop employees’ involvement in undertakings by raising awareness and contributing to the application of European Union law and policies in this area. The call aims at supporting projects which seek to help accompany through social dialogue at company level the significant changes driven by industry transitions and, in particular, the take-up and effective functioning of European Works Councils. The call shall focus on one or a limited number of topical challenges with a view to maximise both the individual and aggregated impact of the selected projects. Scope: Actions to promote European level and strengthened transnational cooperation between social partners that address the following themes would be expected: - to promote exchange and wider dissemination of knowledge and good practices and to launch actions aimed at supporting the setting up and good functioning of European Works Councils, including the promotion of gender balanced European Works Councils; - to support workers’ involvement in the anticipation and management of change and the prevention and resolution of disputes in the event of various forms of restructuring in EU level undertakings and groups of undertakings, as required to achieve a just transition, i.e. address challenges brought by the pursuit of EU’s climate objectives (e.g. Council recommendation of 16 June 20225 on ensuring a fair transition towards climate neutrality), and by the digital transformation of economies (e.g. impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on work organisation or working conditions). Show more Topic updates 16 September 2026 Update of email address for call-specific questions: EMPL-SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR@ec.europa.eu. 02 September 2026 The submission session is now available for: SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout As described in the call document. Applications must be submitted before the call deadline and electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic Submission System. Paper submissions are NOT possible. Applications (including annexes and supporting documents) must be submitted using the forms provided inside the Submission System. Applications must be complete and contain: - Application Form (Part A) - Application Form (Part B) - Annexes and supporting documents (to be uploaded as PDF files). At proposal submission, the lead applicant will have to confirm that it has the mandate to act for all applicants; that the information in the application is correct and complete and that the participants comply with the conditions for receiving EU funding (especially eligibility, financial and operational capacity, exclusion, etc.) Before signing the grant, each beneficiary and affiliated entity will have to confirm this again by signing a declaration of honour (DoH). Applications must be readable, accessible and printable, not exceeding [70] pages. 2. Eligible Countries As described in the call document. EU Member States and in some cases from the European Economic Area (EEA) countries, in accordance with the EEA Agreement. 3. Other Eligible Conditions As described in the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion As described in the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes As described in the call document. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds As described in the call document. (Page 17) Award criteria Minimum pass score Maximum score Relevance 20 30 Quality — Project design and implementation 15 25 Quality — Project team and cooperation arrangements 15 25 Impact 10 20 Overall (pass) scores 60 100 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement As described in the call document. Call opening: 2 September 2026 Deadline for submission: 12 November 2026 – 17:00:00 CET (Brussels) Evaluation: November 2026 – February 2027 Information on evaluation results: February 2027 GA signature: March – April 2027 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants As described in the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document : : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/socpl/wp-call/2026/call-fiche_socpl-2026-info-repr_en.pdf Application form templates Standard application form (ESF and SOCPL) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System ESF and SOCPL MGA Additional documents: SOCPL Work Programmes EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR - SOCPL-PJG SOCPL Project Grants 2 500 000,00 € Single-stage 2 September 2026 12 November 2026 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 23 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: SOCPL Project Grants [SOCPL-PJG], SOCPL Action Grant Budget-Based [SOCPL-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As12 item(s) found General FAQ Is there a limit to the number of proposals we can submit for this call? Organisations may submit more than one proposal under this call, provided they are for different projects. Organisations may also participate in several proposals. However, if severa... What is the number of target group categories? The call document does not set a fixed number of target group categories that one must choose for a proposal. It therefore does not specify any limit or required number of categories... Can a higher-education and research body be eligible to act as coordinator of a multi-beneficiary proposal if it were expressly mandated by a trade union (with endorsement letter) who is also part of the consortium as beneficiary A public higher education and research institution may act as coordinator of a multi-beneficiary proposal if a trade union in the consortium formally appoints it as a beneficiary and... Is there a specific type of language certificate required as a supporting document for B2 level English for the project manager and members of the project team? The call requires CVs in English for the core project team, with a clear indication of the level of foreign language competences, and states that the project manager and members of t... Is it acceptable to plan an online meeting involving the participation of a European Commission representative? As set out in the call text, the objective of the call is to strengthen employees’ involvement in undertakings by raising awareness and supporting the application of European Union l... Can the work of volunteers be accounted for under "staff costs" as an in-kind contribution (co-financing) to the project? Are the costs of volunteers considered eligible within the framework of this call? Information regarding volunteering costs is available in section Budget categories and cost eligibility rules of the call text ( page 18). Please refer notably to section Specific co... Is the scope of the call strictly limited to transnational companies in the context of European Works Councils or can include agricultural farms? The call makes no specific reference to sectors. The key question is whether the farm or agricultural activity qualifies as an “undertaking” and whether the proposed action meets the... Can the development and pilot use of a digital learning platform be eligible under this call, if it directly contributes to the objectives on employee involvement? Thedevelopment and pilot use of a multilingual digital learning platform could be eligible in principle, if it is clearly presented as a tool to implement eligible project activities... Can eligible costs include software development, AI integration and project-related hosting, usage and technical maintenance during the action? Whilethe call document does not explicitly mention “software development”, “AI integration” or “hosting” as cost items, project-related technical costs may be eligible under the allo... Must beneficiaries already have validated status, and valid PIC number with declared status at the time of submission? A beneficiary with a valid PIC and “declared” status may be included in the proposal at submission stage. A pending validation process does not in itself affect the admissibility of ... Does the rule excluding costs for separate project websites also apply to digital learning platforms, and would integrating it into a participating organisation’s existing website affect assessment? Atest/pilot learning platform may be eligible insofar as it is an instrument for carrying out eligible activities. It is not considered as a separate project website, however its int... Would a consortium made up of only two beneficiaries be eligible, e.g a national employers’ organisation (acting as coordinator) and a national trade union? A consortium with only two beneficiaries from established eligible countries could formally fulfil the requirement. Section 6 of the Call text states that, for consortium application... Items per page: 5 10 25 50 100 Showing 1–12 of 12 Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes. IT How to - Funding Tenders Opportunities (europa.eu) : Detailed instructions on how to apply for EU funding, from how to register your organisation, how to manage the roles and access rights to your organisations, proposals and to how to submit your proposal. It gives also detailed instructions on and on how to manage your grant if you are selected. 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