SOCPL-2026-INFO-REPR

Type of action: SOCPL Project Grants (SOCPL-PJG) 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). ">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