Charleston Programme Call 2026 Results
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6 October 2026
We are delighted to announce that the evaluation phase of the CHARLESTON programme (MSCA C
successfully completed.
The programme received 96 proposals in the second call. Following this evaluation process,
University, in partnership with the European Commission, will co-fund 12 postdoctoral proj
These projects contribute to 15 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SD
one of the key pillars of the programme. Together with the projects funded through the fir
projects supported through both calls contribute to all 17 SDGs, reflecting the broad and
the research supported by CHARLESTON.
The selected projects span a broad and diverse range of scientific fields, bringing togeth
across the natural sciences, health and environmental research, as well as the social scie
humanities.Each project addresses pressing global challenges and exemplifies innovative, h
research.
CHARLESTON Call 2026 evaluation results:
Rank Project proposaIndividual Interview Total evaluation
evaluation scorpanel score score
1. CHARL26-048 89,4 98,6 188
Recommended
for funding
2. CHARL26-138 90 95,8 185,8
3. CHARL26-107 88 96,6 184,6
4. CHARL26-093 94,6 89,6 184,2
5. CHARL26-054 90 93,8 183,8 *
6. CHARL26-098 91,2 92,6 183,8 *
7. CHARL26-082 94,4 88,8 183,2
8. CHARL26-128 91,4 88,8 180,2
9. CHARL26-152 88,2 89,8 178,0
10. CHARL26-066 89,2 88,4 177,6
11. CHARL26-118 87,2 90,2 177,4
12. CHARL26-146 90,2 86,2 176,4
13. CHARL26-067 88,2 82,6 170,8
Reserve list
14. CHARL26-153 88,4 82,2 170,6
15. CHARL26-161 85,8 76,0 161,8
16. CHARL26-178 86,2 73,6 159,8
17. CHARL26-095 87 71,4 158,4
18. CHARL26-139 85,8 71,6 157,4
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20. CHARL26-023 85,4 N/A 85,4
21. CHARL26-149 85 N/A 85
22. CHARL26-083 84,2 N/A 84,2
23. CHARL26-104 83,8 ** N/A 83,8 **
24. CHARL26-045 83,8 ** N/A 83,8 **
25. CHARL26-154 83,4 N/A 83,4
26. CHARL26-131 83,2 N/A 83,2
27.–28. CHARL26-070 82,8 *** N/A 82,8 ***
CHARL26-162 82,8 *** N/A 82,8 ***
29. CHARL26-006 82,6 ** N/A 82,6 **
30. CHARL26-140 82,6 ** N/A 82,6 **
31. CHARL26-046 82 ** N/A 82 **
32. CHARL26-122 82 ** N/A 82 **
33. CHARL26-170 81,6 N/A 81,6
34. CHARL26-174 81,2 N/A 81,2
35. CHARL26-130 80 ** N/A 80 **
36.–37. CHARL26-116 80 *** N/A 80 ***
CHARL26-150 80 *** N/A 80 ***
38. CHARL26-064 79,8 N/A 79,8
39. CHARL26-079 79,2 N/A 79,2
40. CHARL26-051 78,8 N/A 78,8
41. CHARL26-112 78,4 N/A 78,4
42. CHARL26-044 78,2 N/A 78,2
43. CHARL26-080 76,8 N/A 76,8
44. CHARL26-137 75,6 N/A 75,6
45. CHARL26-110 75,2 N/A 75,2
46. CHARL26-015 74,6 N/A 74,6
47. CHARL26-097 74,2 ** N/A 74,2 **
48. CHARL26-114 74,2 ** N/A 74,2 **
49. CHARL26-115 73 N/A 73
50. CHARL26-038 72,4 ** N/A 72,4 **
51. CHARL26-017 72,4 ** N/A 72,4 **
52. CHARL26-169 72,2 N/A 72,2
53. CHARL26-084 71 N/A 71
54. CHARL26-123 70,2 N/A 70,2
55. CHARL26-077 70 N/A 70
56. CHARL26-065 68,8 ** N/A 68,8 **
57. CHARL26-073 68,8 ** N/A 68,8 **
58. CHARL26-129 68,4 N/A 68,4
59. CHARL26-145 68,2 N/A 68,2
60. CHARL26-164 68 ** N/A 68 **
61. CHARL26-074 68 ** N/A 68 **
62. CHARL26-151 66 N/A 66
63. CHARL26-088 65 N/A 65
64. CHARL26-119 64 N/A 64
65. CHARL26-028 62,8 N/A 62,8
66. CHARL26-121 62 N/A 62
67. CHARL26-133 61,4 N/A 61,4
68. CHARL26-167 60,8 N/A 60,8
69. CHARL26-157 57,6 N/A 57,6
70. CHARL26-081 57,2 N/A 57,2
71. CHARL26-099 55 N/A 55
72. CHARL26-160 54,2 N/A 54,2
73. CHARL26-105 54 N/A 54
74.–75. CHARL26-047 53 *** N/A 53 ***
CHARL26-103 53 *** N/A 53 ***
76. CHARL26-168 51,6 N/A 51,6
77. CHARL26-010 49,6 N/A 49,6
78. CHARL26-135 44,2 N/A 44,2
79. CHARL26-056 34 N/A 34
80. CHARL26-036 Non-eligible
81. CHARL26-039 Non-eligible
82. CHARL26-052 Non-eligible
83. CHARL26-053 Non-eligible
84. CHARL26-062 Non-eligible
85. CHARL26-078 Non-eligible
86. CHARL26-089 Non-eligible
87. CHARL26-090 Non-eligible
88. CHARL26-092 Non-eligible
89. CHARL26-113 Non-eligible
90. CHARL26-117 Non-eligible
91. CHARL26-120 Non-eligible
92. CHARL26-125 Non-eligible
93. CHARL26-136 Non-eligible
94. CHARL26-156 Non-eligible
95. CHARL26-159 Non-eligible
96. CHARL26-171 Non-eligible
* According to the Grant Agreement with the EC, in the case of a tie, the result of the In
decisive.
** According to the Grant Agreement, in the case of an identical overall score, the evalua
1 Excellence is decisive, followed by Criterion 2 Impact.
*** Both candidates received the same score in all three criteria.
**** Declined participation in interviews.
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