Charleston Programme Call 2026 Results

6 October 2026

We are delighted to announce that the evaluation phase of the CHARLESTON programme (MSCA COFUND) has been successfully completed.

The programme received 96 proposals in the second call. Following this evaluation process, Charles University, in partnership with the European Commission, will co-fund 12 postdoctoral projects.

These projects contribute to 15 of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are one of the key pillars of the programme. Together with the projects funded through the first call, the projects supported through both calls contribute to all 17 SDGs, reflecting the broad and global impact of the research supported by CHARLESTON.

The selected projects span a broad and diverse range of scientific fields, bringing together research across the natural sciences, health and environmental research, as well as the social sciences and humanities.Each project addresses pressing global challenges and exemplifies innovative, high-quality research.

CHARLESTON Call 2026 evaluation results:

	Rank	Project proposal	Individual evaluation score	Interview panel score	Total evaluation score
Recommended for funding	1.	CHARL26-048	89,4	98,6	188
	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
Reserve list	13.	CHARL26-067	88,2	82,6	170,8
	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
Rejected	19.	CHARL26-076	93,4	N/A	93,4 ****
	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 Interview Panel is decisive.

** According to the Grant Agreement, in the case of an identical overall score, the evaluation of Criterion 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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