Bring Learning to the Next Dimension: Design Your Educational Material and Implement It into the MASTER Platform

Context

MASTER, a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme, has launched its Second Open Call to provide a unique funding opportunity for educational institutions and SMEs to co-develop and validate innovative Extended Reality (XR) learning experiences in the field of robotics. Selected participants will contribute to the enhancement of the MASTER XR platform through real-world deployment and educational content creation.

Applicants must demonstrate how their solution adds value to the MASTER ecosystem by:

• Validating cutting-edge XR technology with students in schools or professional training settings.
• Creating innovative educational content for integration into the MASTER platform.
• Gaining technical, educational, and business mentoring from the MASTER consortium.

Who can apply 

• Educational institutionsthat can involve students in the testing of XR applications
• SMEs
• or large companies (voluntarily as challenge providers only)

Organisations must be based in EU Member States(including Overseas Countries and Territories), and Horizon Europe associated countries.

Funding

• Funding per application: up to 100,000 EUR
• Total call budget: 2,400,400 EUR

Co-funding rates

• 100% for educational institutions (non-profit organisations)
• 70% for SMEs
• 0% large for-profit companies/ organisations

Microconsortium Composition

• At least 1 non-profit educational institution
• The coordinator must be a non-profit educational institution

Timeline

• Call deadline: 12 June 2025
• Evaluation results: 13 June – 31 July 2025
• Contract Preparation: 18 July – 31 August 2025
• Execution Period: 1 September 2025 – 31 May 2026

Please follow this link for more information on the scope of the call and the procedural requirements for the applications.