[European Commission](https://commission.europa.eu/index_en)

December 1, 2025

Up to €25,000 lump sum per project; ~7–15 projects funded; project duration 6 months (Feb–July 2026)

Supports validation of the JackDaw GeoAI chatbot for spatially-informed decision-making in European rural and urban development contexts.

--- ## Description The Enhance Open Call under the PoliRuralPlus project provides funding for targeted validation of JackDaw, an AI-powered GeoAI chatbot designed for spatially contextualized conversations to support rural and urban development. The call aims to fund projects that apply, test, and improve JackDaw in real European contexts—such as policy-making, planning, research, or stakeholder engagement—demonstrating its value for data-informed decision-making and communication. Selected projects will gather structured user feedback on JackDaw’s usability, reliability, and added value, helping shape the tool for broader adoption. Only the JackDaw tool is in scope for this call; other PoliRuralPlus tools are excluded. --- ## Due Dates - December 1, 2025: Full application submission deadline (17:00 Brussels time) --- ## Funding Amount - Up to €25,000 lump sum per project (requests above this amount are ineligible) - Approximately 7–15 projects will be funded - Maximum cumulative support per legal entity across all PoliRuralPlus calls: €60,000 - Project implementation period: February 2026 – July 2026 (6 months) - Payment schedule: 30% prepayment upon contract signature; 70% after acceptance of deliverables --- ## Eligibility - **Applicant type:** Any legal entity (e.g., SME, NGO, public authority, research organisation, self-employed natural person) with operational and financial capacity - **Applicant structure:** Single legal entities only; consortia/joint submissions are not permitted - **Country:** Must be legally established in an EU Member State or an Associated Country (per Horizon Europe rules) - **Exclusions:** - Subcontracting or transfer of funds to third parties is not permitted - Only one proposal per applicant; if multiple are submitted, only the last is evaluated - Current PoliRuralPlus beneficiaries or their affiliates are not eligible - **Language:** English (all applications and deliverables) - **GDPR:** Compliance required for any personal data processing - **Other:** Applicants must submit a declaration of honour and produce obligatory deliverables (see below) --- ## Application Process - **Submission:** Proposals must be submitted via the online form on the [PoliRuralPlus Knowledge Hub](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/open-calls/enhance-call/) - **Proposal structure:** - **Part A:** Administrative form (entity and contact details, legal status documentation) - **Part B:** Technical Description (max 8 pages, including cover), addressing objectives, impacts, and implementation plan - **Evaluation:** Based on alignment with call objectives, expected impacts, and quality of implementation; scored 0–5 per criterion - **Deliverables:** - Dissemination outputs: At least 2 blog posts, 2 social media posts, and 1 news article - Structured validation feedback via provided online form - Final validation report (10–15 pages) - **Templates and guidelines:** [Guidelines for Applicants (PDF)](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/docs/347/Annex_2_Guidelines_for_Applicants_ENHANCE.pdf), [Call for Proposals (PDF)](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/docs/348/Annex_1_Call_for_Proposals_ENHANCE.pdf), [Technical Description template (DOCX)](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/media/documents/Annex_4_Part_B_Technical_Description_template_ENHANCE.docx) --- ## Additional Information - Only the JackDaw GeoAI chatbot is in scope; other PoliRuralPlus tools are not eligible for validation under this call. - All funded projects must publicly report their findings (with sensitive information excluded). --- ## External Links - [Enhance Call details and application portal](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/open-calls/enhance-call/) - [EU Funding & Tenders Portal listing](https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/11883?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502&order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate) - [JackDaw GeoAI Chatbot information](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/services/) - [Guidelines for Applicants (PDF)](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/docs/347/Annex_2_Guidelines_for_Applicants_ENHANCE.pdf) - [Call for Proposals (PDF)](https://www.poliruralplus.eu/docs/348/Annex_1_Call_for_Proposals_ENHANCE.pdf) --- ## Contact Information | Purpose | Contact | |----------------------|--------------------------------------------| | General inquiries | opencalls@poliruralplus.eu | | Funder contact | [European Commission Contact Page](https://commission.europa.eu/about-european-commission/contact_en) | | Phone (Commission) | +32 2 299 11 11 |

Enhance Open Call - PoliRuralPlus

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