Research and analysis of jurisprudence on international protection and registration in the EUAA Case Law Database (Asylum case law collection)

Please refer to section 6 of the call for proposal documentPDF. In terms of countries, only entities established in EU members states (including overseas countries and territories) and EUAA associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) may apply.

Only higher education establishments and legal clinics established in eligible countries are eligible to apply. Generally, NGOs providing legal services to asylum seekers are not eligible unless they could be classified as legal clinics (see Topic Q&A 102603). However, note that only higher education establishments may take the role of coordinator. In case of a NGO legal clinic, it may only take non-leading role of a partner. Eligibility rules are in the call for proposal documentPDF section 6.

Current call budget is 104,500 EUR to fund 1 project. It is likely that another call for proposals will be launched in the future to keep continuity in updating the EUAA Case Law Database.

Personnel costs are eligible under the conditions specified in Art. 6. Personnel with employment contracts or equivalents are eligible (Cost cat. A.1) while fellowships and similar may be eligible if they are work oriented (Cost cat. A.2). Please read annotated grant agreement for more details on personnel costs Art. 6.2.A and specific case of fellowships or similar agreements.

However, keep in mind that in your proposal, the project team must demonstrate expertise in the field of international protection or human rights, as part of the quality criterion. (call document section 9)

For all legal status definitions, please consult EU rules for legal entity validation, LEAR appointment and financial capacity guidancePDF.

Regarding ‘Analytical thematic reports and products on asylum case law’ deliverable, a minimum of one report must be delivered at least every five months, analysing case law on asylum topics related to CEAS or related to the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This means a minimum of two reports every year.

For information on all deliverables and more details, refer to section 10 of the call for proposal documentPDF and the related information session presentation available 2026-ASYLUMCASELAW_InfoWebinar-FINAL.pdfPDF.

A legal clinic is a law program or organization that provides free or low-cost legal services to clients while giving law students or graduates hands-on training, under the supervision of university professors and practicing lawyers in this field. The law clinics serve the following main objectives:

-Give students the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge in refugee law and other related areas.

-Provide free or low-cost legal assistance to asylum-seekers and refugees who otherwise could not afford paying for legal services

-Carry out research from a multidisciplinary perspective in the field of asylum law to positively impact public policy decision-making.

Legal clinics can be either part of the University or a separate entity.

-If they are part of a university (e.g. department), the University is considered the applicant (as a legal entity to apply and potentially sign grant agreement).

-If they are a separate legal entity, they can only take a non-leading role as a partner. As per call document section 6, only higher education establishment may take the role of coordinator and lead the consortium.

You may highlight the legal clinic/department involvement in the application form part B section 2 related to the applicant profile.

As part of the Quality criterion (call document section 9), evaluators will look at “Quality of the consortium (if applicable), participants’ profiles and the project teams, and appropriate division of roles and procedures to cooperate within the project. Project team must demonstrate expertise in the field of international protection or human rights.” Your presented entity’s profile and the demonstrated expertise of your proposed project team will affect the quality criterion to some extent. As part of the Impact criterion, evaluators will assess your proposed communication and visibility strategy. Under this criterion, evaluators are scoring the proposed strategy and activities, not the reputation per se.