The first OSCARS Open Call, launched to foster cutting-edge research and services across a wide range of scientific disciplines, received an overwhelming 264 proposals from 33 countries.

The call resulted in the selection of 58 innovative projects, reflecting a significant step forward for open science in Europe. 

The proposals encompassed diverse fields, from astronomy and particle physics to environmental sciences, life sciences, photon and neutron science, and the social sciences and humanities. As a core partner representing the social sciences, CESSDA is particularly pleased to see robust participation from the social sciences community and the interdisciplinary nature of many of the selected projects.

These selected projects are spread across 19 countries and include not only academic and research institutions but also small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), non-profit organisations, and even a large company. 

As a project partner CESSDA brings its experience in promoting open data and FAIR principles in the social sciences, therefore we view this successful call as both a major milestone for the OSCARS project and the European open science movement. The projects selected will contribute to making scientific data, software, and tools more accessible, facilitating better research collaboration, data sharing, and reuse.