RAISE Doctoral Networks for AI in Science (RAISE pilot)

Expected outcomes

• The topic does not say whether all outcomes must be addressed; treat them all as relevant.
• For each outcome (EO1 to EO9), name who will use or adopt your results (a specific group, not “industry” or “society”), how they get them, and the indicator that shows the change, with baseline, target and date.
• Use the topic's own words for each outcome, so the evaluator can tick it off.

What the scope asks for

Evaluators check the proposal against these sentences of the scope. Answer each one visibly, in the call's own words.

• “Proposals should therefore clearly specify how they meet this “AI in science” criterion.”
• “These systems, models, tools or methodologies must substantially innovate the way in which scientific information is analysed and enable a scientific contribution that furthers the state of the art in the discipline of the doctoral research.”
• “All doctoral candidates should receive dedicated doctoral-level training on AI in science (understood as outlined above).”
• “In order to apply for the RAISE Doctoral Networks call, applicants must submit their proposal to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2026.”
• “At proposal stage, applicants will be able to declare their interest in being considered for the RAISE Doctoral Networks and, if so, they should demonstrate that their proposal falls within the scope of the RAISE call.”
• “The proposals submitted under the RAISE Doctoral Networks must fulfil all the admissibility and eligibility conditions of the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026.”

Conditions that shape the proposal

• Other Eligible Conditions: “The following additional eligibility criteria apply: The proposals submitted under the RAISE Doctoral Networks must fulfil all the admissibility and eligibility conditions of the MSCA Doctoral Networks call 2026 and pass all the thresholds for that call.”
• Other Eligible Conditions: “described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme.”
• Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: “are described in the MSCA part of the Work Programme.”
• Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes: “The following additions to the general award criteria apply: For application of the general award criteria, including weighting and thresholds, see the specific conditions at the end of the MSCA Work Programme part.”
• Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes: “For admissibility, eligibility criteria, procedure and legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreement see exceptions and specific conditions for MSCA Doctoral Networks in the MSCA Work Programme part.”
• Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes: “The expected EU contribution depends on the number of person-months requested. For the applicable unit contributions, see specific conditions for MSCA Doctoral Networks in the MSCA Work Programme part.”

Impact pathway and traps

• The scope expects pilots or demonstration. Name the sites, the partners who run them and what is measured there.
• Keep outputs, outcomes and impacts apart: what you deliver, what changes when others use it, and the long-term effect.
• Link your outcomes to the destination's expected impacts in the Work Programme. Destination impacts are long-term effects, not project deliverables.
• Name the barriers outside the project (regulation, markets, user behaviour) that could block uptake, and what you will do if they do.
• Section 2.3 (the summary canvas) is optional on this call; the old split into scientific, economic and societal impact is no longer required.