Picture of the audience at the OSCARS AGM 2025

Fostering the uptake of
Open Science in Europe

About OSCARS

OSCARS fosters the uptake of Open Science in Europe by advancing and integrating FAIR research data and cross-disciplinary services within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC).

Through collaboration among Research Infrastructures in the five EOSC Science Clusters and the provision of funding for small-scale Open Science projects and services via cascading grants, OSCARS supports the adoption of FAIR and Open Science practices across diverse scientific communities.

In collaboration with

Set up and implement Clusters’ Open Science Competence Centres (CLOCCs), community-based virtual hubs dedicated to fostering research excellence through training and knowledge transfer.
Identify and provide Composable Open Data and Analysis Services (CODAS)
Contribute to a Data space for science, research and innovation

OSCARS Open Calls

Through two OSCARS Open Calls, a broad range of research communities have been involved in the development of Open Science projects and services, that together drive the uptake of FAIR-data-intensive research across the European Research Area (ERA).

The 1st Open Call was launched on 15 March 2024 and closed on 15 May 2024.
The 2nd Open Call opened on 14 March 2025, and closed on 14 May 2025.

With a total funding of over 16 million EUR, the OSCARS Open Calls granted support to 70 Open Science projects across all Science Clusters and beyond. These projects tackle Open Science challenges spanning repositories, data annotation, software, AI and tools, and Open Science promotion and training.

Selected proposals received lump-sum funding between 100,000 and 250,000 € and will be implemented over 12 to 24 months.

More info about the Open Calls Browse the OSCARS funded projects