The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has launched a Training and Capacity Building call offering access to the ELSA Reaction Wall infrastructure. This call provides a unique capacity-building opportunity at a facility of exceptional dimensions, capable of conducting experimental tests on full-scale specimens to assess the safety of structures against earthquakes and other natural or human-made hazards. Designed for researchers in structural engineering, earthquake engineering, infrastructure safety, and experimental testing methods, the program covers the operation of the ELSA Reaction Wall, the lifecycle of experimental research projects, control systems for cyclic and pseudo dynamic testing on large-scale structures, instrumentation, data treatment, safety measures, and hands-on test examples.

📅 Call Timeline

• Opening Date: 1 January 2026
• Deadline Date: 30 April 2026 (23:45 CEST)
• Training Dates: 12 – 16 October 2026

✅ Eligibility

• Universities, research or public institutions, and SMEs from EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries (including Türkiye) can apply.
• Individual users must be nationals of these eligible countries.
• Proposals are evaluated in a single stage based on the Quality of the Consortium (30 points) and Rationale (40 points).

📂 Support Scope and Duration

• The training duration is 5 days, accommodating approximately 20 participants in total.
• A financial or in-kind contribution is provided to cover Travel & Subsistence (T&S) costs for users from "Widening Participation" countries (including Türkiye), subject to the availability of funds and resources.

💶 Funding Opportunities

• An estimated total of 20 short-term "User Stay Days" eligible for T&S support are allocated to this call.

📌 Useful Links

• Call Websit