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This round is closed. The next round and similar open calls are listed below. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
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Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
MARINERG-i_IMPMarine Renewable Energy Distribute Research Infrastructure - Implementation Phase
Led by University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork · Ireland · 2027 · Official record ↗
ET-COMPASSCOordination, Management, Planning And Strategic Support for the Einstein Telescope Project
Led by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Italy · 2027 · Official record ↗
GGP-ACEGenerations and Gender Programme - Activation, Consolidation, Expansion
Led by Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - Knaw · Netherlands · 2026 · Official record ↗
EuPRAXIA_EIPEuPRAXIA Early Implementation Phase Project
Led by Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Italy · 2026 · Official record ↗
GUIDEPREP2Growing Up In Digital Europe Preparatory Phase 2
Led by University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin · Ireland · 2026 · Official record ↗
RESILIENCE TIPRESILIENCE - Transition to Implementation Phase
Led by Fondazione Per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni Xxiii · Italy · 2026 · Official record ↗
EBRAINS IMPLEMENTEBRAINS IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
Led by Ebrains · Belgium · 2026 · Official record ↗
EIRENE IMPEuropean InfrastRucturE for humaN Exposome research IMplementation Project
Led by Masarykova univerzita · Czech Republic · 2026 · Official record ↗
SoBigData IPSoBigData Implementation Phase
Led by Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche · Italy · 2026 · Official record ↗
SLICES-IPScientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/ Communication Experimental Studies – Implementation Phase
Led by Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique · France · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
EBRAINS 2.0EBRAINS 2.0: A Research Infrastructure to Advance Neuroscience and Brain Health
HORIZON-INFRA-2022-SERV-B-01-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗
eBRAIN-HealtheBRAIN-Health - Actionable Multilevel Health Data
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-TECH-01-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
EuPRAXIAEuPRAXIA Preparatory Phase Project
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
SoBigData RI PPPSoBigData RI Preparatory Phase Project
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
MARINERG-i_PPMarine Renewable Energy Distributed Research Infrastructure - Preparatory Phase
HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-08 · 2023 · Official record ↗
OPERAS-PLUSOn the road to sustainability: paving the way for OPERAS as an efficient open Social Sciences and Humanities scholarly communication Research Infrastructure
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
EBRAINS PREPEBRAINS Preparatory Phase
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
GGP-5DThe Generations and Gender Programme Preparatory Phase Project
HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.
Project results are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes:
This topic targets the research infrastructure projects that entered the ESFRI Roadmap in 2021[1], due to their scientific excellence and organisational maturity as well as to their strategic importance for the European Research Area and the structuring of the European research infrastructure ecosystem. Proposals must explicitly state which ESFRI Project they target.
Although these ESFRI Projects have received EU funding for their preparatory phase and initial commitment from Member States/Associated Countries, the early stages of the research infrastructure life cycle are particularly challenging. Past monitoring exercises on ESFRI infrastructures highlighted recurrent bottlenecks hampering their full implementation and start of operation phase. Building on such experiences, proposals are expected to identify and address the most critical issues that could prevent or delay the entering of these ESFRI Projects into the implementation phase.
Support can be provided for activities, such as enlargement of the membership; establishment of the governance structure and legal entity; securing the funding; finalisation of the distributed architecture; development of ICT and data management solutions (including data management according to the FAIR principles and possible open access to data); development of access policies and users’ strategies; consolidation of the international dimension; consolidation of the service offer; assessing possible expansion to new user communities/new needs; or addressing staff and procurement related issues. Proposals should focus on the activities addressing the identified bottlenecks.
Proposals should involve all stakeholders necessary to move the project forward and ensure financial commitments (including national/regional ministries/governments, research councils or funding agencies).
Proposals should explain any synergies and complementarities with previous or current EU grants.
[1] ESFRI Projects eligible for support under this topic are: EBRAINS, SLICES, SoBigData++, MARINERG‑I, EIRENE RI, ET, EuPRAXIA, GGP, GUIDE, OPERAS, RESILIENCE.
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
If eligible for funding, legal entities established in non-associated third countries may exceptionally participate in this Coordination and support action as a beneficiary or affiliated entity.
described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
To ensure a balanced coverage of the targeted ESFRI Projects, grants will be awarded to applications not only in order of ranking but at least also to those proposals that are the highest ranked for each targeted ESFRI Project, provided that the applications attain all thresholds.
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025). [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
described in the specific topic of the Work Programme
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
Standard application form (HE CSA)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations 
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA) 
Standard evaluation form (HE CSA) 
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
HE MGA 
HE Unit MGA 
Lump Sum MGA 
Operating Grants MGA 
Framework Partnership Agreement FPA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Information on financial support to third parties (HE) 
Information on clinical studies (HE) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 3. Research Infrastructures
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764 
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Applicants asked the EU 1 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
Based on the available budget, while the best overall applications will be ranked higher, the process will also make sure that the best applications within each distinct project are awarded funding, as long as they meet the necessary threshold(s).
Therefore, it is extremely important that the specific ESFRI project addressed is clearly and explicitly highlighted in the proposal.
Applicants must indicate the specific ESFRI project their proposal addresses (one and only one).
The selected ESFRI project must be clearly indicated in both Part A (in the dedicated field "Fixed keyword 1") and Part B of Annex I, and it must be consistent across both sections.
Please note that if more than one area is selected, or if there is any inconsistency between Annex I Part A and Annex I Part B regarding the indicated area, the ranking of your proposal may be negatively affected.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 28 Jul 2025
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