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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.
This call is closed. These open or upcoming calls fund the closest work.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
MIRRI-FIRMMaking MIRRI FAIR for Globally Impactful Research
Led by Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure - European Research Infrastructure Consortium · Portugal · 2026 · Official record ↗
AI4AccessAI4Access: AI-Driven User Access Services for Euro-BioImaging ERIC
Led by Euro-Bioimaging Eric · Finland · 2026 · Official record ↗
EMSO EVOLVEEuropean VisiOn for Long-term Ocean Observations and EnVironmEntal Sustainability
Led by European Multidisciplinary Seafloorand Water Column Observatory - European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Emso Eric) · Italy · 2026 · Official record ↗
ACTRIS NEXTACTRIS NEXT
Led by Actris Eric · Finland · 2026 · Official record ↗
ELEXAIEuropean Lexicographic Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence
Led by Institut Jozef Stefan · Slovenia · 2026 · Official record ↗
ECRIN 2030European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network 2030
Led by Ecrin European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network · France · 2026 · Official record ↗
ESS-INNOVATEDriving Innovation in the European Social Survey Infrastructure (ESS-Innovate)
Led by European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium · United Kingdom · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
ResearchData4SocietyTHE POTENTIAL OF RESEARCH DATA – HOW RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS FOR SOCIETY HIGH-LEVEL PRESIDENCY CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SE-CONF-ART195-IBA · 2023 · Official record ↗
eLTER EnRicheLTER EnRich - Bridging phases towards the Integrated European Long-Term Ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological Research Infrastructure
HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-02 · 2024 · Official record ↗
RIECS-ConceptTOWARDS A PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXCELLENT CITIZEN SCIENCE
HORIZON-INFRA-2024-DEV-01-01 · 2025 · Official record ↗
StR-ESFRI4Support to Reinforce the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures 4
HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-DEV-04 · 2026 · Official record ↗
EuroFAANGA European infrastructure for farmed animal genotype to phenotype research
HORIZON-INFRA-2022-DEV-01-01 · 2023 · Official record ↗
Euro GO-SHIPEuro GO-SHIP: developing a Research Infrastructure concept to support European hydrography
HORIZON-INFRA-2022-DEV-01-01 · 2022 · Official record ↗
EvolveBBMRIAccelerating datafication for support of EU health priorities, greening of biobanks and integrated approach to “One Health”
HORIZON-INFRA-2023-DEV-01-03 · 2024 · Official record ↗
Lasers4EUEuropean Laser Research Infrastructures serving Science and Industry
HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01-03 · 2024 · 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 consolidation of the EU research infrastructures landscape through the support, together with the countries, that are members of the research infrastructures, to the strengthening, long-term sustainability, reorientation or evolution of ESFRI Landmarks or European Research Infrastructure Consortia (ERICs).
Proposed action should justify the specific objectives and focus on activities that are critical for the sustainability and optimised use of the ESFRI Landmarks or ERICs, such as activities aiming at several of the following objectives:
In case of reorientation or evolution of the research infrastructure scope, activities should fill gaps in the research infrastructures landscape[1], enabling the research infrastructure to address new research or societal challenges and/or serve new user communities, increasing and improving service capacity and/or integrating new resources/facilities.
Due attention must be given to related EU initiatives and priorities and, when relevant, to complementarity and relevance to activities in other parts of Horizon Europe. Proposals should explain any synergies with previous or current EU grants.
Given the funding rate, proposals should ensure a minimum adequate backing by the beneficiaries, who should provide the remaining share for the activities covered by the Grant Agreement and foster the sustainability of the ESFRI Landmark or ERIC.
Specific attention should be given, where relevant, to the greening of technologies and methodologies used by the research infrastructure, to the interaction with industry/SMEs, to the fostering of the innovation potential of the infrastructures, and to their integration into local, regional and global innovation ecosystems.
[1] Although the action aims at individual support to a pan-European research infrastructure, applicants should consider the ESFRI Landscape Analysis and liaise during the action with other relevant ESFRI/ERICs to ensure complementarity.
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
The following additional eligibility criteria apply:
Due to the scope of this topic, proposals must include at least one of the ESFRI Landmarks[[See the list of ESFRI 'Landmarks' in the 2021 ESFRI Roadmap on https://roadmap2021.esfri.eu/]] or European Research Infrastructures Consortia (ERICs)[[ European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) | European Commission (europa.eu)]] as beneficiary. Such research infrastructure(s), and the beneficiaries that own/operate them, must be explicitly identified in the proposal. For distributed ERIC the ERIC must be the beneficiary.
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
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
The funding rate is 80% of the eligible costs.
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.
It implies that the granting Authority will cover 80% of the eligible project costs for the participating entities. The remaining 20% must be covered by the participants themselves, either through their own resources or other funding sources. Even if the 20% of the costs will be covered with their own funds (or other external sources), they still need to include these costs in the project proposal, as they are part of the total eligible cost calculation. Therefore, all activities, tasks, contributions, and associated costs must be included in the proposal.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 28 Jul 2025
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
View on EU portal ↗Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal · synced 2026-11-09
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