# VALLEYS Open Call #1
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**topic id:** CASCADE-16482
**call id:** HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01
**title:** VALLEYS Open Call #1
**programme:** Cascade funding
**status:** open
**deadline date:** 2026-12-14T17:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-10-14T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/48351491
**description:** Applications are accepted only via the official online submission platform, using the online form (11 sections, varies by Strand A, B or C). Only applications submitted directly through the official online submission platform will be considered.
Application links:
• Strand A
• Strand B
• Strand C
Process: submission, eligibility check, external evaluation and ranking, legal validation, SGA signature with SPLORO, and execution. 
For any questions regarding the application process: helpdesk@valleysproject.eu
**conditions:** VALLEYS aims to strengthen Knowledge Valorisation in Europe by building a Network of Knowledge Valorisation Intermediaries. 
OC1 funds six-month pilots operationalising at least one ERA Code of Practice: 
• Strand A: Toolbox Integration Pilots, up to €10k, 
• Strand B: Cross-border Mobility and Secondments, up to €30k, two partners, 
• Strand C: Combined Approaches, up to €40k, two partners. 
Budget €210,000 for up to 11 projects. Open to EU/Associated Countries. 
Open from 14 Oct to 14 Dec 2026, 17:00 CET.
**action type:** Cascade funding (open call from an EU project)
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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