Deadline: 20-Jan-22
European Commission is calling for proposals for Consolidation of the Research Infrastructure Landscape – Individual Support for European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Projects.
Scope
- This topic targets the research infrastructure projects retained in the 2016 ESFRI Roadmap, for the excellence of their scientific case and for their strategic importance for the European Research Area and the structuring of the European research infrastructure ecosystem.
- The recent ESFRI Monitoring exercise carried out for the update of the ESFRI Roadmap 2021 assessed the overall progress towards implementation of these 2016 ESFRI projects and highlighted a number of key aspects that could hamper their implementation and start of the operation phase.
- 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, also considering additional difficulties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. These ESFRI projects may suffer from the transition to the Horizon Europe new framework programme and the possible lack of opportunities for supporting their development as fully-fledged pan-European research infrastructures. Proposals are expected to specifically address the bottlenecks identified in the ESFRI Monitoring report and in the Report of the Commission High Level Expert Group, and allow these ESFRI projects to enter into the implementation phase. The extent to which these critical issues are addressed will be considered in evaluating proposals.
Funding Information
The check will normally be done for the coordinator if the requested grant amount is equal to
or greater than EUR 500 000, except for:
- public bodies (entities established as a public body under national law, including local regional or national authorities) or international organisations; and
- cases where the individual requested grant amount is not more than EUR 60 000 (lowvalue grant).
Expected Outcomes
Project results are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes:
- enhanced ERA excellence and attractiveness;
- consistent and well-structured research infrastructures ecosystem in Europe;
- solid Member States/Associated Country engagement in fully-fledged pan-European research infrastructures;
- long-term perspective for investments in research infrastructures;
- synergies and complementarities between new and existing research infrastructures, including technology infrastructures and infrastructures financed by ERDF.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;
- the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
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eligible non-EU countries:
- countries associated to Horizon Europe
- low- and middle-income countries
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