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Calls supporting Widening countries are open

14/07/2021

On June 29, 2021, four calls supporting the improvement of R&I capacities of entities in the so-called Widening countries in the part of Horizon Europe called Widening participation and spreading excellence were opened. These calls are part of Destination 1 and 2 in the WIDERA work program for 2021-22, namely the special call of TWINNING instrument for Western Balkan Countries, ERA Chairs, European Excellence Initiative (EEI) and support for policy-making in the Western Balkans. The TEAMING for Excellence call was opened on July 5 The calls are listed on the Czech website here and on the FTOP here.

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Hop-on facility - 2025 call outcomes

02/12/2025

The Hop-on call HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-03-ACCESS-01 was open since 6 May 2025 and by the deadline on 4 September 2025, 61 proposals were submitted. The call budget allowed for funding of 90 projects. At the beginning of December, the applicants were informed on call evaluation...

The European Excellence Initiative 2025 call has attracted almost 300 applications

01/12/2025

The European Excellence Initiative 2025 call has received 284 project proposals by higher education institutions eager to build strategic cooperation alliances and work in close cooperation with economic and industrial partners. In total 27 projects (with expected EU contribution...

The first EIC Pre-Accelerator call attracted over 1,000 applicants

26/11/2025

The first EIC Pre-Accelerator 2025 call, with a deadline of November 18, 2025, received 1,056 eligible applications from a total of 30 countries. This is a new instrument funded under the WIDERA Work Program 2025. Eligible beneficiaries are small and medium-sized enterprises...

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