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Widening instruments calls 2025

30/06/2025

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Výzvy nástrojů Widening 2025 Anna_Vosečková_TC-Praha.pdf

Following the publication of the 2025 Horizon Europe work programmes on 14 May 2025, we present to you in the attached presentation basic information about the calls of the Widening 2025 instruments (main objectives, expected outcomes, impact, budget, call opening, etc.) and other important information (support services, information days and useful documents). The instruments are the following:

  • ERA Fellowships,
  • European Excellence Initiative (EEI)
  • EIC Pre-Accelerator Widening
  • Hop On Facility
  • Support for R&I policy making in the EU enlargement countries
  • Action plans for connected Regional Innovation Valleys in Widening countries (RIVs Widening)

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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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