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EIC Pathfinder Open call 2025

20/02/2025

EIC Pathfinder Open call for 2025 opened on February 20, 2025. The programme supports interdisciplinary research leading to the creation of a basis for a breakthrough technology or a future innovation. Project application must be submitted by an international consortium of at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or associated countries. Any type of entity may participate.

The call has a budget of € 142 M. Maximum EU contribution per project is € 3 M.

Applicants can make use of an annotated project template published in 2024 by international NCP network Access2EIC.

The official call documents as well as the submission system are available on the FTO Portal here. The call will close on May 21 at 17:00. 

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Size structure of Czech companies’ participation in Framework Programmes – Spring 2026 update

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In the fall of 2022 and subsequently in a special issue of the journal ECHO (No. 1/2024, pp. 37–38), we examined, inter alia, the size and ownership structure of Czech enterprises participating in the Framework Programmes. The aim of this article is to build on that work...

Czechia Attracts More Foreign ERC Applicants under Horizon Europe than Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Combined

25/05/2026

Are Czech ERC applicants more successful at home or abroad — and by how much do their success rates differ? Did you know that the Czech Republic attracts more foreign ERC applicants under Horizon Europe than Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia combined? Those who have been...

New EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

25/05/2026

On 5 March 2026, the European Commission presented its new Gender Equality Strategy for 2026 to 2030. The Strategy embeds gender equality into every aspect of life, online and offline, from education and health to work and public life, and addresses modern...

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