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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 per project between €2-5 million) should be financed. The total budget available for the call is €80 million. The projects will now undego evaluation. Applicants will be informed by next April.

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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...

Convergence of the Czech Republic's participation in the Framework Programmes exists, but may face structural limitations

02/12/2025

On October 16, 2025, Daniel Frank published an analysis entitled Convergence of EU-13 Countries in EU Framework Programmes: Trends, Divergences and Limits, with the main finding that "EU-13 are demonstrably strengthening in Horizon Europe, and their convergence towards...

EIT announced 2025 Innovation Awards

01/12/2025

  The winners of the 2025 EIT Awards were announced at the 2025 EIT Innovation Awards Ceremony that took place on 25 November 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. The awards are granted to outstanding innovators from across the EIT network for their breakthrough solutions in...

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