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ERA 2026 Call – no. of submitted proposals

20/03/2026

The European Commission published on 19 March 2026 on EU Funding & Tenders Portal the information on the ERA 2026 call (Enhancing the European R&I System - HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06 call). In total, 141 proposals have been submitted. Applicants will be informed in July 2026 if their proposal has been selected or not.

The breakdown per topic and indicative no, of projects to be funded:

REFORMING AND ENHANCING THE R&I SYSTEM – ERA 2026 CALL

Proposals submitted

Grants to be awarded

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-01

Accelerating open access and research assessment reforms in ERA

3

2

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-02

Building institutional capacities for ethical, equitable, open, and inclusive ERA

31

6

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-03

Strengthening ecosystems for open, ethical, and sustainable ERA

10

3

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04

Piloting innovative approaches to support academic startups and spinoffs

37

2

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05

Fostering citizen engagement for more responsible and democratic R&I

15

2

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-06

European Citizens' Hackathon Championship

14

1

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-07

Science comes to town 2028

12

1

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-08

Advancing Knowledge for ERA

22

8

 

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