Target audience
Academic institutions, business entities, public authorities and societal actors.
The project
Collaborative consortium of at least three legal entities, working together around a coordination and support action, responding to specific topics mentioned in the ERA calls and implementing the expected outcomes.
EU funding
The EU Funding covers 100% of the project costs, plus overhead of 25% of the project budget for indirect expenses.
In each topic, the European Commission mentions the indicative budget per project.
Open calls
Call identifier
Deadline
Type of action
Budget overview
Indicative number of grants
Pillar II: Piloting innovative approaches to support academic startups and spinoffs
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar IV: Advancing Knowledge for ERA
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-08
Last date for submission12-03-2026
RIA
Pillar II: Strengthening ecosystems for open, ethical, and sustainable ERA
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-03
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar I: Accelerating open access and research assessment reforms in ERA
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-01
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar III: European Citizens’ Hackathon Championship
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-06
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar I: Building institutional capacities for ethical, equitable, open, and inclusive ERA
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-02
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar III: Science comes to town 2028
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-07
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar III: Fostering citizen engagement for more responsible and democratic R&I
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05
Last date for submission12-03-2026
CSA
Pillar I: Facilitating development of institutional open access policies through the retention of intellectual property rights
HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01
Last date for submission11-03-2027
CSA
Pillar IV: Upgrading the EU’s independent knowledge on China’s Science, Technology and Innovation system
HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-05
Last date for submission11-03-2027
RIA
Pillar III: Science comes to town 2029
HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-03
Last date for submission11-03-2027
CSA
Pillar III: Promoting public engagement in R&I and scientific literacy
HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-04
Last date for submission11-03-2027
CSA
Pillar II: Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers
HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-02
Last date for submission11-03-2027
CSA