Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This topic supports the assessment of the state of RIs in Ukraine, the identification of key needs and the development of an investment roadmap for RI reconstruction, closing the skills gap and facilitating well-connected R&I communities.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should address the following aspects:
- Assess the situation of RIs in Ukraine, including the damage to Ukrainian RI capacities caused by the war;
- Building on EU experience in research infrastructure roadmapping, in particular in the context of ESFRI, identify priorities for development, re-construction and or re-orientation of the RI capacity in Ukraine, including digital ones, taking into account political priorities such as the green and digital transition and resilience;
- Identify areas that would require the development of specific RI concept and design, in view of future integration into the European RI landscape;
- Involving RIs policy makers, RIs and RIs stakeholders in EU and Ukraine to develop the strategy for investment in short and long-term;
- Support training of Ukrainian RI staff, including through study visits and staff exchange with equivalent EU RIs as well as exchange of best practice activities.
Environmental (including climate-related) impacts as well as the optimisation of resource and energy use, and the appropriate exploitation of advanced digital technologies should be integrated in the road-mapping exercise.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €2.00 million
One project is expected to be funded under this call.
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Legal Entities
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The following additional eligibility criteria apply: in order to achieve the expected objectives of the action, the application must include at least three legal entities as beneficiaries established in different Member States/Associated Countries, including at least one legal entity established in the government controlled territories of Ukraine.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Person:
Dr Mary Oikonomou
Scientific Researcher
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy