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
The new mission letter to the Commissioner-designate for start-ups, research and innovation called for a new long-term strategy to strengthen European research infrastructures, recognising the need to further strengthen European research and technology linked to strategic facilities, as these can make a significant contribution to the competitiveness of the European economy.
Detailed Call Description
The scope of this topic is focused on better understanding and further advancing critical technologies that require the update of relevant strategic EU testing capabilities, in particular wind tunnels. While new instrumentation and development of new testing procedures and digital tools is within the scope of this topic, other Research and Technology Infrastructure investments (i.e., buildings, auxiliary facilities, etc) fall outside of the scope.
The complexity of multi-disciplinary design and optimisation of future aircrafts requires extensive computational efforts, validated by wind-tunnel and propulsion testing. The scope of this topic is confined by strategic priorities and proposed aircraft concepts as defined in the updated Horizon Europe Clean Aviation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. Emphasis is placed on airframe and propulsion transformative technologies, including the integration of advanced propulsion architectures on the airframe, distributed hybrid/electric propulsion, high aspect ratio and highly flexible unfuelled wing (e.g. for LH2 aircraft), boundary layer ingestion, ground effects in new aircraft architectures and aeroacoustics.
The projects should be aligned with the Fly the Green Deal vision and 2050 climate neutral aviation objectives and if possible, exploit synergies with other EU and National projects. In those cases that the participation of multiple testing facilities is required, the projects should also define and agree upon interfaces, common architectures and common data exchange formats.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €15.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Transport
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Semi-governmental organisations
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 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/
Persons to Contact:
Mr. Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy