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
Whereas the release of pollutants by European industry has generally decreased during the last decade, and it is expected to continue to do so, industry still contributes significantly to the emission of many pollutants into the European environment. Pollution harms our health and our environment. In addition to affecting people’s health, pollution is one of the main reasons for the loss of biodiversity. Moreover, only emissions of historically important pollutants are reported by industry. Information on emerging and less known pollutants, especially those not regulated by the Industrial Emissions Directive, and related methods of monitoring is lacking. GHG emissions from industry are not included in the scope of this topic. Pollutant emissions to air, water and soil are considered.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals under this topic should address all of the following:
- Demonstrate the reduction of the use of hazardous substances that pose a risk for human- and environmental health and safety and thereby also their proliferation into the products;
- Develop novel processing technologies leading to reduced health, safety and environmental impacts beyond CO2 emissions;
- Minimise adverse effects from the novel processes’ technologies on the function and durability of the materials, recyclability, the production cost as well as the associated risk;
- Where relevant, develop sampling and monitoring methods for emerging pollutants and less known groups of pollutants in stack emissions before entering the environment.
Proposals should include techno-economic and life-cycle assessment considerations of the overall process. They should consider involving all the relevant actors in a participatory approach for the reduction of risk and health issues at work.
Research should build on existing standards, or if relevant, contribute to standardisation, especially when addressing pollutants that lack robust monitoring methods. Where relevant, interoperability for data sharing should be addressed.
Proposals submitted under this topic should include a business case and exploitation strategy as outlined in the introduction to this Destination.
Where relevant, projects are encouraged to take advantage of European research infrastructures and services in the areas of analytical research infrastructures such as the ones in the ARIE network or environment, health and food. Projects are moreover encouraged to inform the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) of their work plan to foster coordination with on-going science-for-policy related activities in the European Commission.
This topic implements the co-programmed European partnership Processes4Planet.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: between €6.00 and €8.00 million.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- Industry
- Processing
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- 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.
If selected for funding, projects are encouraged to build on, or seek collaboration, with existing projects and develop synergies with other relevant European, national, or regional initiatives and funding programmes.
International cooperation is encouraged.
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/
Persons to Contact:
Dr Angelos Ntantos
Scientific Officer
Email: antantos@research.org.cy
Mr. George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy