Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways – Studies

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Code: 31255 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-GATEWAYS-STUDIES | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

The objective of this call is to support the deployment of strategic networks as part of the Digital Global Gateway Strategy of the EU, contributing to strengthen the quality of connectivity within the Union as well as with third countries. This call is technology neutral. The deployment may include submarine cables systems, satellite infrastructures and connectivity to internet exchange points under this call.

This topic will support studies for the deployment of backbone connectivity for routes within Member States, between Member States, and between the EU and third countries, including to remote territories. Proposals under this call shall address studies, including all preparatory work required prior to signing a contract with a supplier is covered under this call.

Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gatewys – works

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Code: 31253 | Identifier Code: CEF-DIG-2023-GATEWAYS-WORKS | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Digital | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/01/2024

The objective of this call is to support the deployment of strategic networks as part of the Digital Global Gateway Strategy of the EU, contributing to strengthen the quality of connectivity within the Union as well as with third countries. This call is technology neutral. The deployment may include submarine cables systems, satellite infrastructures and connectivity to internet exchange points under this call.

This topic will support the deployment of backbone connectivity for routes within Member States, between Member States, and between the EU and third countries, including to remote territories.

Conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems

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Code: 31251 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-8 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

Biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems, in particular at the species’ distribution edges, are at a high risk in light of a rapidly changing climate.
For tree species assisted migration and assisted gene flow is considered as a possibly solution in actively managed forests, the dependent forest communities (e.g., plants, fungi, insects, soil microorganisms etc.) might fail to follow the speed of habitat shifts what in turn may result in a loss of biodiversity. In addition, migration failure of mutualistic species (fungi, mycorrhiza) can jeopardize the success of tree migration.
Protected areas without the option for assisted migration, will particularly depend on the larger landscape context for community migration and adaptation, as many of them have not been designed to account for the long-term and large-scale dynamics.

Overall, this topic is focused on the conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems.

Dependence of society and the economy on pollinators

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Code: 31249 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-3 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

The importance of pollinators for humankind is common knowledge, featuring prominently outside of the scientific realm in popular culture and arts. Yet, even well-known benefits provided by pollinators such as crop pollination are still inadequately understood. Other benefits remain for the most part obscure, and thus unacknowledged, due to the lack of research targeting the complexity of pollinator niches and plant-pollinator networks. Amid the dramatic decline of pollinating species in Europe, these gaps hinder understanding of the character and full magnitude of threats to human wellbeing. Moreover, the gaps hinder mainstreaming of the conservation of pollinators, and more broadly biodiversity, in the public and private sector and thereby impede an effective societal response. This topic aims to address fundamental knowledge gaps in functional roles of pollinators in natural (natural plant-pollinators networks) and human-modified ecosystems (e.g. agro-ecosystem), and building on that i) advance research on far reaching consequences of their decline and scenario planning and ii) develop and disseminate tools that enable systematic mainstreaming in key sectors.

EU-African Union – towards climate-neutral, social just fair trade food systems

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Code: 31245 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-11 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

The farm to fork strategy aims to accelerate the transition to a sustainable food system that should have a neutral or positive environmental impact, help to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts. New opportunities in EU-African trade are opening-up for trade regimes with co-benefits for producers, climate and citizens.

The African countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and launched an action plan for Boosting Intra-African Trade with a view to strengthening regional integration. It is also one of the key priorities of the Africa Agenda 2063 and a major step towards African continental economic integration.

Innovating for climate-neutral rural communities by 2050

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Code: 31243 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-COMMUNITIES-02-1-two-stage | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024

The EU aims to be climate-neutral by 2050 – an economy with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. This objective is in line with the EU’s commitment to global climate action under the Paris Agreement and it is reflected in the European Green Deal objectives. Considering that approximately one third of EU citizens live in rural areas, which represent 83% of the EU territory, it is key to empower rural communities to transit towards sustainability by fostering innovation in key areas such as environment and sustainable management of resources (air, soil, water), energy, transport, agriculture, industry, bioeconomy, and finance and ensure that no one is left behind.

Impact of the development of novel foods based on alternative sources of proteins

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Code: 31240 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-7 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

The successful proposal will support R&I to promote the production, provision and safe consumption of alternative sources of protein, and dietary shifts towards sustainable healthy nutrition, contributing to the transformation of food systems to deliver co-benefits for climate (mitigation and adaptation), biodiversity, environmental sustainability and circularity, sustainable healthy nutrition and safe food, food poverty reduction, empowerment of communities, and thriving businesses.

Novel foods can be newly developed, innovative foods, foods produced using new technologies and production processes, as well as foods that are or have been traditionally eaten outside of the EU. Alternative sources of proteins (i.e. other than conventional sources of proteins such as meat and dairy or mainstreamed from classical crops) may be considered as novel foods. Novel Foods can only be authorised in the EU market if they do not pose any risk to human health, the food’s intended use does not mislead consumers and are not nutritionally disadvantageous.

Paludiculture: large-scale demonstrations

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Code: 31238 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-3 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/10/2023 | End submission calls: 22/02/2024

This topic will support the European Green Deal, notably its climate objectives and the EU proposal for a nature restoration law of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030. Earth’s natural terrestrial carbon sinks, in particular peatlands and wetlands, are expected to play a crucial role in reaching EU climate objectives thanks to the conservation and restoration of ecosystems with large potential for carbon sequestration.

Information measures for the EU Cohesion policy for 2023

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Code: 31222 | Identifier Code: IMREG-2023-INFOME | Programme name: 17855 | Start submission calls: 11/10/2023 | End submission calls: 09/01/2024

The Information Measures for the EU Cohesion Policy Programme supports the Cohesion Policy by funding measures that provide information about it while enabling a more informed debate about future priorities for the EU and on the way how the funding should be used and with what results.

The main aim of the present call is to provide support for the production and dissemination of information and content linked to EU Cohesion policy, including inter alia the Just Transition Fund, or relevant support under the Recovery Plan for Europe or from the Technical Support Instrument.

MSCA COFUND 2023

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Code: 31215 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2023-COFUND-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 10/10/2023 | End submission calls: 08/02/2024

MSCA COFUND co-finances new or existing doctoral programmes and postdoctoral fellowship schemes withthe aim of spreading the best practices of the MSCA including international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary research training, as well as international and cross-sectoral mobility of researchers at all stages of their career.

MSCA Staff Exchanges 2023

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Code: 31213 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 05/10/2023 | End submission calls: 28/02/2024

MSCA Staff Exchanges promote innovative international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in research and innovation through exchanging staff and sharing knowledge and ideas at all stages of the innovation chain.

DAC FLEET RETROFITTING AND RETROFIT CAPACITY PLAN

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Code: 31197 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-06 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

The coordinated support action support the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking with the needed technical expertise for the development of the above mentioned plans.

The following areas have been identified as key research area to cover the expected outcome.

The project stemming from this topic shall address all the following workstreams:

• Workstream 1: Fleet retrofitting readiness
• Workstream 2: DAC Retrofitting capacity plan

EXTENDING THE RAIL NETWORK OF PHDS

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Code: 31194 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-05 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

The PhD researchers are expected regularly to liaise with the Europe’s Rail JU and to present their research findings to the Europe’s Rail JU events and submit scientific papers to relevant conferences (e.g. TRA, WCRR, etc. but also non-rail related).
It is expected that the PhD programmes stemming from this topic will have the possibility to interact with the Funding Members of the Europe’s Rail JU.
The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking expects to finance successful proposals from universities or similar high-level institutes covering each at least one PhD student in the following proposed areas or additional or different scientific areas to be proposed, always in relation to the EU-Rail Programme:

• PhD Topic – Measures and mechanisms to support implementation of rail technical innovations supporting the decarbonisation of transport
• PhD Topic – Change Making for Gender Equality in Rail
• PhD Topic – Education and training in rail
• PhD Topic – Rail enabled urban logistics
• PhD Topic – Fast Night Train Operations

DISRUPTIVE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING URBAN USE CASES

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Code: 31192 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-04 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

Rail asset management is a key area to enhance via research and innovation, especially as more rail services will be needed to solve existing challenges and meet societal demands, following EU guidelines such as the Green Deal. The objective of the project is to enhance the capability for monitoring/inspection solutions evolving towards non-invasive and self-diagnostic systems with no or minimal service disruptions and/or remotely controlled interventions, through the usage of innovative/disruptive technologies concerning data acquisition, data analysis and maintenance decision making.

BIODIVERSITY

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Code: 31190 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-03 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

Considering the current state of the art regarding automation in the metro system, the action to be funded under this topic shall deliver R&I which first step is to determine requirements and needs for future different type of metro users, while also taking into consideration the resilience to external challenges/future threats (climate threats, sanitary, terrorism, etc.) aiming at making metro systems future proof.

The Project stemming from this topic should aim to identify and initially exploit key areas of innovation of the future metro system. The initiative shall identify new requirements, develop new concepts, and implement early stages of development of the solutions based on new emerging technologies (automation and digitalization, AI, telecom, etc.).
The final objective is to increase efficiency, sustainability, attractiveness, and resilience against current state of the art. Making the system future metro systems answering the needs of an evolving society with the metro as the backbone of urban mobility.

FUTURE METRO SYSTEMS

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Code: 31188 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-02 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

Considering the current state of the art regarding automation in the metro system, the action to be funded under this topic shall deliver R&I which first step is to determine requirements and needs for future different type of metro users, while also taking into consideration the resilience to external challenges/future threats (climate threats, sanitary, terrorism, etc.) aiming at making metro systems future proof.

The Project stemming from this topic should aim to identify and initially exploit key areas of innovation of the future metro system. The initiative shall identify new requirements, develop new concepts, and implement early stages of development of the solutions based on new emerging technologies (automation and digitalization, AI, telecom, etc.).
The final objective is to increase efficiency, sustainability, attractiveness, and resilience against current state of the art. Making the system future metro systems answering the needs of an evolving society with the metro as the backbone of urban mobility.

NOISE AND VIBRATIONS

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Code: 31186 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-EXPLR-01 | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 6 topics under Destination 8.
Destination 8: Exploratory Research and other activities. EU-Rail promote forward looking activities, tackling disruptive technologies and thinking, performing exploratory research to accelerate the pace towards radical system innovations in the guided transport modes and supporting the evolution of the Innovation Programme in scope and targets.

Noise: The main objective of this work area is to improve EU noise mapping and to define relevant limit values that could potentially serve as a basis for upcoming revisions of the Technical Specifications for Interoperability on Noise.

Ground Vibrations: The main objective of this work area is to improve the prediction tools capabilities for holistic ground vibration impact.

EU-RAIL – SESAR SYNERGY: INTEGRATED AIR AND RAIL NETWORK BACKBONE FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND ENERGYEFFICIENT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM (IA)

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Code: 31184 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-ER-JU-2023-FA1-SESAR | Programme name: 24432 | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The 2023 Call for Proposals is structured around 1 topic under Destination 1, that will generate a first joint project managed together with SESAR 3 JU and its programme. Destination 1 – Network management planning and control & Mobility Management in a multimodal environment and Digital Enablers. The objective is to achieve the Single European Rail Area by researching, developing and delivering a flexible, efficient, resilient and high-capacity European rail network. It also about the implementation of a railway Digital enabler and Digital twin environment, where all digital elements of the system can play together in a coherent and interoperable way.

Aviation and railway are integral parts of the intermodal transport ecosystem expected to optimise door-to-door (D2D) mobility for people, and ultimately to meet citizens’ expectations for increasingly seamless mobility, where they can rely on the predictability of every planned door-to-door journey and can choose how to optimise it (shortest travel time, least cost, minimal environmental impact, etc.).

Social Economy Missions for Community Resilience

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Code: 31180 | Identifier Code: SMP-COSME-2023-RESILIENCE-01 | Programme name: 3856 | Start submission calls: 05/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/12/2023

The objective of this call is to boost the development of social economy SMEs active in rural areas.

MARKETS & NETWORKING

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Code: 31130 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2024-MARKETNET | Programme name: 3947 | Sub-program: MEDIA (Μέσα Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης) | Start submission calls: 03/10/2023 | End submission calls: 18/01/2024

Στόχος της πρόσκλησης Markets & Networking είναι να ενισχύσει την προώθηση του ευρωπαϊκού περιεχομένου στην παγκόσμια αγορά και να προωθήσει τη συνεργασία μεταξύ όλων των τμημάτων της οπτικοακουστικής αλυσίδας αξίας για τη συνδημιουργία και προώθηση ευρωπαϊκών οπτικοακουστικών έργων.