Strengthening the remembrance of the Holocaust, genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity to reinforce democracy in the EU

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Code: 37906 | Identifier Code: CERV-2025-CITIZENS-REM-GENCRIME | Programme name: 2926 | Start submission calls: 19/06/2025 | End submission calls: 01/10/2025

Projects under this topic should focus on the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust, including Roma and LGBTIQ people, as well as other genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity of the 20th century’s Europe.

Projects under this topic should NOT address the Holocaust against Jewish people which is covered by Topic 2. The European Union is founded on the principles of human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, and the rule of law. Europe’s 20th century was marked by horrific crimes, genocides including Holocaust, war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as the crimes committed under authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, including those of communist and fascist dictatorships. The remembrance of these gravest crimes committed on European soil plays a critical role in upholding these values.

Strengthening collective memory of such crimes contributes not only to preventing their recurrence but also to reinforcing democratic resilience, fostering civic engagement, and building a common European culture of remembrance. The legacy of these crimes requires continuous sharing, remembering, teaching as well as research. Education targeting all generations, in particular young people on the importance of safeguarding democracy and fundamental rights should draw on the lessons from these crimes. This also implies countering distortion, denial and trivialisation of the historical facts.

Among these atrocities, the Roma Holocaust—often overlooked or insufficiently acknowledged—requires dedicated attention. Remembering the Roma Holocaust (Porajmos) and other genocides is essential not only to honour the victims and survivors but also to address its lasting impact on the situation of Roma today who are significantly lagging behind in all areas of life.

The continued presence of antigypsyism and structural discrimination underscores the urgent need to integrate Roma history and memory into broader European narratives. The importance of initiatives raising awareness on the Roma genocide, advancing reconciliation efforts, helping to challenge prejudice is recalled by the EU Roma Strategic Framework and its aligned Council Recommendation.

During the Holocaust, amongst other minorities, LGBTIQ people were also persecuted by the Nazi regime, and were often imprisoned in concentration camps. In addition, many LGBTIQ people suffered severe abuse and forced labour, facing marginalization both during and after the war, with their experiences largely unrecognized for decades.

As a result, the history of LGBTIQ persons in Europe is marked by both struggle and resilience, shaped by periods of persecution as well as progress toward equality. The preservation and recognition of LGBTIQ history and memory are essential to building an inclusive European identity rooted in dignity, diversity, and human rights, thus acknowledging their vital role in Europe’s democratic and cultural legacy.

EU Prize for Women Innovators

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Code: 37903 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2025-PRIZE-WIP | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/06/2025 | End submission calls: 25/09/2025

The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe’s game-changing innovations, so that they may inspire other women and girls realise their full potential as the EU’s future scientists, innovators, and tech leaders.

There are three prize categories:

• The Women Innovators prize
• The Rising Innovators prize
• Women Leadership Category

RFCS-2025 Steel Accompanying Measures

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Code: 37898 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-02-AM | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

The steel proposals for accompanying measures should address at least one of the following themes:

1. talent attraction and skill formation for the steel industry, possibly built on existing projects;
2. providing decision-makers and policymakers with an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of innovative steelmaking technologies and decarbonisation zero-pollution scenarios, using information collected from:
   1. previous projects run or still running under the RFCS programme or other European and national programmes, as a possible benchmark for identifying recent transformation in the sector;
   2. programmes run in countries outside EU, to contribute to the international dimension of the study

RFCS-2025 Steel Pilot and Demonstration Projects

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Code: 37895 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-02-PDP | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

Proposals presented under this topic shall address one or several of the RFCS objectives for steel as set out in the RFCS Regulation, and should clearly identify which work packages address which objective(s) i.e.:

• new, sustainable and low-carbon steelmaking and finishing processes.
• advanced steel grades and applications
• conservation of resources, protection of the environment and circular economy
• management of work force and working conditions

Proposals should also identify to which of the Technical Group(s) listed in Annex 2 they refer to.

Within this frame, projects from all areas and domains are admitted.

RFCS-2025 Coal Research Projects

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Code: 37892 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-01-RPJ | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/07/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

Proposals presented under this topic shall address one or several of the RFCS objectives for coal as set out in the RFCS Regulation, and should clearly identify which work packages address which objective(s) i.e.:

• supporting the just transition of the coal sector and regions
• improving health and safety
• minimising the environmental impacts of coal mines in transition

Proposals should also identify to which of the Technical Group(s) listed in Annex 2 they refer to.
Within this frame, projects from all areas and domains are admitted.

RFCS-2025 Steel Research Projects

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Code: 37889 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-02-RPJ | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

Proposals presented under this topic shall address one or several of the RFCS objectives for steel as set out in the RFCS Regulation, and should clearly identify which work packages address which objective(s) i.e.:

• new, sustainable and low-carbon steelmaking and finishing processes.
• advanced steel grades and applications
• conservation of resources, protection of the environment and circular economy
• management of work force and working conditions.

Proposals should also identify to which of the Technical Group(s) listed in Annex 2 they refer to.

Within this frame, projects from all areas and domains are admitted.

RFCS-2025 Coal Accompanying Measures

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Code: 37885 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-01-AM | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

Proposals presented under this topic shall address one or several of the RFCS objectives for coal as set out in the RFCS Regulation, and should clearly identify which work packages address which objective(s) i.e.:

• supporting the just transition of the coal sector and regions
• improving health and safety
• minimising the environmental impacts of coal mines in transition

Proposals should also identify to which of the Technical Group(s) listed in Annex 2 they refer to.

Within this frame, projects from all areas and domains are admitted.

RFCS-2025 Coal Pilot and Demonstration Projects

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Code: 37882 | Identifier Code: RFCS-2025-01-PDP | Programme name: 19762 | Start submission calls: 18/06/2025 | End submission calls: 24/09/2025

Proposals presented under this topic shall address one or several of the RFCS objectives for coal as set out in the RFCS Regulation, and should clearly identify which work packages address which objective(s) i.e.:

• supporting the just transition of the coal sector and regions
• improving health and safety
• minimising the environmental impacts of coal mines in transition

Cooperation Programme Interreg Vi-A Greece- Cyprus 2021-2027: 2nd call for proposals

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Code: 37878 | Identifier Code: Interreg VI-A Greece-Cyprus 2021-2027 / 2nd call | Programme name: 31508 | Start submission calls: 29/08/2025 | End submission calls: 30/09/2025

The 2nd call for project proposals aims to select high-quality cross-border projects in which relevant actors will cooperate to find common solutions in areas such as socio-economic development through the enhancement of culture, sustainable tourism and the social economy.

EIC pre-accelerator – Widening

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Code: 37875 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-02-ACCESS-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 18/11/2025

This action focuses on early-stage deep-tech startups which

1. have high-impact innovation technology, product, service, or business model that could create new markets or disrupt existing ones, and
2. have the ambition and commitments to scale up.

The successful applicants need to work on deep tech innovation.

Such companies often struggle to attract financing because the technology and investment risks are too high.

Support for R&I policy making in the EU enlargement countries

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Code: 37872 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-04-ACCESS-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 16/09/2025

Research and innovation play an important role in tackling challenges but also in ensuring a sustainable and inclusive growth while boosting the resilience of production sectors, the competitiveness of economies, and the transformation of the socio-economic systems across Europe.

The enlargement countries are trying to advance in the fields of Research, Development and Innovation (RDI). Closer links between research and innovation, and institutional cooperation to produce high-quality knowledge, underpinning economic and societal solutions are paramount to help bridging the R&I gap between the EU Member States and enlargement countries.

Actions stemming from this call will foster capacity building efforts in enlargement countries to advance R&I eco-systems, improve the Technology Transfer Process, promote networking of and access to excellence, thus optimising the participation in and impact of Horizon Europe (and successor programme) across the region.

Activities from this call will strengthen and foster the development of the human capital base in the region, they will promote the establishment of open, inclusive and responsible national research and innovation eco-systems, support institutional reform through the development of inclusive gender equality plans in line with Horizon Europe and the ERA objectives, as well as support evidence-based policy making.

Science comes to town 2027

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Code: 37868 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-07 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

The engagement of citizens, local communities and civil society are at the centre of the European Research Area (ERA), seeking greater societal impact and increased trust in science, in line with the ERA Policy Agenda (2022-2024) Action 14 – ‘Bring science closer to citizens’.

The action supports a small group of cities to co-organise and host a joint 1-year programme “Science comes to town 2027”, with a robust concept and brand, that focuses on connecting citizens and scientists in the participating cities and beyond.

Various events and activities should be organised, such as lectures, workshops, exhibitions, competitions or prizes, in the spirit of the European Capital of Culture or the European Green Capital, highlighting the contribution of science to society and the results of R&I projects supported by national/regional/EU funds, including the Horizon Europe programme.

Strengthening of the European Science for Policy Ecosystem

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Code: 37865 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-06 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

Science for evidence-informed policymaking or Science for Policy (S4P) refers to the use of the best available scientific evidence, knowledge, and expertise to inform policymaking, aiming to achieve better public policies.

By integrating science into policymaking, governments and organisations can make better-informed decisions and develop effective strategies that are grounded in a deeper understanding of complex and interconnected issues.

Programme-level collaboration

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Code: 37862 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-05 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

Since the introduction of the European Research Area (ERA) in 2000 and starting with Framework Programme 6 and the introduction of the ERA-NET scheme, programme-level collaboration among EU Member States and Associated Countries and their research and innovation funding programmes has become a cornerstone of the ERA.

Hundreds of networks among research funders have been created over time, serving different research needs, but always coordinating public research investments across borders and allowing researchers to apply for calls for transnational research projects funded by the participating states.

Investigating and addressing career barriers faced by underrepresented and marginalised researchers

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Code: 37859 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

Researchers from underrepresented groups and marginalised communities – including, e.g., racialised researchers, researchers with disabilities, LGBTIQ or refugee researchers – encounter structural, material, and cultural inequalities.

The challenges and barriers they face include, but are not limited to, more working precarity, higher rates of gender-based violence and harassment, epistemic injustice and lack of recognition, unequal access to resources, mentorship and support networks, and other obstacles stemming from cultural or social stereotypes leading to conscious and unconscious biases. These disparities are furthermore often exacerbated due to the compounded effects of multiple and intersecting discriminations.

Despite increasing efforts, there is still limited understanding of how these intersectional inequalities manifest themselves and how they can be and are being addressed at EU and national level and in research performing organisations and funding organisations.

Research and innovation to provide evidence that support reforms of research assessment

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Code: 37856 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

A global movement is underway to significantly enhance the evaluation process for researchers, research projects and research institutions. 

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the Leiden Manifesto, the Latin American Forum on Research Assessment (FOLEC-CLACSO), and the Agreement on Reforming Research Assessment and the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA) under Action 3 of the European Research Area Policy Agenda 2022-2024 are the main initiatives that strive to shift away from inappropriate reliance on metrics such as the Journal Impact Factor.

Instead, they acknowledge the diverse range of research practices, activities and outputs that go beyond publications.

They aim to reward practices, activities and outputs that contribute to a higher quality and impact of research, while also recognising and mitigating systemic biases, particularly gender biases, within traditional assessment metrics.

Enable sustained coordination and guidance at the European level on institutional non-profit open access publishing

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Code: 37853 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

The conclusions on ‘high quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing’ that the Council of the European Union adopted in May 2023 highlight the importance of equitable scholarly open access publishing models where authors can publish their work irrespective of their institutional affiliation or funding source, with no fees to them or their readers.

EU Member States also called for supporting the development of publishing models led by public research organisations.

In recent years, universities, research institutions and other organisations relevant to research have increasingly engaged in setting up their own open access publishing activities and services. 

Rolling out the ERA Policy Agenda results

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Code: 37848 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 15/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

This action contributes toward the implementation of the European Research Area (ERA) with targeted interventions in selected policy areas focused on a broad roll-out of the results developed under the first ERA Policy Agenda (2022-2024).

It addresses areas including open science, research assessment, research careers, knowledge valorisation, and research management.

European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools 2026-2027

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Code: 37844 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 17/06/2025 | End submission calls: 22/10/2025

Proposals should cover both the organisation of the European Researchers’ Night and the implementation of the Researchers at Schools initiative.

It supports events that can last up to two days: they can start on Friday and continue the following day. Pre-events, prior to the main event, and related post-events, such as wrap-up meetings or small-scale follow-up events, can also be organised. It is the occasion for a Europe-wide public and media event for the promotion of research careers.

The European Researchers’ Night targets the general public, addressing and attracting people regardless of the level of their scientific background, with a special focus on young people and their families, pupils and students, and notably those who do not have easy access to, and thus are less inclined to engage in STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) or research activities.

The Researchers at Schools initiative brings school classes to research facilities and researchers to schools or other pedagogical and educational centres. This allows researchers to interact with pupils on societal challenges and on the key role of research to address them. Pupils will thus also learn directly about research projects and initiatives related to EU main priorities.

AI-generated digital twins for science

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Code: 37842 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-TECH-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Research Infrastructures (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 18/09/2025

The aim is to use generative artificial intelligence (AI), in line with the GenAI4EU initiative and other key EU initiatives, like the Apply AI strategy, to deliver digital twins of complex real-world systems that advance the state-of-art of European research infrastructures and show transformative potential in their operations.

The solutions should pave the way for new methods to conduct research by the RIs through AI generated and powered digital twins.

They should propose suitable setups for creation of new digital twins or enhancing existing ones, already available within the scientific communities and relevant research infrastructures and for which an existing baseline on generative Artificial Intelligence models exists, the required data fusions, visualisations and execution of the workflows.

The focus is on key impact sectors, such as healthcare (including mental health), transportation, agriculture, environment or manufacturing, or other fields related to the Clean Industrial Deal, in line with the European objectives seeking to leverage AI to address societal challenges, improve public services and drive inclusive economic growth.

The proposed solutions, underpinning the provision of improved and advanced future services, should support RIs in new areas of research and/or a wider community of users, including clearly identified and relevant industrial, scientific or policy users and enhance the potential of the RIs in addressing EU’s policy objectives and socio-economic challenges.

The proposed solutions should, at least in part, be demonstrated in a relevant environment that can lead to sustainable production and include a cost estimate for the operations.