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MSCA Researchers at Risk 2024

Financing program

Pillar III – An innovative Europe – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Release date: 12 September 2024

Submission deadline: January 14, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

The project is expected to contribute to the following results:

• Providing personalized support for researchers at risk at European, national and institutional level;
• Improving the support given to researchers at risk by developing policy recommendations, consultancy and assistance in their implementation;
• Creating a more sustainable and professional support network for researchers in Europe, facilitating their access to funding and networking opportunities, thus ensuring equal opportunities for applicants in European and national research and innovation programs and contributing to increasing the quality of submitted proposals;
• Achieving closer synergies between initiatives to support researchers at risk funded by EU programs (eg Horizon Europe and Erasmus+) and national and institutional actors;
• Increased exposure of at-risk researchers to industry and the non-academic sector through networking events, professional training, mentoring and career guidance;
• Raising awareness at European and international level of the causes that put researchers at risk and of effective ways to support them.

Allocated budget: 1.500.000 Euro

Sustainable, secure and competitive energy source (2023/24)

Financing program

Pillar II – Cluster 5: Climate, energy and mobility – Horizon Europe

Types of action

– HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

– HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

– HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 04, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

This strategic direction includes activities aimed at supporting a sustainable, secure and competitive energy source in line with the objectives of Cluster 5. Emphasis is placed on initiatives in the field of renewable energy, energy systems and networks, energy storage, as well as Capture, Use and Storage Carbon (CCUS).

The energy transition will focus on reducing energy demand and neutralizing carbon emissions in the production process, adapting to both current and future climate conditions. Research and innovation (R&I) actions will help transform the energy sector, making it cleaner, safer and more competitive by reducing costs and improving the performance of a diverse range of renewable solutions, in line with society's requirements. In addition, R&I activities support the modernization of energy networks for the integration of energy systems, the electrification of high-consuming sectors (buildings, mobility, industry) and the integration of other renewable and climate-neutral energy sources, including clean hydrogen.

Innovative energy storage solutions, whether chemical, mechanical, electrical or thermal, are essential for this energy system, and R&I actions will accelerate the development of storage technologies at industrial and domestic scale. Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is a promising technology for reducing CO₂ emissions, and R&I activities will support its development in the energy sector and industry.

Areas of impact:

1. Industrial leadership in essential and emerging technologies for the benefit of people;
2. Affordable and clean energy.

Expected impact:

The expected impact is the contribution to a more efficient, clean, safe and competitive energy source through innovative solutions for smart grids and energy systems based on high-performance renewable energy. Specifically:

• Consolidation of Europe's global position in the renewable energy sector, with an emphasis on diversifying the portfolio of sustainable services and technologies and increasing competitiveness on international markets;
• Ensuring continuous and affordable access to energy for households and industry, including in contexts with a significant presence of renewable and other low-carbon energy sources. This includes advanced solutions for managing a smart, cyber-secure networks, and optimizing the interaction between producers, consumers, infrastructures and energy vectors;
• Accelerating the development and implementation of CCUS technologies for the reduction of CO₂ emissions in electricity generation and industrial applications, including the conversion of CO₂ into value-added products.

The application submission session is now available for the following calls:

• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-11 - CCU for the production of fuels
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-09 - Demonstrations of innovative floating wind concepts
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-08 - Minimization of environmental, and optimization of socio-economic impacts in the deployment, operation and decommissioning of offshore wind farms
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-01 - Digital tools for CSP and solar thermal plants
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-03 - Development of smart concepts of integrated energy driven bio-refineries for co-production of advanced biofuels, bio-chemicals and biomaterials
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-05 - PV-integrated electric mobility applications
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-02 - Development of next generation synthetic renewable fuel technologies
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-06 - Innovative, Community-Integrated PV systems
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-13 -Support to the activities of the SET Plan Key Action area Renewable fuels and bioenergy
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-10 - Market Uptake Measures of renewable energy systems
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-04 - Critical technologies for the future ocean energy farms
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-07 - Resource Efficiency of PV in Production, Use and Disposal
• HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-02-12 - DACCS and BECCS for CO2 removal/negative emissions

Design for adaptability, reuse and deconstruction of buildings, according to circular principles

Financing program

Pillar II – Cluster 5: Climate, energy and mobility – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 04, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

The project is expected to contribute to the following results:

• Improving adaptability buildings and construction units to new uses;
• Increasing reuse and recycling construction elements and products;
• Life extension of buildings;
• Increased awareness on best practices in design for adaptability, reuse and deconstruction.

Scope:

The project will integrate innovative tools, products and techniques to support the construction and renovation of buildings, pursuing the principle of extending their lifespan. This will facilitate adaptability to ever-changing user needs, such as optimizing the use of interior space or improving working and living conditions. Emphasis will also be placed on reuse and deconstruction, with life cycle optimization and the circular economy in mind.

Digital solutions to promote participatory design, planning and management of buildings, neighborhoods

Financing program

Pillar II – Cluster 5: Climate, energy and mobility – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 04, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

It is expected that the results of the project will contribute to the following aspects:

• Increased involvement of representative groups of end users and citizens in the affected urban environment;
• Acceptability and adoption greater sustainable deep renovation solutions in the built sector;
• Reducing energy poverty and mobility problems;
• Development of plans for built environments that are climate-neutral, sustainable, aesthetic and inclusive, with improved climate adaptation and resilience based on nature-inspired solutions;
• Improving adaptation and resilience to climate change in built environments.

Scope:

The transition to a climate-neutral society requires the transformation of Europe's building stock into climate-neutral buildings. At the same time, these buildings must become resistant to climate change. This transformation requires a comprehensive approach that goes beyond the level of individual buildings and targets urban neighborhoods or districts.

Decarbonisation of the built environment and its adaptation to a changing climate, as well as social needs related to comfort, accessibility, inclusion and aesthetics, cannot be achieved without the active participation of users, building occupants, individual/collective owners and energy communities, which are the beneficiaries of this process.

Professionals such as project developers, architects, engineers, building owners, planners and legal authorities need solutions that enable them to develop, analyze, model, visualize and present a complex set of information in a way that facilitates co-design . This theme focuses on the development of digital solutions that support more active participation of end-users, citizens and other relevant stakeholders in the design, planning and management of the renovation of existing buildings, neighborhoods and/or urban districts.

Rethinking urban spaces towards climate neutrality

Financing program

Missions Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 11, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

The results of the project are expected to contribute to the following aspects:

• Development and implementation solutions for the intelligent design of urban public spaces and for the planning and management of physical infrastructure in areas related to transport and integrated energy systems, facilitating the integration of mobility services in cities and street networks.
• Mobility and energy solutions co-designed with local authorities, citizens and other stakeholders, responding to the needs of people and cities, tested and implemented to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
• Raising awareness on the potential of policies to support the revitalization and reallocation of urban public spaces, contributing to the creation of more economically viable and resilient urban environments.
• Improving public health by increasing local air quality, reducing urban overheating and pollutant emissions (air and noise), providing better conditions and infrastructure for active modes of transport and enhancing quality of life.
• Improving connectivity overall urban public spaces and the accessibility of different districts and industrial zones by integrating multimodality and shared services in the configuration of streets and infrastructure of public spaces.
• More efficient and fair use of the urban space, through a dynamic management of it, especially of the sidewalks, adapted to the changing needs and functions, with the help of digital tools.
• Contributing to better use of vehicles, especially public transport and active modes for passengers and urban logistics, optimizing the use of parking spaces for other uses and prioritizing shared mobility with the least impact on the public realm and the environment.
• Reducing pressure on public space due to the reduced need for parking, the integration of the use of the parking space into the general concept of public space.
• Creating intelligent services of energy and transport management in cities, digitization facility and consumer awareness on smart charging and energy demand response.
• Improving green infrastructure planning, enhancing their capacity to promote human restoration and well-being.
• Training citizens and urban planners for the transition from fossil energy to renewable energy and the integration of the energy system, optimizing the use of public space and budgets.

Rethinking urban spaces towards climate neutrality

Financing program

Missions Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 11, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

The results of the project are expected to contribute to the following aspects:

• Development and implementation solutions for the intelligent design of urban public spaces and for the planning and management of physical infrastructure in areas related to transport and integrated energy systems, facilitating the integration of mobility services in cities and street networks.
• Mobility and energy solutions co-designed with local authorities, citizens and other stakeholders, responding to the needs of people and cities, tested and implemented to achieve climate neutrality by 2030.
• Raising awareness on the potential of policies to support the revitalization and reallocation of urban public spaces, contributing to the creation of more economically viable and resilient urban environments.
• Improving public health by increasing local air quality, reducing urban overheating and pollutant emissions (air and noise), providing better conditions and infrastructure for active modes of transport and enhancing quality of life.
• Improving connectivity overall urban public spaces and the accessibility of different districts and industrial zones by integrating multimodality and shared services in the configuration of streets and infrastructure of public spaces.
• More efficient and fair use of the urban space, through a dynamic management of it, especially of the sidewalks, adapted to the changing needs and functions, with the help of digital tools.
• Contributing to better use of vehicles, especially public transport and active modes for passengers and urban logistics, optimizing the use of parking spaces for other uses and prioritizing shared mobility with the least impact on the public realm and the environment.
• Reducing pressure on public space due to the reduced need for parking, the integration of the use of the parking space into the general concept of public space.
• Creating intelligent services of energy and transport management in cities, digitization facility and consumer awareness on smart charging and energy demand response.
• Improving green infrastructure planning, enhancing their capacity to promote human restoration and well-being.
• Training citizens and urban planners for the transition from fossil energy to renewable energy and the integration of the energy system, optimizing the use of public space and budgets.

Mobility management plans and behavioral change

Financing program

Missions Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Release date: 17 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 11, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

• Understanding conditions and motivations users driving the adoption of urban mobility management schemes, including identifying success factors, challenges and barriers to rapid replication and scale-up of these schemes.
• Improved schema acceptance of mobility management among relevant organizations ("destination") and their users, such as schools, universities, hospitals, tourism and leisure sectors, shopping centers and private companies.
• Promoting low or zero emission mobility, including active mobility (walking and cycling), public transport, shared mobility services and micro-mobility, leading to a reduction in the use of motorized vehicles, especially those with internal combustion engines, through the implementation of low-emission zones.
• Adopting intelligent and two-way recharging of electric vehicles to reduce the need for investment in expanding the distribution network, supporting the increased use of electric vehicles in cities and facilitating locally powered zero-emission mobility, including in public transport.
• Development of guidelines and recommendations for national, regional and local authorities, EU institutions, public and private organisations, to highlight the benefits of mobility management schemes. These recommendations will show how certain policies and regulations can facilitate change in travel behavior and support sustainable mobility choices of different categories of users.

MSCA 2024 staff exchanges

Financing program

Pillar I – Scientific excellence – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges

Release date: 19 September 2024

Submission deadline: February 05, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

The project is expected to contribute to the following outcomes:

For staff:

• Increasing the skill set of research and transferable skills, leading to improved employability and career prospects both within and outside academia.
• A better knowledge and innovative ideas converted into products, processes and services.
• Developing an entrepreneurial mindset, testing new and innovative ideas.
• Increased international exposure leading to expanding networks and opportunities.
• Improving network and communication capabilities with scientific peers as well as the general public, which will increase and broaden the impact of research and innovation.

For participating organizations:

• Innovative ways of cooperation and knowledge transfer across sectors and disciplines.
• International, intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaborative networks strengthened and expanded.
• Research and Innovation (R&I) Capacity stimulated.

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A European collaborative cloud for cultural heritage – innovative tools for the study, conservation and restoration of heritage objects

Financing program

Cluster 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: June 18 2024

Submission deadline: January 22, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Expected results:

Projects should contribute to the following expected results:

• Widespread use of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) by European cultural heritage professionals and researchers, thus supporting research, innovation and teaching purposes.
• Extending the use of ECCCH by European professionals and researchers to support conservation and restoration work, both in the planning, implementation and documentation stages.
• Providing clear information and training modules aimed at European cultural heritage professionals and researchers on the innovative tools and methods developed.

Scope:

This theme aims to develop and implement a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH), based on digital twins of heritage objects stored in ECCCH. These tools will be intended for the study, conservation and restoration of heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Supporting the study of cultural heritage objects.
• Supporting conservation and restoration work.

A European collaborative cloud for cultural heritage – innovative tools for high-value interactions with visitors and heritage objects

Financing program

Cluster 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: June 18 2024

Submission deadline: January 22, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Scope:

This theme aims to develop and implement a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for high-quality interactions with visitors and cultural heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for the following uses:

• Create, share and reuse interactive content.
• Analysis, design and testing interactions with visitors.

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for the digitization and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and complex combined data

Financing program

Cluster 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: June 18 2024

Submission deadline: January 22, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Scope:

This theme aims to develop and implement a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for the digitization and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and combined complex data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for the following uses:

• Digitization of objects, processes and dynamic practices:

1. • Digitizing tools: Creating and using advanced tools for digitizing cultural objects and processes that are dynamic and complex.

• Monitoring the evolving state of heritage objects:

1. • Monitoring tools: Development of methods and technologies for tracking the condition of heritage objects in real time and in the long term.

• Interacting, mixing and combining different types of data:

1. • Interaction technologies: Implementing solutions that enable sophisticated interactions with cultural data, including mixing and matching for better understanding and representation of cultural heritage.

A European collaborative cloud for cultural heritage – Innovative tools for documenting, linking and organizing data

Financing program

Cluster 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: June 18 2024

Submission deadline: January 22, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Scope:

This theme aims to develop and implement a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for documenting, linking and organizing data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for the following uses:

• Creating, enriching and refining annotated bibliographies
• Documentation of fieldwork results, such as archaeological or paleontological excavations or other collection and study processes.

A European collaborative cloud for cultural heritage – Innovative tools for advanced data enrichment

Financing program

Cluster 2: Culture, creativity and inclusive society – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON Innovation Actions

Release date: June 18 2024

Submission deadline: January 22, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Scope:

This theme aims to develop and implement a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for advanced data enrichment. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

1. Metadata enrichment
2. Integrating scientific and professional value as well as intellectual property rights and other rights associated throughout the entire digital content production chain
3. Collaboration and business models based on the value chain with several actors

GRANTS ERC CONSOLIDATOR

Financing program

Pillar I – Scientific excellence – Horizon Europe

Action type – HORIZON ERC Grants

Release date: 26 September 2024

Submission deadline: January 14, 2025 at 18:00 p.m

Scope:

ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent principal investigators who are at a stage in their career where they can strengthen their own independent research team. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the innovative nature, ambition and feasibility of their research proposal.

Size of ERC Consolidator Grants

Consolidator grants can be awarded up to a maximum value of 2.000.000 Euros over a period of 5 years. The maximum size of the grants is reduced in proportion to the shorter duration of the projects. (This does not apply to ongoing projects).

Additional funding of up to 1.000.000 Euro can be requested in the proposal to cover the following eligible costs when they are necessary to carry out the proposed works:

• (a) 'start-up' costs for principal investigators moving to the EU or an associated country from elsewhere as a result of receiving an ERC grant;
• (b) purchase of major equipment;
• (c) access to large facilities;
• (d) other major experimental and field work costs, excluding personnel costs.

Call for proposals for the EIT Initiative for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 2024

Financing program

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Horizon Europe

Release date: 26 September 2024

Submission deadline: December 12, 2024 at 18:00 p.m

Strategic Innovation Agenda (SIA) 2021-2027 a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) sets the strategic direction, priorities and objectives for the EIT and its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (EIT KICs). This agenda aims to increase the impact of higher education in Europe by strengthening innovation ecosystems. The main strategies under this agenda include:

• Increasing entrepreneurial and innovation capacity of higher education institutions (HEIs) across Europe by promoting institutional change within these institutions.
• Strengthening integration and contribution HEIs in innovation ecosystems.

To achieve these goals, the EIT launched Initiative of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), which is essential for economic and social transformation. This initiative focuses on:

• Building innovation and entrepreneurship capacity at the institutional level.
• Promoting the strategic integration of HEIs into the wider innovation ecosystem by providing essential knowledge, tools and networks.

The initiative uses EIT's Knowledge Triangle Model, which encourages collaboration between partners in education, research and business to develop innovative action plans. This collaborative approach is designed to create systemic change by facilitating the co-creation of knowledge and impactful solutions to global challenges, both within specific projects and across a broader portfolio.

A central aspect of the HEI Initiative is the commitment to build a dynamic and inclusive community of HEIs and non-HEIs to enhance the role of European higher education in the innovation ecosystem, thus promoting a more innovative and competitive Europe.

Call for Proposals 2024 aims to further improve the quality and competitiveness of European higher education by funding innovation capacity development projects that lead to institutional and systemic changes. The call offers applying consortia the opportunity to tailor their own paths to innovation by selecting activities that meet their specific capacity development needs.

Selected projects will implement funded actions intended to:

• Strengthen staff capacity.
• Establish innovation structures.
• It supports technology transfer activities and business creation.
• Encourage collaboration between HEIs and business partners across Europe by establishing strategic partnerships.