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Purpose & Target

The core objective of this grant is to enhance the 'FAIRness' (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) of research data and digital research outputs within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) ecosystem and beyond. It aims to integrate and improve interoperability of research data, aligning with Common European Data Spaces. - Target recipient type: Organizations contributing to research data infrastructure, standards, and services. - Target size: Not explicitly defined, but typical for research and innovation actions, usually collaborative. - SECTOR-SPECIFIC: Focuses on digital infrastructure, data science, and research. - Geographic scope: European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) ecosystem, implying a European focus and collaboration across member states and associated countries. - Key filtering criteria: Focus on FAIR data principles, EOSC alignment, development of tools and specifications for data interoperability. - Grant frequency: Part of the HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01 call, implying a structured program context.

Financial Structure

  • Budget range per grant: €5,000,000 to €8,000,000.
  • Total budget for this topic (HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-02): €16,000,000.
  • Expected number of grants: 2.
  • Currency: EUR.
  • Eligible and ineligible costs: Details are described in 'Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes'.
  • Co-financing/Matching funds: Not explicitly stated, but typical for Horizon Europe RIA actions, a co-financing rate applies (e.g., 70% for for-profit entities, 100% for non-profit).
  • Financial reporting and audit requirements: Described in 'Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes'.

Eligibility Requirements

General Eligibility
  • Eligible Countries: Specific eligible countries are described in 'Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes'. Information is not provided here.
  • Financial and operational capacity: Requirements are described in 'Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes'.
Organizational Type and Structure
  • Legal and financial set-up of the grants: Described in 'Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes'.
  • Consortium Requirement: Projects are expected to cooperate and align with EOSC Partnership activities, implying a consortium is required for effective implementation and broader impact.
  • Specific Qualifications: Beneficiaries must grant royalty-free access to results to the EOSC Association for monitoring and policy development.
  • Data Deposit Requirement: Beneficiaries must deposit digital research data generated in the action in a trusted repository federated in the EOSC, complying with EOSC requirements.

Application Process

Application Timeline
  • Planned opening date: 2025-05-06
  • Application deadline: 2025-09-18 (at 00:00:00.000+0000, likely CET)
  • Submission procedure: Single-stage.
Application Process
  • Application forms: Specific application forms are available in the Submission System.
  • Submission format: Proposals should adhere to page limits and layout described in 'Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes' and 'Part B of the Application Form'.
  • Submission platform: Electronic Submission Service via the Funding & Tenders Portal.
Evaluation Process
  • Review process and timeline: Described in 'Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes'.
Post-Award Requirements
  • Grant agreement: Beneficiaries will be subject to additional access rights and data deposit requirements as outlined in the 'Legal and financial set-up of the grants' section.

Evaluation Criteria

General Award Criteria
  • Award criteria, scoring, and thresholds are described in 'Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes'.
Specific Evaluation Factors for Impact
  • The extent to which the proposed work incorporates the necessary coordination efforts and resources with other relevant projects and the EOSC governance structure in the context of the EOSC Partnership will be a key factor for evaluating 'Impact'. This indicates a strong emphasis on collaboration, alignment, and contribution to the broader EOSC ecosystem.
Expected Outcomes (Implicit Evaluation Factors) Proposals will be evaluated on their contribution to all of the following expected outcomes: - Improved 'FAIRness' of research data and other digital research outputs. - Wider uptake and compliance with FAIR data principles and practices by national and European research data and metadata providers, repositories, and databases. - Operationalization of the concept of FAIR digital objects throughout the entire research data lifecycle. - Enhanced and mainstreamed technical specifications for FAIR digital objects to facilitate the creation of digital objects that are FAIR-by-design. Quality and Scope
  • Proposals should cover all specified areas and activities, including FAIR-by-design digital objects creation, automated standardization and data quality assessment, operational data services specification, interoperability and training, collaboration with Common European Data Spaces, interoperability demonstration, and cross-sector data utilization.

Compliance & Special Requirements

Regulatory Compliance
  • General conditions for admissibility, eligible countries, financial/operational capacity, evaluation, and legal/financial setup are described across various Annexes (A, B, C, D, F, G) of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Data Management and Intellectual Property
  • Data Protection: Beneficiaries must deposit digital research data generated in the action in a trusted repository federated in the EOSC, complying with EOSC requirements.
  • Intellectual Property: Each beneficiary must grant royalty-free access to its results to the EOSC Association for monitoring and developing policies and strategies for the EOSC.
Collaboration and Alignment
  • Strategic alignment: Proposals must cooperate and align with activities of the EOSC Partnership. They are also expected to coordinate with relevant initiatives and projects contributing to EOSC development, including specific call topics HORIZON-INFRA-2023-EOSC-01-04 and HORIZON-INFRA-2024-EOSC-01-05. Cooperation is also expected with projects funded by HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01.
  • Building on existing work: Proposals should build on the work delivered by the FAIR-IMPACT and FAIRCORE4EOSC projects, particularly in interoperability and FAIR-by-Design digital objects.
Special Program Context
  • This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership for the European Open Science Cloud, emphasizing a collaborative and strategic approach to advancing open science infrastructure.

Grant Details

fair data european open science cloud eosc open science research data data management data interoperability digital objects artificial intelligence ai big data digital services information systems research infrastructure digitalisation innovation
FAIR Integration for Enhanced Research Data in the EOSC ecosystem and beyond
HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-02
Horizon Europe
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ENTERPRISE SME PUBLIC OTHER
AT BE BG HR CY CZ DK EE FI FR DE EL HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT RO SK SI ES SE AL BA FO GE IS IL MD ME MK NO RS TR UA UK
TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION OTHER
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH_DEVELOPMENT
OTHER
SDG9 SDG17
FUNDING RESEARCH_DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY_BUILDING TRAINING_EDUCATION
16000000.00
5000000.00
8000000.00
EUR
None
Sept. 18, 2025, midnight
None