About ERA

Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

Program: Horizont Europe

Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence actions under Horizon Europe, contribute to building research and innovation capacity for countries lagging behind.

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Direction: Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

NCP Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

The national contact point of the Framework Program of the European Union for Research and Innovation "Horizon Europe" ("Horizon Europe Program"), which provides informational and methodological support for …

Participants in the programme will be able to upgrade their research and innovation systems, making them stronger and allowing the EU as a whole to advance together, in line with the policy objectives of the European Research Area.

Areas of intervention:

  • Teaming: Support/create centres of excellences as role models to stimulate excellence, new investments and reforms of national research and innovation systems.
  • Twinning: Develop excellence in chosen research and innovation domain, increase visibility of the research institutions and universities, and upskill its staff.
  • ERA Chairs, to support universities or research organisations from eligible countries to attract and maintain high quality human resources and help excellent scientists and their teams to become game changers in their field.
  • European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST),cross-border scientific network helping excellent researchers and innovators get access to the European and international networks.

Funding opportunities under Horizon Europe are set out in multiannual work programmes, which cover the large majority of support available.

Work Programme 2021-2022 11. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

Work Programme 2023-2024 11. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

All funding information and details on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.

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