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Facilitate the engagement of European stakeholders in international digital standardisation (CSA)

Proposals are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Increasing the participation and influence of European experts in digital standardisation to promote EU values and strategic interests, contributing to strengthen EU competitiveness in the digital field. Improvement of the skills of European experts, especially from SMEs, R&I institutions, Open-Source community, academia and societal stakeholders, to…

Deadline 18 Mar 2027Opens 17 Nov 2026Budget €7MIndicative grants 1EU contribution per project €7MSingle stageHORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Funding and competition

  • 1grant expected (official)
  • €7MEU contribution per project
  • €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 166projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Trust-It Services Srl
Pisa
ItalyCompany · SME103StandICT.eu, StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026
Commpla Srl
Pisa
ItalyCompany · SME101StandICT.eu, StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation111StandICT.eu, StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026
Dublin City University
Dublin
IrelandUniversity51StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026, StandICT.eu 2023
Australo Interinnov Marketing Lab Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME30StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026, StandICT.eu 2023
Openforum Europe
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther · SME30StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026, NGI Commons
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique Cnrs
Paris
FranceResearch organisation50dAIEDGE, NGI Commons, ICOS-SQUARED
European Digital Sme Alliance
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther20StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026
Martel Innovate Bv
Amsterdam
NetherlandsCompany · SME32InDiCo-Global, NGI Commons, OpenContinuum
Comite Europeen De Normalisation
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther30InDiCo-Global, Edu4Standards.EU, HSbooster II
Technische Universiteit Delft
Delft
NetherlandsUniversity30Edu4Standards.EU, INSTAR, ICOS-SQUARED
Univerzitet U Beogradu - Fakultet Organizacionih Nauka
Beograd
SerbiaUniversity30HSbooster.eu, Edu4Standards.EU, HSbooster II
Small Business Standards
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther · SME30Edu4Standards.EU, STAND4EU, StandardAIse
Trust-It Services Limited
Enfield
United KingdomCompany · SME21StandICT.eu, StandICT.eu 2023
European Federation For Welding Joining And Cutting
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther · SME22STAND4EU, StandardAIse

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Australo Interinnov Marketing Lab Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME30StandICT.eu 2029, StandICT.eu 2026, StandICT.eu 2023
Bluspecs Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME21INSTAR, UNLOCK-CEI
Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany20STRATEGY, OpenContinuum
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity10Edu4Standards.EU
Atos Spain Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany20OPEN DEI, STRATEGY
Sgs Brightsight Barcelona Sl
Sant Cugat Del Valles
SpainCompany · SME10HSbooster.eu
Knowence Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME10StandardAIse
Agata Comunicacion Cientifica Sl
Santander
SpainCompany · SME10QOMPASS

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 8partners (median)
  • 5countries (median)
  • 37%of partners are SMEs
Company 36%Research organisation 23%University 23%Other 15%Public body 3%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • StandICT.eu – Supporting European Experts Presence in International Standardisation Activities in ICT (H2020 · 2018 · ICT-40-2017)
  • StandICT.eu 2029 – ICT Standardisation Observatory and Support Facility in Europe (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-04)
  • StandICT.eu 2026 – ICT Standardisation Observatory and Support Facility in Europe (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-21)
  • StandICT.eu 2023 – ICT Standardisation Observatory and Support Facility in Europe (H2020 · 2020 · ICT-45-2020)
  • InDiCo-Global – Global International Digital Cooperation on standards and related policy (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-66)
  • HSbooster.eu – Standardisation Booster for H2020 & HE research results (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ERA-01-32)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.