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Expanding and deepening the EOSC Federation (EOSC Partnership)

Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: The EOSC Federation provides to EOSC users with state-of-the-art digital services addressing their needs to store, process and share data, run software, models and workflows, and collaborate with their peers. Research and digital infrastructures and other organisations providing scientific services are equipped with appropriate structures and…

Deadline 15 Jun 2027Opens 9 Mar 2027Budget €40MIndicative grants 1EU contribution per project €40MSingle stageHORIZON Programme Cofund Actions

Funding and competition

  • 1grant expected (official)
  • €40MEU contribution per project
  • €7.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 44projects 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)
Stichting Egi
Amsterdam
NetherlandsOther237EOSC United, EOSC Mesh, CDIF4EOSC
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique Cnrs
Paris
FranceResearch organisation283EOSC Mesh, EOSC-CONNECT, CDIF4EOSC
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation255EOSC Mesh, EOSC-CONNECT, EOSC Beyond
Trust-It Services Srl
Pisa
ItalyCompany · SME210EOSC United, EOSC Mesh, EOSC4ALL
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Roma
ItalyResearch organisation251EOSC-Marine, EOSC Beyond, RenAI
Csc-Tieteen Tietotekniikan Keskus Oy
Espoo
FinlandOther204EOSC United, EOSC-CONNECT, FIDELIS
National Infrastructures For Research And Technology
Athina
GreeceOther191EOSC United, EOSC Mesh, EOSC4ALL
Commpla Srl
Pisa
ItalyCompany · SME190EOSC United, EOSC-CONNECT, EOSC-Marine
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen - Knaw
Amsterdam
NetherlandsResearch organisation202EOSC Beyond, EOSC Data Commons, FIDELIS
Karlsruher Institut Fuer Technologie
Karlsruhe
GermanyUniversity180EOSC Mesh, EOSC Beyond, RenAI
Surf Bv
Utrecht
NetherlandsCompany200EOSC4ALL, EOSC-CONNECT, DICE
Organisation Europeenne Pour La Recherche Nucleaire
Geneve 23
SwitzerlandResearch organisation171EOSC Mesh, EOSC4ALL, EOSC-CONNECT
Athina-Erevnitiko Kentro Kainotomias Stis Technologies Tis Pliroforias, Ton Epikoinonion Kai Tis Gnosis
Maroussi
GreeceResearch organisation133EOSC Mesh, EOSC4ALL, EOSC Gravity
Istituto Nazionale Di Fisica Nucleare
Frascati
ItalyResearch organisation171EOSC-CONNECT, EOSC Beyond, EOSC Data Commons
Cesnet Zajmove Sdruzeni Pravnickych Osob
Praha 6
CzechiaResearch organisation160EOSC Mesh, EOSC Beyond, EOSC Data Commons

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

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

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation255EOSC Mesh, EOSC-CONNECT, EOSC Beyond
Universitat Politecnica De Valencia
Valencia
SpainUniversity100EOSC Mesh, EOSC Beyond, EOSC Data Commons
Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation100EOSC-synergy, DICE, EOSC-hub
E-Science European Infrastructure For Biodiversity And Ecosystem Research
Sevilla
SpainResearch organisation70EOSC Mesh, EOSC Beyond, RenAI
Instituto Aragones De Ciencias De La Salud
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation30EOSC United, EOSC Mesh, BY-COVID
Predictia Intelligent Data Solutions Sl
Santander
SpainCompany · SME40SIESTA, FLUID-AI, EOSC-ARENA
Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya
Barcelona
SpainUniversity30EOSC Mesh, RAISEARTH, ATMO-ACCESS
Fundacio Centre De Regulacio Genomica
Barcelona
SpainResearch organisation40EOSC-ENTRUST, EOSCpilot, BY-COVID

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 22partners (median)
  • 10countries (median)
  • 15%of partners are SMEs
Research organisation 42%University 25%Company 14%Other 14%Public body 5%

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.

  • EOSC United – Coordination and Support Action for the Future engagement model for the EOSC Federation (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-INFRA-2024-EOSC-02-01)
  • EOSC Mesh – EOSC Mesh: Connecting Nodes to Advance the EOSC Federation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01)
  • EOSC4ALL – Towards an Open Platform for File S&S, AAI and Node-as-a-service for EOSC (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01)
  • EOSC-CONNECT – Connecting National Nodes to the EOSC Federation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01)
  • CDIF4EOSC – Developing and implementing the Cross-Domain Interoperability Framework for EOSC (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-02)
  • EOSC-Marine – EOSC-Marine: Operationalizing the EOSC Node | European Digital Twin Ocean to Support the EU Mission Ocean & Waters (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-01)

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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.