Preparatory phase of new ESFRI research infrastructure projects
Projects are expected to contribute to several of the following expected outcomes: Increased performance, scientific capacity and excellence of the European landscape of research infrastructures enhancing problem-solving capacities of the ERA to address challenges in science, industry and society; Legal, financial and technical issues addressed, leading to long-term perspective for research infrastructure…
Funding and competition
- 9grants expected (official)
- €1.5M–€3.5MEU contribution per project
- €2.7Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 100projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 19 | 0 | eLTER PPP, EBRAINS PREP, E-RIHS PP |
| Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Leioa | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | SLICES-PP, SLICES-IP, pp2EMBRC |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | DANUBIUS-PP, MARINERG-i_PP, ACTRIS PPP |
| Universidad Complutense De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 4 | 0 | SoBigData IP, ASTERICS, RItrainPlus |
| Universidad De Granada Granada | Spain | University | 5 | 0 | ACTRIS PPP, ASTERICS, Advance_eLTER |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | EBRAINS PREP, RItrainPlus, EBRAINS IMPLEMENT |
| Consorcio Para El Diseno, Construccion, Equipamiento Y Explotacion De La Plataforma Oceanica De Canarias Telde | Spain | Public body | 3 | 0 | MARINERG-i_PP, MARINERG-i_IMP, MARINERGI |
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | ACTRIS PPP, SoBigData IP, ET-PP |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 18partners (median)
- 13countries (median)
- 6%of partners are SMEs
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.
- RESILIENCE PPP – RESILIENCE Preparatory Phase Project (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01)
- DANUBIUS-PP – Preparatory phase for the pan-european research infrastructure danubius–ri “the international centre for advanced studies on river-sea systems (H2020 · 2016 · INFRADEV-02-2016)
- METROFOOD-PP – METROFOOD-RI Preparatory Phase Project (H2020 · 2019 · INFRADEV-02-2019-2020)
- OPERAS-PLUS – On the road to sustainability: paving the way for OPERAS as an efficient open Social Sciences and Humanities scholarly communication Research Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01)
- eLTER PPP – eLTER Preparatory Phase Project (H2020 · 2020 · INFRADEV-02-2019-2020)
- SLICES-PP – Scientific Large-scale Infrastructure for Computing/Communication Experimental Studies - Preparatory Phase (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-INFRA-2021-DEV-02-01)
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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.