Pillar IV: Upgrading the EU’s independent knowledge on China's Science, Technology and Innovation system
Proposals will deliver on the impact of ‘A more strategic, coherent, and evidence-based approach towards cooperation with China in the area of science, technology, and innovation (STI)’. It contributes toward the ERA Structural Policy “Implementing the Global Approach to R&I cooperation”, while taking into account the ERA Action on “Enhancing research security”. Project results are expected to contribute to all of…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €3MEU contribution per project
- €2Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 124projects 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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Real Instituto Elcano De Estudios Internacionales Y Estrategicos Madrid | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 2 | 0 | ReConnect China, RESURGE |
| Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona Cerdanyola Del Valles | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | VALORAI |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | INCOBRA, RISIS 2 |
| Fundacion Espanola Para La Cienciay La Tecnologia, F.S.P., Fecyt Alcobendas | Spain | Other | 1 | 1 | IntelComp |
| Universidad Complutense De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 1 | 0 | QUEST |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | GENDER STI |
| Fundacion Universidad Empresa Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 1 | 0 | CareerEnhance |
| Universidad De Alcala Alcala De Henares/Madrid | Spain | University | 1 | 0 | CareerEnhance |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 14partners (median)
- 9countries (median)
- 16%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.
- ERICENA – European Research and Innovation Centre of Excellence in ChiNA (H2020 · 2017 · ENG-GLOBALLY-09-2016)
- INCOBRA – Increasing INternational Science, Technology and Innovation COoperation between BRAzil and the European Union (H2020 · 2016 · INT-01-2015)
- ReConnect China – ‘ReConnect China’: generating independent knowledge for a resilient future with China for Europe and its citizens. (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-07)
- RESURGE – Redefining Economic Security for an Upgraded, Resilient and Geopolitical Europe (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-04)
- RINEA – Research and Innovation Network for Europe and Africa (H2020 · 2015 · INT-02-2014)
- SENET – Strengthening international R&I cooperations between China and the EU (H2020 · 2019 · SC1-HCO-11-2018)
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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.