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Strategic Analysis
This call aims to enhance the resilience and sustainability of pan-European research infrastructures (RIs), particularly ESFRI and ERICs, by addressing critical risks in climate, health, and social sciences. The focus is on developing and implementing robust risk management, mitigation, and contingency plans to safeguard data, equipment, and facilities, ensuring continuity of R&I services and alignment with EU priorities. The action type (RIA) suggests a strong emphasis on research and innovation to deliver tangible outcomes, such as updated risk management frameworks, preserved critical capacities, and reinforced EU strategic autonomy in research.
TRL 2 → 6
Based on programme defaults
Support pan-European research infrastructures (e.g., ESFRI, ERICs, and other world-class research infrastructures) in implementing mitigation and contingency plans for critical risks, particularly in climate, health, and social sciences domains.
Describe capacities at risk due to shrinking geographical coverage, loss or interruption of data, limited access or high fees for data/equipment/facilities, or supply challenges, and update risk management plans where relevant.
Identify the expected impact of realized risks beyond the research infrastructures concerned, including effects on related operational or deployment programs, international agreements, EU priorities, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy.
Implement mitigation and contingency plans to address capacities at risk, ensuring sustainability of research infrastructures and preserving EU capacity and research freedom to address policy priorities and socio-economic challenges.
Develop guidance and disseminate best practices on risk-assessment and research security, considering EU recommendations on research security and foreign interference, and explore links to initiatives like a European centre of expertise on research security.
European research infrastructures benefit from more robust risk management plans, notably in climate, biodiversity loss, pollution, health, and social science domains, and risks related to access to critical data, equipment, or facilities.
European research infrastructures have implemented mitigation plans and, where needed, contingency plans for critical risks such as preservation of critical data, geographical coverage, alternative methods, tools, equipment, and new or strengthened collaborations.
EU and Member States are better informed on critical research infrastructures and critical R&I services, enabling development of policies to preserve critical data, knowledge, and capacities.
The European Research Area benefits from more information about critical research infrastructures and R&I services, and from preserved capacity and research freedom to address its priorities and socio-economic challenges.
The global competitiveness and attractiveness of the European Research Area is reinforced.
Developing, consolidating, and optimizing the European research infrastructures landscape, maintaining global leadership (INFRADEV) (2026-27).
European research infrastructures sustain their capacity to address EU priorities and socio-economic challenges through improved risk management and contingency planning.
Enhanced resilience of European research infrastructures against critical risks, ensuring continuity of critical R&I services and data preservation.
Strengthened EU strategic autonomy and research freedom through preserved critical research infrastructure capacities.
Horizon Europe Programme Guide
EU recommendations on research security and foreign interference
European Research Area (ERA) priorities
Specific requirements
EU space data infrastructures
If the project uses satellite-based Earth observation, positioning, navigation or timing data/services, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS. Other sources may be added but not substitute EU infrastructures.
Civil applications only
Horizon Europe funds exclusively civil applications. Research with exclusive military or dual-use application is excluded.
Gender Equality Plan
Having a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is an eligibility criterion for public bodies, research organisations, and higher education institutions from Member States and Associated Countries.
Open Science
Mandatory open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications and responsible management of research data (FAIR principles, DMP required).
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| Requirement | Covered by | Carried | Status |
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| Scope activities | |||
| SC1Support pan-European research infrastructures (e.g., ESFRI, ERICs, and other world-class research infrastructures) in implementing mitigation and contingency plans for critical risks, particularly in climate, health, and social sciences domains. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC2Describe capacities at risk due to shrinking geographical coverage, loss or interruption of data, limited access or high fees for data/equipment/facilities, or supply challenges, and update risk management plans where relevant. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC3Identify the expected impact of realized risks beyond the research infrastructures concerned, including effects on related operational or deployment programs, international agreements, EU priorities, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC4Implement mitigation and contingency plans to address capacities at risk, ensuring sustainability of research infrastructures and preserving EU capacity and research freedom to address policy priorities and socio-economic challenges. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC5Develop guidance and disseminate best practices on risk-assessment and research security, considering EU recommendations on research security and foreign interference, and explore links to initiatives like a European centre of expertise on research security. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected outcomes | |||
| EO1European research infrastructures benefit from more robust risk management plans, notably in climate, biodiversity loss, pollution, health, and social science domains, and risks related to access to critical data, equipment, or facilities. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO2European research infrastructures have implemented mitigation plans and, where needed, contingency plans for critical risks such as preservation of critical data, geographical coverage, alternative methods, tools, equipment, and new or strengthened collaborations. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO3EU and Member States are better informed on critical research infrastructures and critical R&I services, enabling development of policies to preserve critical data, knowledge, and capacities. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO4The European Research Area benefits from more information about critical research infrastructures and R&I services, and from preserved capacity and research freedom to address its priorities and socio-economic challenges. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EO5The global competitiveness and attractiveness of the European Research Area is reinforced. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Other requirements | |||
| REQ1Coordinated mitigation and contingency plans across research infrastructuresProposals should involve research infrastructures that share similar or related risks, addressing them through common or coordinated implementation of mitigation and contingency plans, while sustaining such plans beyond the project duration. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ2Storage and sharing of critical data via EOSCMitigation and contingency plans should preserve investments across Europe for trusted and secure storage, processing, and sharing of critical data, including through the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ3Research security and foreign interference complianceProposals must develop guidance and disseminate best practices taking into account EU recommendations on research security and foreign interference, exploring links to initiatives such as a European centre of expertise on research security. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ4International collaboration for global coverageTargeted pan-European research infrastructures often engage in international collaboration where global coverage is essential for knowledge creation (e.g. climate modelling or pandemic preparedness) or where critical mass is needed. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected impacts | |||
| EI1Developing, consolidating, and optimizing the European research infrastructures landscape, maintaining global leadership (INFRADEV) (2026-27). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI2European research infrastructures sustain their capacity to address EU priorities and socio-economic challenges through improved risk management and contingency planning. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI3Enhanced resilience of European research infrastructures against critical risks, ensuring continuity of critical R&I services and data preservation. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| EI4Strengthened EU strategic autonomy and research freedom through preserved critical research infrastructure capacities. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Underlying policies | |||
| No underlying policies in this call. | |||
The binding rules of this call. Items marked auto are verified by GrantForge from the call and the template. The others are yours to confirm.
LMIC entities auto-eligible
Low/middle-income country entities are automatically eligible for funding.
EU space data infrastructures
If the project uses satellite-based Earth observation, positioning, navigation or timing data/services, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS. Other sources may be added but not substitute EU infrastructures.
Civil applications only
Horizon Europe funds exclusively civil applications. Research with exclusive military or dual-use application is excluded.
Gender Equality Plan
Having a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is an eligibility criterion for public bodies, research organisations, and higher education institutions from Member States and Associated Countries.
Open Science
Mandatory open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications and responsible management of research data (FAIR principles, DMP required).
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