Horizon Europe Funding Opportunities - 2021

Widening participation and strengthening the European

Research Area
ISERD is the interface between the Israeli government and the European Union, encouraging Israeli entities to
participate in funding opportunities and assisting in the process. ISERD holds events, information days, and monthly
Orientation Presentations to give more information about funding opportunities.

Horizon Europe -
Horizon Europe is a 95 billion euro funding programme for innovation and research, that covers all major scientific and
technological disciplines, and encourages collaborative projects (consortium) for a joint goal.
• Consortium –
o At least 3 partners from 3 different countries participating in the programme
o Out of the 3, at least one partner must be from an EU country
o A partner can be any legal entity – University, company, agency, organisation, etc…

• Funding Tools –
Action Funding* Main Characteristics

RIA – Research & 100% + Basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and
Innovation Action 25% validation - small-scale prototype in laboratory or simulated environment

IA – Innovation 70% + Prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and
Action 25% market replication

CSA - Coordination 100% + Networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning
& Support Action 25% exercises and studies
* Non profit – always 100%

DISCLAIMER: The participation of Israeli entities, as Associated Country (Ac) members in Horizon Europe projects
is subject to the signing of the 'Association Agreement' to the programme between Israel and the
EU, before the project's Grant Agreement (GA) is signed.

For additional Information –

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https://www.innovationisrael.org.il/ISERD/
Focus of the call -

• Improving Access to Excellence

• Attracting and mobilising the best talents

Target Audience-

• Leading departments and host organisations interested in boosting their connections and serve as
mentors with and of organisations in Widening countries.

Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence

Topic Budget Funding
Topic & Short Description Deadline
(M€) Terms
Destination 1: Improved Access to Excellence
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage:
Teaming for Excellence: Supports creation of new centres of excellence or
upgrading the existing ones in low R&I performing countries, building on
180
partnerships between leading scientific institutions and partner institutions First Stage:
(Budget per
in low R&I performing countries. 09 Sep 2021
project:
A complementary funding is obligatory (e.g. national and/or regional CSA Second
8.00 - 15.00)
funding, European funding, or private sources). Its total amount: at least Stage:
Up to 12
equal the total requested Horizon Europe contribution. 20 Apr 2022
projects
Evaluation procedure: a joint evaluation of both project parts funded under
Horizon Europe and under any chosen complementary funding source.

HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02:
21.00
Twinning Western Balkans: This special Twinning aims to enhance
(Budget per
networking activities between the research institutions of the Western
project:
Balkan countries and internationally leading counterparts at EU level, by CSA 22 Sep 2021
0.80 - 1.50)
linking it with at least two research institutions from two different Member
Up to 14
States or Associated Countries.
projects
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03:
Twinning: Aims to enhance networking activities between the research
institutions of the Widening countries and top-class leading counterparts at 149.00
EU level by linking it with at least two research institutions from two different (Budget per
Member States or Associated Countries. project:
CSA 21 Dec 2021
At least 70% of the research activities must take place at the premises of 0.80 - 1.50)
the coordinator from the eligible countries. Up to 100
Proposals already submitted under call HORIZON-WIDERA-ACCESS-02 projects
Twinning Western Balkans are not eligible.

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 Topic Budget Funding
Topic & Short Description Deadline
(M€) Terms
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ACCESS-04: 50.00
Excellence Hubs: Partnerships of place-based innovation ecosystems in (Budget per
widening countries, involving larger communities of actors in a regional project:
CSA 15 Mar 2022
context based on the quadruple helix principle. It responds to the priority on 3.00 - 5.00)
translating R&I results into the economy. Up to 10
projects
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-05:
European Excellence Initiative (EEI): Strengthening capacity for excellence 30.00
in higher education institutions and surrounding ecosystems: Significantly (Budget per
CSA-
strengthening cooperation between at least two organisations from project:
Lump 04 Nov 2021
academic sector in a Widening country (or different Widening countries), by 1.50 - 2.00)
sum
linking it with at least two internationally leading institutions from two Up to 15
different Member States or Associated Countries. projects

5.00
(Budget per
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-06-01: project:
CSA 22 Sep 2021
Support for R&I policy making in the Western Balkans: 4.00 – 5.00)
Up to 1
project
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-HOPON-01:
40.00
Hop On Facility: Integrates additional legal entities from low R&I performing
(Budget per
Member States to an ongoing project under Pillar 2 while topping up a
project: 20 Apr 2022,
relevant task or work package and the cost incurred by the additional RIA
0.20 - 0.50) 10 Nov 2022
participant. This will happen on a voluntary basis without affecting the
Up to 80
freedom of choice for the consortium and the principle of excellence.
projects

Destination 2: Attracting and mobilising the best talents

HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-01:
80.00
ERA Chairs: The leadership of the ERA Chair holder and the creation of a
(Budget per
permanent and excellent research group in the chosen scientific field to
project:
ensure excellence, visibility and better integration in the European Research CSA 15 Mar 2022
1.50 - 2.50)
Area, as well as to fostering competitiveness in research funding and
Up to 32
promoting institutional reforms aligned with ERA priorities.
projects
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-02:
80.00
Fostering balanced brain circulation – ERA Fellowships: builds on the MSCA
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2021 action (HORIZON-MSCA-PF-2021). The target TMA 15 Sep 2021
Up to 50
group are host organisations located in Widening Countries.
projects

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 Topic Budget Funding
Topic & Short Description Deadline
(M€) Terms
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03:
Fostering balanced brain circulation (BBC) - ERA Talents: Attract more R&I
talents of diverse expertise to entities in widening countries, by providing
24.00
competitive grants and spreading attractive working and employment
practices. The action may target a specific or broad audience of early career TMA 12 Apr 2022
Up to 4
and experienced researchers, and/or other R&I talents, research managers
projects
and administrators, as well as junior researchers in non-academic sector and
starting entrepreneurs.

8.00
HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-04:
Fostering balanced brain circulation – ERA Fellowships: Will build on the
Up to 50 TMA 15 Sep 2022
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 action (HORIZON-MSCA-PF-2022). The
projects
target group are host organisations located in Widening Countries.

For additional Information –

Smadar Hirsh, smadar@iserd.org.il, 03-5118126

https://www.innovationisrael.org.il/ISERD/