The OpenVerse project aims at integrating knowledge, experts and actors around the creation of inclusive, open and ethically responsible European Virtual Worlds. This is done in alignment with the European Commission’s strategy on Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds. As part its work, OpenVerse is conducting a landscaping exercise of initiatives... read more 

Digital Europe project DS4SSCC-DEP (Data Space for Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities) has opened its third and last round of cascade funding calls. The aim of these Calls for Pilots is to validate an EU-wide cross-sectorial data space in practice and to advance its development and implementation to support... read more 

EuroHPC has opened a new call for a Coordination and Support Action under the Digital Europe programme: European Master Programme for HPC.  The main objective of this action is to design and establish a pan-European Master of Science (MSc) programme in High Performance Computing, based on insights from the previous EUMaster4HPC pilot project.... read more 

InnoNext is a two-year project funded under the European Innovation Council (EIC) with the objective to match visiting researchers with start-ups or SMEs which host the visiting researchers during an internship with a duration of 3 up to 6 months (depending on the EU programme). The researchers and companies involved are funded by an EU fundi... read more 

The Commission launched a call for expression of interest to join the new Industry-Academia Network under the European Cyber Skills Academy. This network will strengthen the links between industry and academia to boost cybersecurity skills, ensuring the European cyber workforce is adequately equipped to meet growing demands in the sector. Members... read more 

The results of the 2024 European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant call (call deadline 12 December 2023) were published. Consolidator Grants are open to researchers with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD (extensions are possible under certain documented circumstances), a scientific track record showing gre... read more 

The STEP funding dashboard is an interactive guide, offering a continuously updated state-of-play of funding opportunities supported by the EU budget and dedicated to projects related to strategic technologies contributing to STEP objectives. STEP seeks to reinforce, leverage and steer EU funds – existing and new – to in... read more 

The European Blockchain Sandbox has opened its third round of calls for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies. Public entities and private sector companies in the European Economic Area, including start up and scale-ups, can now apply for the third cohort of the European Blockchain Sandbox with innovative use case proj... read more 

The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on pandemic preparedness is now open for public consultation. This document will guide the future European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness, addressing research gaps and setting clear priorities for action.Researchers, policymakers, stakeholders and the broader community are invited to review... read more 

The Horizon Results Platform organises a number of webinars for start-ups and SMEs: "Funding Done Right for Startups" webinar, in collaboration with Business Angels Europe (BAE) (29 November 2024)This session aims to provide insight about choosing the right financing for your stage and budget, business angels, venture capital, and venture d... read more