Are you preparing a submission for the 2025 Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure Calls? The Proposal Check offers proposers a valuable opportunity to improve the quality and competitiveness of their proposals. Through detailed, constructive feedback from experienced Horizon Europe evaluators (officially appointed by the European Commission) applicants can refine their submissions and significantly strengthen their chances of securing funding. The service is free of charge for the proposers. 

What is it? 

The Proposal Check Event is organized by RICH Europe, a network of Research Infrastructure National Contact Points (NCPs) that provides services across Europe with the aim of strengthening the European research infrastructure ecosystem. The event will take place online during the first week of September 2025, from 1st to 5th September. Each consultation is tailored to the individual proposer and will take the form of a dedicated online session lasting up to two hours. Following a brief pitch by the proposer, evaluators will provide feedback on all sections of the Horizon Europe proposal Part B – Excellence, Impact, and Implementation. All information shared during the session will remain confidential. 

Who can apply? 

The event is aimed at proposers who intend to submit proposal for the Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure 2025 Calls in the following destinations:

• HORIZON-INFRA-2025-DEV-01: Consolidation and evolution of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape
• HORIZON-INFRA-2025-EOSC-01: Enabling an operational, open and FAIR EOSC ecosystem 
• HORIZON-INFRA-2025-SERV-01: Research infrastructures services to support health research, accelerate the green transition and the digital transformation, and advance frontier knowledge 
• HORIZON-INFRA-2025-TECH-01: Next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, and advanced digital solutions of research infrastructures and foster innovation and co-creation with industry 

The Call Deadline is September 18th, 2025. The Horizon Europe Research infrastructures 2025 work programme info day recording is available here.

How to apply?

Proposers interested in applying must complete a registration process, which will be considered an Expression of Interest. Potential proposers to the Proposal Check Workshop have to follow these 2 steps and deadlines: 

1. Register for the event by 13th August 2025 at this link; 
2. In August 2025, registered proposers will be contacted via email and invited to submit an advanced draft of their Part B proposal for the selected INFRA topic by 20th August, 2025. Submission of this draft is a mandatory prerequisite for participation in the Proposal Check Event. 

The maximum number of proposals consulted will be 8.

Contact

For further questions please contact the organizer: petrsova@tc.cz