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It goes without saying, the main sources of information on the call topics are the Funding & Tenders Portal and the Work Programmes. You can find direct links on each of the (sub)programme pages of this website.
However, sometimes you are just in need of a good overview to quickly find back relevant information or to follow-up certain initiatives in your organisation. This is why NCP Flanders provides, as an extra service, Excel files with the essential call topic information. For now, this exists in 2 variants, and the information in both is exactly the same:
Any client feedback (on the format, on the content, ...) is welcome. Simply send a mail to info@ncpflanders.be with your comments and suggestions.
Lost in the jargon? Use this explanation to decode what you see in the downloads before you dive into the details.
Before diving into the details, it helps to know that this funding setup follows a top down approach.
The European Commission decides in advance which thematic topics are in need of a leap in State-of-the-Art,
what problems they want solved, and what type of impact they expect.
These topics are published as calls, and proposals are submitted to a specific call topic and evaluated
first and foremost on how well they address those predefined objectives.
The call identifier is a unique ID that works like a roadmap. It starts with a broad label (like Horizon or Digital), then narrows down to the cluster or domain, pinpointing where it fits in the overall program structure. The year indicates the submission deadline, and the final part (numbers and terms) identifies the exact sub-area and distinguishes multiple calls within that niche. The title is a short descriptive phrase that summarizes the specific call topic.
There are 4 different submission types
The submission deadline is when a topic or proposal must be submitted. The date open is when the topic description can no longer change and proposals are accepted. Submission deadline 2 refers to the second-stage deadline.
Main Action Types:
For public/innovative procurement:
MSCA for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, focused on researchers. Cofund means co-funding of regional, national, or international programs (basically, MSCA chips in funding alongside other sources). DN stands for Doctoral Networks, supporting PhD training. PF means Postdoctoral Fellowships, funding individual postdocs. TMA stands for Training and Mobility Actions, supporting things like staff exchanges.
There are two types of Prizes: PRIZE Induc (Inducement prize) rewards solving a specific challenge, and PRIZE Recog (Recognition prize) celebrates past achievements.
For the EIC (European Innovation Council) we have: EIC Grant, standard grants from the European Innovation Council, and EIC Blended that combine grant funding with equity investment.
Common suffixes and prefixes: JU (Joint Undertaking), is for calls funded by a public-private partnership or similar joint initiative. And LS (Lump Sum) means funding given as a fixed amount rather than reimbursed costs.
The UNCHAIN project, ‘urban logistics and planning: anticipating urban freight generation and demand including digitalisation of urban freight’ obtained funding from the Horizon Europe’s Mobility Cluster. The project focuses on breaking down data silos and promoting public-private data exchange across a unified European mobility data space, enabling more informed decisions and greater efficiency. The City of Mechelen is a partner in the project and takes on the role of ‘follower city’: it will work alongside the primary demonstration sites (in Madrid, Berlin and Florence) to maximize the geographical coverage and replicability of solutions across Europe. Mechelen aims to test 2 concrete solutions in the UNCHAIN project, with the aim to help addressing its current and future challenges in urban freight distribution.
