SYSTEMEU Open Call 1 for Cross-Border Digital Innovation Projects (Financial Support to Third Parties)
Horizon Europe · HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-03-01
Funding for cross-border consortia bringing digital innovations in healthcare, energy and mobility from prototype to market-ready.
What is this call about?
The call funds cross-border triple helix consortia from five SYSTEMEU regions that bring digital innovations in healthcare, energy and mobility from TRL 6 to TRL 8. Three project sizes are offered.
What does this call fund?
Scope
The first SYSTEMEU open call aims to select and fund five to eight high-quality, cross-border collaborative innovation projects on the digital transformation of healthcare, energy and mobility. Projects work within TRL 6 to 8, taking digital innovations from prototype stage to a market-ready system.
Project sizes
- Flagship: up to €2,200,000, five to eight partners covering all five SYSTEMEU regions, including at least one research and technology organisation or university, one company and one public body involved in public service delivery (for example a municipality or hospital).
- Medium: up to €1,100,000, three to five partners from at least three eligible regions, including at least one for-profit company as core partner.
- Small: up to €750,000, two to three partners from at least two eligible regions, including at least one for-profit start-up or SME from an eligible region as core partner.
Funding rates
Start-ups 100% (70% in Castile and León), SMEs 70%, large enterprises 50%, and public sector, NGOs and research organisations 100%. Funding per partner is capped at €600,000 across all calls.
Evaluation
After a formal eligibility check, three independent experts assess excellence, impact and implementation. An ethics check covers matters such as GDPR compliance and medical ethics, and a Final Evaluation Board validates the ranking. Rejected applicants have a 14-day appeal period.
What are the key facts?
- Topic budget
- €7,550,000
- Funding rate
- 50–100%
- Call code
- HORIZON-EIE-2023-CONNECT-03-01
- Programme
- Horizon Europe
- Funder
- SYSTEMEU project
- Eligible applicants
- triple helix consortia (academia, business, public authorities) from the SYSTEMEU regions
- Funding per project
- up to €2,200,000 (flagship), €1,100,000 (medium) or €750,000 (small); maximum €600,000 per partner across all calls
- Expected number of projects
- five to eight
Who can apply for this call?
- Only organisations from Bavaria (Germany), Norte Region (Portugal), Castile and León (Spain), Romania and Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- A consortium of two to eight partners from at least two to five regions, depending on project size, is needed.
- Consortia follow a triple helix model: academia, business and public authorities.
- Flagship: five to eight partners covering all five regions, with at least one RTO or university, one company and one public service body.
- Medium: three to five partners from at least three regions, with at least one for-profit company as core partner.
- Small: two to three partners from at least two regions, with at least one for-profit start-up or SME as core partner.
Check your eligibility and how your project fits
In your free account, we check the eligibility conditions against the call documents for your organisation and assess how well your project fits this call.
When is the deadline?
16 November 2026 (10 days)
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