Preparatory phase of new ESFRI research infrastructure projects

¿De qué trata esta convocatoria?

The topic funds coordination and support actions for the preparatory phase of new research infrastructures on the 2026 ESFRI Roadmap, covering governance, legal, financial and technical preparation before construction.

¿Qué financia esta convocatoria?

Scope

The topic supports the preparatory phase of new research infrastructure projects identified in the 2026 update of the ESFRI Roadmap. The aim is to resolve the legal, financial and technical questions that should be settled before construction can start, and to secure the commitment of Member States and Associated Countries to the long-term operation and use of the new infrastructure.

Aspects proposals should address

• Legal and financial frameworks and plans for setting up, constructing or integrating national resources, operating and decommissioning the infrastructure, and its governance.
• Complementarities between national and EU instruments and innovative financing.
• Preparation of legal and financial agreements on site, governance, internal rules and financing, finalised before the end of the project, for example as a memorandum of understanding or a signature-ready document.
• Plans for logistics and human resources, service provision, data curation and preservation, and FAIR access to data.
• Technical challenges, knowledge transfer and completion of the final technical design.
• Plans for services to identified user communities, and the relevance of the infrastructure for science and society, including local and regional socio-economic impact and links with smart specialisation strategies.

Where relevant, environmental and climate impacts and the optimisation of resource and energy use should be built into the preparatory phase.

Expected outcomes

• A stronger, more capable European research infrastructure landscape.
• Legal, financial and technical issues resolved, giving a long-term perspective for investment and a solid basis for national and European decisions.
• Synergies between new and existing research infrastructures and with other infrastructures, including those financed by the ERDF or the Digital Europe Programme.

¿Cuándo termina el plazo?

15 de junio de 2027 (222 días)

15 June 2027 (single-stage submission).