Connecting research infrastructures and a wider user community across the European Research Area through access to advanced research infrastructure services

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds actions that give researchers across the European Research Area transnational and virtual access to advanced research infrastructure services, with exchanges, outreach and support for early-stage researchers.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

The topic funds actions that bring a wider community of users into the European research infrastructure ecosystem and strengthen that ecosystem across the whole European Research Area. Projects provide transnational access (on site or remote) and/or virtual access to services of a set of similar or complementary advanced national or pan-European research infrastructures, for curiosity-driven, excellent and interdisciplinary research. Proposals should adhere to the European Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures.

Aspects proposals should address

• A broad portfolio of infrastructure services relevant to frontier research in the chosen scientific area, including data services and infrastructures financed under EU Cohesion Policy, with all access aimed at integrating a wider community.
• Two-way exchanges and networking among researchers and research groups across the European Research Area, favouring direct over online interaction, that can lead to longer-term collaboration.
• Proactive outreach to raise awareness of infrastructure services among researchers in targeted countries.
• Activities aimed specifically at early-stage researchers.

Third-party access

Financial support to third parties may extend the portfolio with access providers that are not beneficiaries. The support goes to the third-party infrastructure that provides access and covers its access costs, service customisation and users' travel and subsistence; travel and subsistence may instead be managed centrally. Calls for user projects and for third-party providers may be combined into a one-stage selection.

Expected outcomes

• Better connected research infrastructures across the European Research Area, spreading excellence and the circulation of knowledge.
• Wider, simpler and more efficient access to the best infrastructures, and a wider user community better able to address research challenges and EU priorities.
• A new generation of trained researchers and better FAIR management of infrastructure data.

Quando scade il bando?

15 giugno 2027 (221 giorni)

15 June 2027 (single-stage submission).