Under Horizon Europe, the European Commission will support efforts to reform the EU R&I system by implementing structural changes, improving access to excellence and deepening the European Research Area.
2026 call for proposals
HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA
Timeline based on the draft WIDERA Work Programme 2026-2027
- 12 March 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- July 2026Applicants informed if their proposal has been selected
- November 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- As of December 2026/January 20Projects start
2025 call for proposals
HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA
- 18 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
113 proposals have been submitted.
See breakdown per topic.
- January 2026Applicants informed if their proposal has been selected
- June 2026Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- November 2026Projects start
2024 second call for proposals
2024 European Research Area second call for proposals
Indicative timeline
- 15 May 2024Launch of the call for proposals
- 25 September 2024Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
See the number of proposals per topic:
ERA-02-01 (Experimentation and exchange of good practices for value creation): 32 proposals
ERA-02-02 (Science comes to town): 10 proposals
ERA-02-03 (Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers): 49 proposals
- February 2025Applicants informed if their proposal has been selected
Results of the evaluations are published. Successful proposals have been informed. In total, 14 projects have been selected for funding:
ERA-02-01 (Experimentation and exchange of good practices for value creation): 3 projects
ERA-02-02 (Science comes to town): 1 project
ERA-02-03 (Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers): 10 projects
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- June 2025Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- November 2025Projects start
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