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The Research Management Facility aims to provide institutions in Widening countries that seek to establish or upgrade their research management capacities with tailored support. It provides support services including trainings, needs-assessments for excellent research management capacities, and develop implementation plans to improve their institutional capacity. 

2026 call for proposals

Horizon Europe 2026 call for proposals This call will launch on 23 April 2026
1 topic Research Management Facility
7 million Overall indicative budget

HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-04-WIDENING-01

  1. 22 January 2026
    Info day
  2. 23 April 2026
    Launch of the call for proposals
  3. 24 September 2026
    Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
  4. 15 December 2026
    Applicants are informed if their proposal has been selected
  5. mid-March 2027
    Grant agreement signature for successful projects
  6. April 2027
    Projects start

All funding information and procedures on how to apply are on the Funding and Tenders portal.