Preparatory phase of new ESFRI RI projects

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Research Infrastructures

Status

Forthcoming

Actionability

Forthcoming for new applicants

Record granularity

Topic

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Preparatory phase of new ESFRI RI projects”. The official targeting includes: Focus on legal, governance, financial, technical and access-model preparation.

Thematic fit

RI strategy and ESFRI preparation

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Private technology providers, industrial users and data-service firms can join consortia where their role is necessary for co-development, deployment or uptake.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

ESFRI/ERIC-linked infrastructures, pan-European RI networks, EOSC actors and RI service providers.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 1.5-3.5m per project

Instrument

CSA generally 100%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

Access and co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

Submission timing

1. Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2027-03-09 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Show indispensable industrial technology or user value, interoperability/standards, service demand, sustainability and a credible route to deploy the resulting infrastructure service.

Strategic fit and caveats

This is a call-level profile. Individual topic conditions, portal updates and the General Annexes remain controlling.

Priority

Medium-High

Priority rationale

consortium route

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar I · Research Infrastructures

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-INFRA-2027-DEV-01-01

Call year

2027

Action type

CSA

Record granularity

Topic

Egyptian private-sector role

Private technology providers, industrial users and data-service firms can join consortia where their role is necessary for co-development, deployment or uptake.

Coordination eligibility

Conditional / consortium-specific

Access family

Consortium or funded partner

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

Possible

Consortium conditions

CSA; mono legally possible but preparatory consortium/governance partnership expected

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 1.5-3.5m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 30m

Expected awards

9

Funding rate

CSA generally 100%, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

No general own contribution identified - RIA/CSA or equivalent grant rate is generally 100%, subject to topic conditions

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Coordination, ecosystem or policy action; no TRL requirement unless stated.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

No special restriction identified at profile level; topic conditions, the General Annexes and live portal still control

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required