Opportunity to Apply for the Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures Proposal Pre‑Check

RICH Europe – the Network of National Contact Points for Research Infrastructures – is organising free pre‑proposal checks for Horizon Europe Research Infrastructures programme project applications, with the aim of improving proposal quality and fostering scientific excellence. Applications for the pre‑check can be submitted until 10 May, by registering here. The event is planned online from 1 to 4 June.

The pre‑proposal check will provide applicants with a valuable opportunity to improve the quality and competitiveness of their project by receiving detailed and constructive feedback from experienced proposal evaluators, significantly increasing the chances of securing funding.

Proposals submitted to the following calls with a deadline of 16 June are eligible for the pre‑check:

• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-01: Research infrastructure concept development including major upgrades or extensions of existing infrastructures
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-02: Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – pilots for strategic coordination, synergies and simplified access pathways, by large thematic clusters of pan-European research infrastructure
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-03: Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – individual support for evolution, long-term sustainability and emerging needs of pan-European research infrastructures
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-04: Strengthening the human capital managing research infrastructures, including in international context
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-05: Research infrastructures as accelerators of the integration of Ukraine in the European Research Area
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-06: Strengthening the international dimension of ESFRI and/or ERIC research infrastructures
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-07: Risk management, mitigation and contingency for ESFRI/ERIC and other world-class research infrastructures
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-01-EOSC-01: Uptake of FAIR data management practices and of EOSC by research communities and research infrastructures (EOSC Partnership)
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-01-EOSC-02: Trusted frameworks for secure and efficient data sharing in EOSC (EOSC Partnership)
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-SERV-01-01: Implementing digital services to empower neuroscience research for health and brain inspired technology via EBRAINS
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-01: R&D for the next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, digitalisation and solutions for research infrastructure upgrades
• HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-02: Digital twins and/or their major components for environment, climate and security

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