Understanding and overcoming barriers to the scale-up of innovations supporting EU Missions

Eligible costs include personnel, travel, equipment, subcontracting, and other direct costs relevant to research and innovation actions, in accordance with the Horizon Europe Annotated Model Grant Agreement.

Excellence: Clarity and pertinence of the project’s objectives, soundness of the proposed methodology, coverage of all five EU Missions.

Impact: Credibility of the pathways to achieve impact, strengthening of stakeholder risk management strategies, and contribution to the elimination of barriers to scaling innovations.

Quality and efficiency of implementation: Quality of the consortium, appropriateness of the management structure, allocation of resources, and project plan.

No explicit sectoral exclusions mentioned. Participation is limited by the eligibility rules of Horizon Europe and the requirement for research-led interdisciplinary consortia.

Beneficiaries must comply with Horizon Europe reporting requirements, including progress reports, financial reports, and final reports in accordance with the Model Grant Agreement.

Applications must be submitted online via the Funding & Tenders Portal using the provided application forms within the submission system. Detailed procedures are specified in the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.

Completed application form (Part A and Part B), including technical annexes as required by the call documentation.

Description of work packages, budget breakdown, details of consortium members, and relevant supporting documents as described in the application forms.