FAIR Integration for Enhanced Research Data in the EOSC ecosystem and beyond

The main goal of this grant is to improve how research data is shared, used, and integrated within the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC). It focuses on making research data easier to find, access, combine, and reuse by promoting the adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles. Projects should help develop tools and standards that make digital objects FAIR-by-design and support their use across different research fields. Collaboration with European data initiatives and alignment with EOSC technical standards are important. The opportunity covers countries listed in the Horizon Europe guidelines, with some additional provisions for certain non-EU participants.

• Projects must support the integration and interoperability of research data in the EOSC ecosystem.
• They should focus on developing or improving tools and standards for FAIR digital objects.
• Proposals should promote automated data quality assessment and standardization.
• Projects must align with EOSC technical specifications and foster cross-sector data use.
• Collaboration with European data initiatives and relevant projects is encouraged.
• Applications must follow the page limits and layout specified in the official application form.

Examples:

• A project creating an open-source tool to check if datasets meet FAIR standards before publication in EOSC repositories.
• An initiative that develops technical specifications for sharing digital objects between health and environmental research domains.
• A partnership that builds a platform to automate the assessment of data quality and interoperability for cross-sector research projects.

Personnel costs

Subcontracting

Travel and subsistence

Equipment (depreciation or rental)

Consumables and materials

Dissemination and communication

Access to research infrastructure

IPR and certification

Audit costs

Indirect costs (25% flat rate)

Internally invoiced services

• Budget for this Call: 16,000,000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 2
• Maximum value per project: 8,000,000€
• Minimum value per project: 5,000,000€

• Applicants must be from countries listed as eligible in the Horizon Europe guidelines.
• Some non-EU/non-Associated Countries may also be eligible if they have made specific funding provisions.
• Proposals must comply with the official application format and page limits.
• Applicants should be able to collaborate with other European initiatives and projects.
• Alignment with EOSC technical specifications is required.
• Further eligibility details are available in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.