Supporting Digital Partnerships in Quantum technologies

The main goal of this opportunity is to support the EU-Republic of Korea Digital Partnership by promoting cooperation in quantum technologies. It aims to strengthen the European quantum ecosystem, foster information and expertise exchange between the EU and Korea, and encourage sharing of best practices in deploying quantum technologies. The opportunity also supports researcher and engineer exchanges for mutual access to quantum infrastructures and creates a roadmap for future international collaboration. Focus areas include quantum communication, computing, simulation, and sensing, with integration across physics, engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, and infrastructure development. The geographic scope covers collaboration between the European Union and the Republic of Korea, with an emphasis on spreading excellence throughout Europe, including EU Widening Countries.

• Projects must address quantum technology challenges in communication, computing, simulation, or sensing.
• Proposals should demonstrate collaboration between EU and Republic of Korea partners.
• Integration across disciplines such as physics, engineering, computer science, and cybersecurity is required.
• Projects should promote the exchange of researchers and engineers for access to quantum infrastructures.
• Proposals must follow page limits and formatting requirements as detailed in the application guidelines.
• Applicants must meet financial and operational capacity requirements.

Examples:

• A joint EU-Korea project developing new quantum algorithms for secure communication systems.
• A collaborative initiative for researcher exchanges to access and test quantum computing infrastructure in both regions.
• An interdisciplinary project integrating physics and engineering to advance quantum sensing technologies.

• 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: 8.000.000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 3
• Maximum per project: 2.700.000€
• Minimum value per project: 2.500.000€

• Applicants must follow proposal page limits and formatting requirements as specified in the application guidelines.
• Eligible countries include those listed in the relevant annexes, with some provisions for non-EU/non-Associated Countries.
• Applicants must demonstrate financial and operational capacity to carry out the project.
• Proposals must meet the evaluation and award criteria, including scoring and thresholds.
• Partnerships or networks between EU and Republic of Korea organizations are required.
• Applicants should consult the official guidelines for detailed eligibility requirements.