ERA Chairs
Summary
The Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence part of the Horizon Europe programme, contributes to building research and innovation capacity for countries lagging behind. Ιt will implement concrete measures in support of Widening participation and strengthening the ERA and is divided in two components:
- Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence
- Strengthening the European Research Area
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Call
Detailed Call Description
The scientific field can be any domain of research and innovation addressed under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. ERA Chair holders should establish a research team fully integrated in the coordinator’s institution to significantly improve its research performance in the scientific domain of choice and to be more successful in obtaining competitive funding.
Grants have an expected duration of up to 5 years and cover expenses related to the ERA Chair holder and a number of team members (e.g. their salaries, recruitment costs, administrative costs, travel and subsistence costs) and research costs up to 10% of the EU contribution. Costs to be claimed by a partner institution should be mainly linked to personnel seconded to the coordinator. The grant should also provide a contribution towards measures aimed at facilitating structural changes in the institution (e.g. costs for trainings, meetings, publications and managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
Specific attention should be paid to gender equality objectives, in line with the organisations’ commitments through their adopted gender equality plans, and in line with ERA objectives, as far as appropriate.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The EU contribution: between € 1,500,000 and € 2,500,000 would allow these outcomes to be addressed appropriately. The number of projects expected to be funded under the present call is 32.
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Participation as coordinators to the call is limited to legal entities established in Widening countries. The coordinator can opt between a joint application with the legal entity currently employing the future ERA Chair or submitting a proposal as a single applicant. For the former, partner institutions can be located in any country (including countries outside the EU) except the country of the coordinator. ERA Chair holders can be citizens of any country in the world.
Programme Category
EU Competitive ProgrammesTotal Budget
€80,000,000Thematic Categories
- Enlargement
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Call Opening Date
29/06/2021Call Closing Date
22/03/2022National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Constantina Makri
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 054
Contact Email: cmakri@research.org.cy
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Mr. Marinos Photiades
Scientific Officer
Contact phone: +357 22205048
Contact email: mphotiades@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 19/07/2021-for internal use only)