The overall objective of the Research Infrastructures Programme under Horizon Europe is to empower Europe through world-class and accessible research infrastructures, as part of an integrated European research and technology infrastructure landscape.
Research infrastructures (RIs), including the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), and technology infrastructures are fundamental enablers of research and technological innovation as well as drivers of multidisciplinary and data-intensive science.
The Research Infrastructures work programme is structured around five destinations, one of which is fully dedicated to the European Open Science Cloud: Destination – Enabling an operational, open and FAIR EOSC ecosystem (INFRAEOSC).
Destination: Enabling an operational, open and FAIR EOSC ecosystem (INFRAEOSC)
Aiming at delivering a “Web of FAIR Data and Services” for Science: a trusted virtual environment supporting Open Science, based on key horizontal core functions, with their corresponding e-infrastructures, and service layers accessible to researchers across disciplines throughout Europe.
Open calls to grow the EOSC Federation
Three open calls to support the growth of the EOSC Federation are currently open and accepting proposals until 18 February 2026 (17:00 CET).
Detailed information on eligibility, objectives, expected outputs, and other key details is available in the full call texts, which can be downloaded as PDF documents below.
You can also find an overview of the calls and review the FAQs here.
Webinars for interested applicants
EOSC-A will host three webinars to present the details of the calls and address participants’ questions. The webinars will take place on the following dates and times:
- Thursday, 13 November, 12:00 CET
- Tuesday, 18 November, 14:00 CET
- Thursday, 20 November, 11:00 CET
Register here to attend one of the sessions. Each webinar will cover the same content.
Call for evaluators of EOSC Gravity cascading grants
A call for independent evaluators is now open to assess applications for the EOSC Gravity preparatory and inter-project grants aiming to grow the EOSC Federation. Interested candidates can submit their applications by 30 January 2026 (14:00 CET).
Evaluation work will take place from 25 February 2026 to 7 April 2026, with each evaluator receiving compensation for their work. Full details of the call, including guidelines, rules and conditions, the selection process, timeline, and more, are available in the evaluator package.
Download full call text and evaluator package
If you have any questions about the process, please reach out to us at EOSC-Gravity-grants@esf.org and include “Evaluator call” in the subject line.