Open calls · Research grant · Chemical Engineering
VALLEYS Open Call #1
Valleys · Horizon Europe cascade funding · Valorisation Alliance Linking Laboratories, Enterprises and societY Stakeholders · HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01
Deadlines
- 14 Dec 2026 Deadline in 33 days
Who can apply
- Countries
- EU member states and countries associated with Horizon Europe
Money
- Total budget
- €210k
About the call
Open Call #1 funds pilots operationalising at least one of the 4 EU Codes of Practice: intellectual assets, standardisation, industry–academia co-creation or citizen engagement .
• Strand A: onboarding, configuration, staff training and real-case testing of the AI-enabled Toolbox.
• Strand B: cross-border secondments between two KVIs, with an individual skills upgrade and an organisational outcome.
• Strand C: both combined.
All must deliver tangible outputs and a continuation or replication plan.
Text from the funder (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Conditions in full
Applications are accepted only via the official online submission platform , using the online form (11 sections, varies by Strand A, B or C). Only applications submitted directly through the official online submission platform will be considered.
Application links:
• Strand A
• Strand B
• Strand C
Process: submission, eligibility check, external evaluation and ranking, legal validation, SGA signature with SPLORO, and execution.
For any questions regarding the application process: helpdesk@valleysproject.eu
We sort calls into fields, career stages and countries automatically. Always check the conditions on the funder’s page before you apply.
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