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Co-Creation of Research Infrastructure Technologies

Funds two €10–15M projects that co-create and test advanced research infrastructure technologies with their users.

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Research infrastructures work best when the people who build them understand the researchers and communities who will use them. This topic funds projects that test practical models for co-creating advanced infrastructure technologies with users.

Projects should identify a real infrastructure challenge, bring together technical developers and diverse user communities, co-design a solution and test

Testing and optimising models for co-creation of advanced research infrastructure technologies. Projects should bring infrastructure developers, researchers, industry and users together to define needs, co-design technologies and test them in realistic settings. They should measure technical and user outcomes, improve future infrastructure services and show how the co-creation model can be reused.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Jun 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€30M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-INFRA-2027-TECH-01-01Source: ec.europa.eu