EU-Japan cooperation on the exploitation of Quantum Space Gravimetry data
Funds one EU-Japan research project up to EUR 500,000 to prepare scientists on both sides to exploit data from a future Quantum Space Gravimetry mission.
The Commission pays this grant as a fixed lump sum rather than reimbursing actual costs incurred, following the Horizon Europe framework's lump-sum funding decision, and applicants file the call's dedicated lump-sum budget table rather than an itemised cost breakdown. Where the topic's own scope text says "Horizon Europe will fund EU scientists only," the Commission clarifies elsewhere on the page…
The Commission wants a joint EU-Japan proposal that identifies which Earth-science fields would benefit from quantum space gravimetry data and develops the algorithmic methods needed to exploit it, ahead of an actual mission flying. It expects the proposal to discuss expected mission performance and to build early ties between the EU and Japanese quantum-sensing research communities.
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