Early phase implementation of ESFRI Projects that entered the ESFRI Roadmap in 2021
Funds early-stage implementation work — governance, funding, data systems, access policy — for one of eleven named ESFRI research infrastructure projects.
Early phase implementation of ESFRI Projects that entered the ESFRI Roadmap in 2021 is a European Commission grant that funds early-stage implementation work — governance, funding, data systems, access policy — for one of eleven named ESFRI research infrastructure projects. This is a single-stage Coordination and Support Action: a consortium picks one of the eleven eligible ESFRI Projects, address…
This topic funds projects that help one of eleven specific research infrastructure projects named on the 2021 ESFRI Roadmap (including EBRAINS, SLICES, SoBigData++, MARINERG-I and EuPRAXIA) move from preparatory phase into full implementation. Proposals must state which of the eleven projects they target and should tackle bottlenecks such as membership growth, governance and legal setup, securing funding, data systems, or access policy. It is not open to research infrastructures outside this named list.
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