Call Research Infrastructures for 2026 in the Horizon Europe program has been officially announced. A total budget of €294.9 million has been allocated to support research and innovation projects in 12 themes divided into four main areas. Applicants for the current call and those interested in future opportunities can participate in an information day, which will take place online on March 18, 2026.
Basic information about the call
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Program: Horizon Europe – Research Infrastructures
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Budget: €294.9 million
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Deadline: June 16, 2026 (5:00 p.m.)
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Project types: RIA, CSA
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Funding: up to 100% of eligible costs
Research infrastructures represent the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Program scheme focused on the development, interconnection, and openness of national and pan-European research services – from the creation of basic knowledge to technological development and innovation, in accordance with the principles of open science.
What does the 2026 call offer?
- The call has an indicative budget of €294.90 million. Approximately 50% of the budget will be implemented under the Lump Sum regime, i.e., in the form of flat-rate financing for projects.
- Funding is available for the following types of projects: RIA (Research and Innovation Actions) and CSA (Coordination and Support Actions) , with the funding rate set uniformly for all entities at 100% of eligible costs
- This year's call also includes an updated assessment of criterion 2, Impact (Impact), which applies to RIA, IA, CSA, and COFUND project types.
- Evaluators will also place greater emphasis on taking the gender dimension into account in project proposals.
Who can participate
The call is primarily intended for research organizations, universities, technology centers, and other institutions involved in the construction, development, or use of research infrastructures.
Project proposals are usually submitted by international consortia consisting of at least three independent organizations from three different countries. At least one of these organizations must be from a European Union member state and the other two from different member or associated countries.
The conditions for participation are described in detail at Funding & Tenders Opportunities portal (FTOP) or in the presentation TC Praha.
Thematic areas of the call
Project proposals can be submitted for 12 announced topics, which are divided into four thematic destinations of the program:
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INFRADEV – development and consolidation of European research infrastructures (7 calls)
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INFRAEOSC – infrastructures for the European Open Science Cloud (2 calls)
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INFRASERV – provision and expansion of research infrastructure services (1 call)
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INFRATECH – technological development of research infrastructures (2 calls)
A brief overview of individual topics, the planned number of funded projects, and the amount of support is available in the attached PDF document.
Information day for applicants
Further information on calls for Research Infrastructures will also be available at the upcoming information day in Q&A format, where program experts from the European Commission and the European Research Agency (REA) will answer questions from interested parties. Date: March 18, 2026 Time: 10:00 a.m.
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Format: online (livestream)
Registration: No prior registration is required for this event.
Documents to download:
Details of the calls on the EC website.
Presentation from the TC Prague National Information Day.
General conditions of the Horizon Europe program.
Those interested in assistance with submitting a grant application can also contact the staff of the Project Service at Palacký University in Olomouc.
Source: ec.europa.eu, TC Prague (presentation by Lucie Stewart)