HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-01-ECOSYSTEM

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General information Programme Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call Financial support to access services from Ecosystem partners (HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-01) Type of action HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions Type of MGA HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG] Closed Deadline model single-stage Opening date 08 January 2026 Deadline date 26 March 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Scope: The standard admissibility and eligibility conditions for Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs), as outlined in Annex 2, will apply to this call. The CSA Beneficiary will provide financial support to EIC Awardees in the form of lump sums, covering up to 70% of the cost of access to R&D infrastructure, prototyping and IP and legal support and up to 50% of the cost of all other types of services received from EIC Ecosystem Partners. A continuously open call will be implemented for the selection of EIC Awardees, ensuring timely and flexible access to support. Applications should propose a limited number of maximum lump sum amounts, corresponding to different categories of services, as defined in the EIC Service Catalogue. The EIC Awardees having access to this support are as defined in the Glossary and for the purposes of this action include also Awardees selected through calls under the H2020 EIC Pilot (2018-2020)194 and entities awarded a Seal of Excellence under the EIC Work Programmes and the EIC Pre-Accelerator call under WIDERA Work Programme under Horizon Europe. The CSA Beneficiary will launch a continuously open call, inviting eligible entities to apply for a fixed-amount lump sum195 under this action. Applications of the eligible entities submitted to the CSA beneficiary must reference a specific partner from the online EIC Ecosystem Partner Catalogue, and a prove of approval from this Partner. The application may concern a service to be still implemented or already delivered services (no later than 6 months from the accomplishment of the service). Lump sum grants will be awarded by the CSA beneficiary on a “first-come, first-served” basis, determined by the electronic timestamp of the successful application submission, and subject to eligibility checks and confirmation of the absence of double funding. In addition, the CSA Beneficiary will be responsible for disseminating information about the call and establishing a dedicated helpdesk to reply to the questions from EIC Awardees and other eligible entities. The application system put in place should be lean and should not request to create a full profile on already existing platforms. The CSA Beneficiary will be responsible for monitoring the services received by the EIC Awardees, run the quality survey directly after the end of the service and impact survey 6 months after the end of the service. Both surveys should be validated with the Agency. The maximum size of cumulative support allocated to a recipient (or third party) under this action is EUR 60,000. The CSA Beneficiary needs to put in place a real-time reporting and monitoring system about applications received and funding awarded per EIC Awardee and other eligible entities as well as aggregated data displayed in dashboards, including but not limited to geographical distribution, type of service, financial support received (value of the lump sums, type and geographical distribution of partners, results of the quality and impact surveys etc). The exact content of the dashboard will be defined at the beginning of the project. By the end of the project all data gathered during its implementation will be made available to the Agency following template provided by the Agency. The CSA Beneficiary will be required to work in close coordination with the Agency and the contractor responsible for implementing the call for Ecosystem Partners and EIC service catalogue, as well as with other EU services as necessary. This collaboration will include participation in regular coordination meetings and the timely provision of relevant information to support the effective implementation of the action. In addition, the CSA Beneficiary will contribute, in cooperation with the Agency, to the preparation of an “uptake and impact report” summarising the overall activities and outcomes of the EIC Ecosystem Partnership Action. The CSA Beneficiary must ensure sound financial management and applicants must clearly outline in their proposals the mechanisms that will be put in place for the effective and efficient administration of financial support, including measures to prevent misuse or abuse. If admissible and eligible, the proposals for the Coordination and Support Actions will be evaluated and ranked against the criteria as described in Annex 2. The funding rate of the CSA is 100% of the eligible costs. At least 80% of the total budget to be funded by the EIC must be allocated to financial support to third parties (the EIC Awardees and other eligible entities). An effective duration of around 2-3 years would enable the project to achieve the desired objectives. Topic updates 09 January 2026 The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-01-ECOSYSTEM Topic conditions and documents General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Please see: EIC Work Programme direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 and the Online Manual. direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 Specific conditions Please see: EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 EIC Work Programme 2026 direct link: 2026 52598755-1351-4b54-b46b-e2682d0a3aec_en Call Specific Chapter VII.3 - Financial support to access services from Ecosystem Partners - p.117 Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA): Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System Standard application form (HE CSA) Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations  Standard evaluation form (HE CSA)  Guidance HE Programme Guide  Model Grant Agreements (MGA) HE MGA  Call-specific instructions  Information on financial support to third parties (HE)  Additional documents: EIC Work Programme 2026 HE Programme Guide HE Framework Programme 2021/695 HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual  Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions  Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants HORIZON-EIC-2026-BAS-01-ECOSYSTEM - HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions €4,500,000.00 Single-stage 8 January 2026 26 March 2026 around €4,500,000.00 1