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Pillar I: Facilitating development of institutional open access policies through the retention of intellectual property rights[E8]

UnknownEuropean Commission[E1]

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What they want: Call: Enhancing the European R&I system. Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Expected Outcome: Proposals will deliver on the impact “A more open, equitable and inclusive research and innovation ecosystem”, contributing to the ERA Structural Policy “Enabling open science via sharing and re-use of data, including through the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)”.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Expected deadline: Buyer's deadline: 11 Mar 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1). UTC: 11 Mar 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Published Not stated.
Value: EUR 6,000,000
Buyer: European CommissionSee what else this buyer buys and when.
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Expected deadline[E2]: 11 Mar 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1)
Value[E9]: EUR 6,000,000
Published[E6]: Not stated
Procedure: Not stated
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal (grants and calls for proposals) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 10 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Call: Enhancing the European R&I system. Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Expected Outcome: Proposals will deliver on the impact “A more open, equitable and inclusive research and innovation ecosystem”, contributing to the ERA Structural Policy “Enabling open science via sharing and re-use of data, including through the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)”. Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Increased number of EU research performing organisations (RPOs) with well-developed policies on open access publications, which include clause(s) for rights retention; Higher share of research publications in open access across the EU and Associated Countries, especially in low-performing countries with respect to open access; Increase of access to and preservation of scientific information through institutional infrastructures, such as repositories. Scope: While the EU is making progress on its open access objectives, recent reports show that there is still significant room for improvement. There is variable progress across Member States and Associated Countries, and less growth in open access through repositories compared to open access publishing. Rights retention [1] strategies, embedded in institutional or funder policies and requirements, have been identified as non-legislative measures with very good potential to support the uptake of open access. At the same time, such strategies empower researchers and institutions to safeguard their rights. The cOAlition S of research funders has supported the implement…[E3]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionEU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.[E4]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

RiskBidding has not opened. Scope and dates can change before the call for competition.[E5]
RiskThis is a grant, not a contract. Grants usually need a proposal against the funder's criteria, may need partners and often need co-funding.[E5]
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC
The source published a planning or prior information notice. Bidding has not opened.
Source document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200

Evidence

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E1
The buyer is European Commission.
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
Proposals must be submitted by 11 Mar 2027, 01:00 Central European time (UTC+1).
“2027-03-11T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/deadlineDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Expected Outcome: Proposals will deliver on the impact “A more open, equitable and inclusive research and innovation ecosystem”, contributing to the ERA Structural Policy “Enabling open science via sharing and re-use of data, including through the European Open Science Cloud (EO…”
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/descriptionByte/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
EU grant rules apply: check the call conditions for who can apply, consortium rules and co-funding.
“EU call topic”
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/type/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
This call is forthcoming: it is announced but not open yet.
“31094501”
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
The notice was published on 8 Dec 2026.
“2026-12-08T00:00:00.000+0000”
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/startDate/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
The Funding & Tenders Portal gives the status as forthcoming.
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/status/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The notice is titled "Pillar I: Facilitating development of institutional open access policies through the retention of intellectual property rights".
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/title/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The EU contribution per grant is up to EUR 6,000,000 (from EUR 1,000,000).
Document HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-05-ERA-01:31094501:2026-10-07T12:02:33.312+0200, field /metadata/budgetOverview/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 21:22 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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