The European Commission published on 19 March 2026 on EU Funding & Tenders Portal the information on the ERA 2026 call (Enhancing the European R&I System – HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06 call). In total, 141 proposals have been submitted. Applicants will be informed in July 2026 if their proposal has been selected or not.
The breakdown per topic and indicative no, of projects to be funded:
| REFORMING AND ENHANCING THE R&I SYSTEM – ERA 2026 CALL | Proposals submitted | Grants to be awarded | |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-01 | Accelerating open access and research assessment reforms in ERA | 3 | 2 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-02 | Building institutional capacities for ethical, equitable, open, and inclusive ERA | 31 | 6 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-03 | Strengthening ecosystems for open, ethical, and sustainable ERA | 10 | 3 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04 | Piloting innovative approaches to support academic startups and spinoffs | 37 | 2 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05 | Fostering citizen engagement for more responsible and democratic R&I | 15 | 2 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-06 | European Citizens’ Hackathon Championship | 14 | 1 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-07 | Science comes to town 2028 | 12 | 1 |
| HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-08 | Advancing Knowledge for ERA | 22 | 8 |