European Excellence Initiative

The European Commission will invest €54 million in new projects under the European Excellence Initiative, to strengthen R&I collaboration and excellence in universities from across Europe.

The European Excellence Initiative (EEI) is part of the Horizon Europe: Widening participation and spreading excellence funding sub-programme. The objectives of the action are to improve science and value creation by promoting diverse collaboration among higher education institutions, and with other actors in local ecosystems, as well as to boost Europe’s universities by establishing a strong presence in key areas such as the green transition and Horizon Europe mission areas to improve global competitiveness.

The latest EEI call for proposals (HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03-01) closed on 12 April 2023, with 59 eligible submissions. The 12 selected projects signed the Grant Agreements in 2023, aiming to start their activity within the first quarter of 2024.

The projects will contribute to fostering collaborations with beneficiaries in local ecosystems, accelerating institutional reform, upskilling, creating and circulating knowledge, and implementing relevant European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda actions in the higher education sector, all while consolidating geographically inclusive alliances in Widening countries.

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Your NCP Brussels contact for Widening and ERA is Bénédicte de Brouwer