COVID-19: Research Executive Agency business continuity measures

Calls for project proposals

As announced by the Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Commissioner on Twitter, the deadlines for Horizon 2020 calls with original deadlines between 16 March and 15 April have been extended. The new deadlines for each call and topic are published on the Funding and Tenders Portal.

The following call, managed by the REA, is postponed:

The Science with and for Society (SwafS) call has been extended until 23 April.

Evaluations and experts

Ongoing and upcoming project proposals’ evaluations are being organised remotely. We are grateful to our excellent expert evaluators and devoted staff, who are working hard to ensure top quality evaluations while meeting keeping the deadlines.

The REA has been in direct contact with all experts concerned to let them know that we will reimburse them all the non-refundable eligible travel and accommodation expenses they incurred prior to the decision to move to virtual meetings, in accordance with the usual rules and procedures.

Further information on expert contracting in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal.

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