Organisations eligible to apply:

  • Organisations from Widening countries and Outermost Regions – public, private or non-profit. Which are the Widening countries and Outermost regions
  • Organisations should be involved in the finalized or running Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects, as well as COST Actions, as coordinator or partner.
  • Organisations should bring the Key Exploitable Results (KERs)* stemming from those projects.
  • Research Teams (RTs) involved in/responsible for the proposed KERs.
  • Research Managers and Administrators (RMAs) willing to build capacities and improve skills on specific Dissemination & Exploitation topics.

Current priorities for the call are as follows:

  1. Applications with the highest number of KERs.
  2.  KERs in Horizon Europe priority domains:
  • Health
  • Culture & Inclusive Society
  • Civil Security
  • Digital & Space
  • Climate & Mobility
  • Food & Environment

HE categor

  1.  Most mature KERs, assessed via Exploitation Intentions Table.
  2.  Applicants that optimize widerAdvance Facility use of resources

Additional criteria includes:

  • Geographical balance across Widening countries and Outermost Regions.
  • One consolidated application per organisation per cut-off is recommended.
  • If several applications are submitted by different teams from the same organisation within the same cut-off, the widerAdvance Facility team will consolidate them and assess them jointly.

There is no specific limit to the number of KERs, RTs and RMAs that can be listed in the application form. However, not all proposed KERs, RTs and RMAs will be selected for the widerAdvance Facility. A single organization is strongly encourage to submit one application including KERs stemming from several Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and COST Actions with multiple KERs to fully exploit the offer of the Facility.

*KER: a significant output, innovation, knowledge asset, or technological/scientific advancement generated within a Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe project, or a COST Action, with substantial potential for practical application, further development, uptake, or exploitation. KERs may encompass a broad range of results, including technological advancements, research findings, methods, tools, services, processes, policy recommendations, standards, data, know-how, institutional developments, and other results that can generate scientific, economic, societal, or institutional value.