Travel grants offered by the NCP_WIDERA.NET project
The NCP_WIDERA.NET project partners have launched a travel grants programme to support participation of applicants from Widening Countries to Pillar II clusters brokerage events organised on-site.
The aim is to establish working contacts between coordinators looking for new partners and to increase the uptake in Horizon Europe proposal submissions.
You can receive up to 1,000 EUR to cover the costs of your travel and accommodation to a matchmaking event.
The project partners from the following countries have implemented the programme (as of 3 November 2023):
- Armenia
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus: information in Greek / information in English (PDF)
- Czechia
- Estonia
- Greece
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Spain – Canary Islands
- Türkiye
You can find more information on the NCP_WIDERA.NET website.
Which are the Widening Countries?
According to the Horizon Europe Regulation, the less advanced countries in terms of R&I performance, eligible for hosting the coordinator of widening actions, are:
- Member states: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
- Associated countries*: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Kosovo**, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and once associated Morocco
- Outermost Regions (defined in Art. 349 TFEU). Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, the Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands
