Teaming calls are expected to aid establishing new centers of excellence or modernising existing ones with the help of leading European partnering institutions. This will help countries to increase their R&I intensity and to attain a competitive position in the European R&I system and globally, especially by becoming drivers of change. 

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: 

  • Increased scientific capabilities of the beneficiary institution and the host country enabling them to successfully apply for competitive funding in the EU and globally. 

  • Improved the R&I culture of the country hosting the co-ordinator (indicators such as research intensity, innovation performance, values towards R&I) through centers of excellence as lighthouses and role models

  • Stimulus for institutional and systemic reforms and R&I investments at national level taking into account the enabling conditions on governance of smart specialisation introduced under cohesion policy programmes as far as applicable

  • Strengthened and mutually benefitting collaboration with partners from leading scientific institutions from abroad

  • Development and promotion of new research strands in relevant domains. 

  • Developed and enhanced research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies, 

  • Contribution to the achievement of the specific objectives of the supporting national/regional/EU programme as complementary funding, 

  • Enhanced innovation and integration of planned processes, services and products of the centre, 

  • Enhanced co-operation and synergies with other EU projects 

A Teaming project must involve at least two beneficiaries: a) the main applicant organisation (the coordinator) which will be a legal entity (university or a research organisation, a national/regional authority or a research funding agency), and b) at least one leading university or research organisation established in another Member State or Associated Country as an advanced partner.  The EU estimates that an EU contribution of between EUR 8.00 and 15.00 Euros for 6 years.

The project must have a complementary funding (e.g. national and/or regional funding, European funding, such as from Cohesion policy programmes, or private sources). Its total amount must at least equal the total requested Horizon Europe contribution.

Teaming for Excellence is a CSA call that supports coordination and capacity building activities. Specifically for the Teaming for Excellence call, 10% of the budget may be used in Research and Innovation activities. 

2025 budget: 270 Million Euros

Teaming for Excellence 2025 call (HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-ACCESS-01-01-two-stage) will be opened on 3rd Dec 2024 and the deadline is 10th April 2025. 

You can have more information from 2023-2025 WIDERA Work Programme 

Call page (Closed call 2023)

You can apply to Support Program for ‘EU FP Coordinators’ if you would like to coordinate a project under this call.

Please contact us (ncpwidera@tubitak.gov.tr) if you have any questions/comments.