General conditions

1. Admissibility conditions:  Your proposal must build on results (at least experimental proof of concept TRL 3, ideally technology validated in the lab TRL 4) already achieved within an eligible project. You can apply for EIC Transition either as: 

- A single legal entity established in a Member State or an Associated Country (‘mono-beneficiary’)

- A small consortium of two independent legal entities from two different Member States or Associated Countries or

- A consortium of minimum three and maximum five independent legal entities (‘multi-beneficiary’) following standard rules i.e. must include at least one legal entity established in a Member State and at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries. 

The legal entities may for example be start-up, SME or research performing organisation (university, research or technology organisation, including teams, individual Principal Investigators and inventors in such institutions who intend to form a spinout company).

The standard admissibility and eligibility conditions are detailed in Annex 2, and the eligibility of applicants from third countries in Annex 3 of the EIC Work Programme 2023.

Proposal page limits and layout: Sections 1 to 3 and the cover page (that includes the information about the related project on which the current EIC Transition proposal is built on) of part B must consist of a maximum of 20 format A4 pages. Excess pages will be automatically made invisible, and will not be taken into consideration by the evaluators. Please also consult Annex 2 of the EIC Work Programme 2023.

2. Eligible countries: described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes

A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.

The eligibility of applicants from third countries in Annex 3 of the EIC Work Programme 2023.

3. Other eligibility conditions: EIC Transition is restricted to proposals based on results generated by the eligible projects described in EIC Work Programme 2023.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion:  described in Annex 2 of the EIC Work Programme 2023.

5. Evaluation and award:

• Submission and evaluation processes: described in Section III of the EIC Work Programme 2023 and the Online Manual.  

• Award criteria, scoring and thresholds:  described in Section III of the EIC Work Programme 2023

• Submission and evaluation processes  described in Section III of the EIC Work Programme 2023 and the Online Manual

• Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: You will be informed about the outcome of the evaluation within 17 weeks from the call deadline (indicative), and, if your proposal is accepted for funding, your grant agreement will be signed by 6 months after call deadline (indicative).

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: Please refer to the Model Grant Agreement (MGA) used for EIC actions under Horizon Europe

 

Specific conditions

7. Specific conditions: described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]

 

Documents

Call documents:

EIC Work Programme 2023

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Standard application form (HE EIC TRANSITION)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC TRANSITION)

 

Additional documents:

Essential information for Clinical Studies

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2024 – 13. General Annexes

HE Programme Guide

HE Framework Programme and Rules for Participation Regulation 2021/695

HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764

EU Financial Regulation

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement 

 

Online Manual is your guide on the procedures from proposal submission to managing your grant.

Horizon Europe Programme Guide contains the detailed guidance to the structure, budget and political priorities of Horizon Europe.

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – find the answers to most frequently asked questions on submission of proposals, evaluation and grant management.

Research Enquiry Service – ask questions about any aspect of European research in general and the EU Research Framework Programmes in particular.

National Contact Points (NCPs) – get guidance, practical information and assistance on participation in Horizon Europe. There are also NCPs in many non-EU and non-associated countries (‘third-countries’).

Enterprise Europe Network – contact your EEN national contact for advice to businesses with special focus on SMEs. The support includes guidance on the EU research funding.

IT Helpdesk – contact the Funding & Tenders Portal IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

European IPR Helpdesk assists you on intellectual property issues.

CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk and ETSI Research Helpdesk – the European Standards Organisations advise you how to tackle standardisation in your project proposal.  

The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their recruitment – consult the general principles and requirements specifying the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers, employers and funders of researchers.

Partner Search Services help you find a partner organisation for your proposal.