FUAM has received funding for three projects submitted under the call open from 12 August 2025 to 30 October 2025, announced by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) under the European Funds for a Modern Economy Programme, Measure 02.12 Grants for Eurogrants, call no. FENG.02.12-IP.02-001/25.

“Preparation of a project proposal for the Horizon Europe programme entitled ‘EUNICE 2050 – Strategic steering of the universities’ collaboration towards research excellence, focus on widening countries’,”
“Preparation of a Horizon Europe proposal (acronym: EU-AVCS Framework),”
“VALOREAST – preparation of a proposal for the HORIZON-WIDERA programme.”

Under the Grants for Eurogrants scheme, funding is provided for expenses related to the remuneration of FUAM employees directly involved in preparing proposals for the Horizon Europe programme funded and managed by the European Commission.

The project entitled “EUNICE 2050 – Strategic steering of the universities’ collaboration towards research excellence, focus on widening countries” was submitted under the Horizon Europe call “European Excellence Initiative (EEI) HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-01-ACCESS-01”. FUAM submitted the proposal as the coordinator of the consortium, involving partners from the EUNICE university network. The aim of the project is to develop and test an advanced collaboration model within the European University Alliance EUNICE in order to strengthen its research excellence and knowledge valorisation, enabling universities to better respond to challenges that are important for society.

Preparation of the Horizon Europe proposal took place from June to November 2025, while the project implementation period under the Grants for Eurogrants scheme runs from June 2025 to June 2026.
Project value (Grants for Eurogrants): PLN 52,670
Amount of European Funds contribution: 100%, i.e. PLN 52,670

The project entitled “VALOREAST – Knowledge Valorisation Ecosystem for a Sustainable Bioeconomy in Central and Eastern Europe” was submitted under the Horizon Europe call “HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01”. FUAM acted as the leader of a work package in a consortium involving partners from Hungary, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Romania, Spain, Belgium, and Finland. The aim of the project is to create a sustainable network of knowledge valorisation intermediaries in Widening countries, with a particular focus on the bioeconomy sector. The project focuses on strengthening the competences of innovation support institutions (e.g. incubators, science parks) in transforming research results into solutions of economic and social significance.

Preparation of the Horizon Europe proposal took place from July to September 2025, while the project implementation period under the Grants for Eurogrants scheme runs from July 2025 to March 2026.
Project value (Grants for Eurogrants): PLN 52,670
Amount of European Funds contribution: 100%, i.e. PLN 52,670

The project entitled “(EU-AVCS) European Academic Venture Clienting Service” was submitted under the call HORIZON-EIE-2025-02-CONNECT-01, implemented within the Horizon Europe programme. FUAM acted as the leader of a work package in a consortium involving partners from Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. The aim of the project is to develop a methodology for effective academic-industry cooperation in Europe, including conceptual design, preparation, and implementation of pilot activities.

Preparation of the Horizon Europe proposal took place from August to October 2025, while the project implementation period under the Grants for Eurogrants scheme runs from August 2025 to June 2026.
Project value (Grants for Eurogrants): PLN 52,670
Amount of European Funds contribution: 100%, i.e. PLN 52,670

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