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Automated Scientific Discovery - Materials Science (RAISE pilot) (RIA)

Automated Scientific Discovery - Materials Science (RAISE pilot) (RIA) is a funding call from European Commission – Horizon Europe that closes 02 February 2027. Funding: Up to EUR 9,000,000 per project. Eligibility: Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B).

Funder
European Commission – Horizon Europe
Deadline
02 Feb 2027 (110 days)
Status
Open
Amount
Up to EUR 9,000,000 per project
Region / eligibility
EU Member States & Horizon Europe associated countries
Career stage
established / PI
Fields
materials
Reference
HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-01
Official call
EU Funding & Tenders listing

Eligibility in plain language

Collaborative Horizon Europe project: legal entities in EU Member States or associated countries, normally as a consortium (standard Horizon Europe eligibility, Annex B).

Who should apply

Materials scientists and engineers — best fit for PIs and research groups able to join or build a multi-country consortium.

Summary from source

Expected Outcome: Development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems that integrate automation with AI-driven, trustworthy decision-making processes in existing laboratory environments; Accelerated scientific discovery with increased efficiency and reproducibility; Improved scientific productivity; Advancement of laboratory automation, including development of best practices, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating R&D; and Prototype functional demonstrators that showcase the integration of automation with AI-driven decision-making, enabling the development of closed-loop scientific experimentation systems. Scope: This topic addresses the development of safe and trustworthy closed loop scientific experimentation systems through the integration of laboratory automation with AI-driven decision-making processes and robust data infrastructures. Funded projects will help sci…

Raw eligibility text

General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout  described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 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 . 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual . 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme] Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA): Applicati