VALLEYS Open Call #1

Identifier: HORIZON-WIDERA-2025-06-ERA-01 Status: Open Submission procedure: single-stage Opening date: 2026-10-14 Deadline: 2026-12-14 Budget: €210,000 Open Call #1 funds pilots operationalising at least one of the 4 EU Codes of Practice: intellectual assets, standardisation, industry–academia co-creation or citizen engagement. • Strand A: onboarding, configuration, staff training and real-case testing of the AI-enabled Toolbox. • Strand B: cross-border secondments between two KVIs, with an individual skills upgrade and an organisational outcome. • Strand C: both combined. All must deliver tangible outputs and a continuation or replication plan. VALLEYS aims to strengthen Knowledge Valorisation in Europe by building a Network of Knowledge Valorisation Intermediaries. OC1 funds six-month pilots operationalising at least one ERA Code of Practice: • Strand A: Toolbox Integration Pilots, up to €10k, • Strand B: Cross-border Mobility and Secondments, up to €30k, two partners, • Strand C: Combined Approaches, up to €40k, two partners. Budget €210,000 for up to 11 projects. Open to EU/Associated Countries. Open from 14 Oct to 14 Dec 2026, 17:00 CET.