Call for proposals “Seal of Excellence under the Synergies program”
Call reference number: DIGIT.2.2.01
Funding source: DIGIT Project
Type of call: Permanently open – One stage submission
Status: Open for submission
Publication date: 30 December 2024
Start date for project application submission: 31 January 2025, 09:00
Deadline for project application submission: 31 December 2026, 16:00 or until all the available funds are allocated
Responsible authority: Ministry of Science, Education and Youth
Subject of this call:
The subject of the Call is to provide funding for high-quality projects that received the Seal of Excellence certificate under Horizon Europe calls, specifically for the European Research Council Proof of Concept (ERC PoC) Grant, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) and European Innovation Council Pre-Accelerator – Widening (EIC Pre-Accelerator). This Call aims to bridge the funding gap for Croatian projects that met Horizon Europe’s evaluation standards but were unfunded due to budget constraints, thereby supporting R&D initiatives that advance digital, green, and innovation goals in Croatia.
Total grant funding available: €2,500,000.00
Eligible applicants for this call: The eligible applicant must be a legal entity registered in Croatia that served as the host organization for a project proposal which received the Seal of Excellence certificate by applying to either the MSCA PF or the ERC PoC Grant Calls for proposals, or a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) established in Croatia that submitted a project proposal under the EIC Pre-Accelerator call for proposals, for which it received the Seal of Excellence certificate.
Documentation of this call:
- Guidelines for Applicants – Call for proposals Seal of excellence
- Annex I. Conditions for the preparation and implementation of projects
- Annex II. Declaration by the Applicant
- Annex III. Indicative content of the baseline survey
- Annex IV. Environmental and social screening questionnaire
Announcement (May 20, 2025): First revision of the call documents
The following documents have been amended:
- Guidelines for Applicants – 1st revision
- Annex I. Conditions for the preparation and implementation of projects – 1st revision
- Annex IV. Environmental and social screening questionnaire – 1st revision
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Announcement (August 20, 2025): Second revision of the call documents
The following documents have been amended:
- Guidelines for Applicants – 2nd revision
- Annex I. Conditions for the preparation and implementation of projects – 2nd revision
- Annex III. Indicative content of the baseline survey – 1st revision
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The previous versions of these documents are no longer valid.