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Support to programme execution framework on performance
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Location:EU 27
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Grantmaking entity type:Development Institution
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Objectives: The objective of this grant is to support the execution framework of the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking (SESAR 3 JU) ...
Eligibility criteria: Organizations eligible to apply for this grant include legal entities established in EU member states or countries associated with the Horizon Europe programme. Non-EU countries automatically eligible for funding and those who have made speci...
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Topic updates
29 January 2026
Flash Evaluation results
Published: 01/04/2025
Deadline: 16/09/2025
The total budget for the call is EUR 230 000 000
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
|
Topic |
Number of proposals evaluated |
Number of proposals retained for funding |
Maximum EU contribution |
Number of proposals in reserve list |
|
HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA7-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.999.678,24 € |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
39 |
25 |
228.666.797,89 € |
4 |
Number of inadmissible proposals: 0
Number of ineligible proposals: 0
The applicants were informed on 29 January 2026 about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact info-call@sesarju.eu.
Summary of observer report:
The overall quality of the HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES evaluation process was of a very high standard. All experts consistently complied with the established procedures, which were clearly articulated in the guidance documents and thoroughly explained during the briefings. As a result, the high-quality Evaluation Summary Reports (ESRs) provide precise, well-substantiated assessment of the proposals.
The assessment process was conducted in a transparent, impartial, fair, and fully confident manner, further reinforced by the examination and alignment which took place during the Panel Review Meetings.
Experts repeatably highlighted the added value of the on-site consensus meetings. In their view, the on-site setting fostered open, constructive and well-structured dialogue, enabling an effective assessment supporting the achievement of consensus through substantive discussion.
Finally, it is essential to acknowledge the professionalism, diligence, and exemplary level of preparation demonstrated by SESAR 3 JU staff throughout all stages of the evaluation process. Their commitment significantly contributed to the efficiency, coherence and overall quality of the evaluation.
18 September 2025
Call HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02 has closed on the 16-09-2025.
39 proposals have been submitted for a total EU grant requested of around 315 MEUR.
The breakdown per topic is:
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HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA7-1 |
1 |
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in February 2026.
15 July 2025
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Support to programme execution framework on performance
TOPIC ID: HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA7-1
Type of grant: Call for proposals
General information
Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON)
Call: Digital European Sky Industrial Research 02 (HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02)
Type of action: HORIZON-JU-CSA HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions
Type of MGA: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS]
Status: Forthcoming
Deadline model: single-stage
Planned Opening Date: 01 April 2025
Deadline dates: 16 September 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
Topic description
Expected Outcome:
The proposals will contribute to the following expected outcomes in support of the SESAR 3 JU:
- Consolidation and agreement on expected performance contributions (EPC) across the SESAR programme.
- Provision of a yearly consolidated view of the performance impact of future ATM concepts and SESAR solutions at ECAC network level, bringing together individual SESAR solution performance benefits and integrated network performance of all available SESAR solutions.
Scope:
The scope covers the support to SESAR performance related activities. architecture activities (i.e., architecture modelling framework and support) and performance activities.
Regarding the performance dimension, the SESAR performance management process steers the overall R&I work, with reference to the SESAR performance ambitions and associated benefits specified in the European ATM Master Plan. It is based on the application of the baselined SESAR performance framework (SPF)[1]. The SESAR performance management process reconciles and maps the performance assessments and results delivered by the R&I projects with the SESAR Master Plan performance ambitions. It also ensures aggregating these results through the simulation of the relevant SESAR Solutions with the objective of delivering an ECAC-wide performance view, consolidation of performance results of on-going development activities, etc.). To achieve the expected outcomes, the activities to be performed under the leadership of the SESAR 3 JU will focus on the following areas:
- Maintenance of performance framework:
- Maintain reference performance methodologies (human performance assessment methodology, security assessment methodology and the security reference materials, environmental impact assessment methodology, safety assessment methodology, etc.) and performance framework (e.g., U-space performance framework, digitalisation, automation levels, passenger experience, etc.) following e.g., the update of the ATM Master Plan, Single European Sky (SES) reference period (RP), needs expressed by SESAR solutions or observed during the execution of R&I activities, etc. (upon the explicit request of the SESAR 3 JU).
- Review and consolidation of SESAR templates and assessment criteria (either for deliverable assessment and/or for maturity gate).
- If required, support and coach R&I project staff to ensure the correct application of the performance methodologies (e.g., safety, human performance, (cyber)security, environment) and the performance framework.
- Support, as the performance expert(s) point of contact, within each SESAR JU programme management team in particular through monitoring and consolidation of each SESAR Solution performance workflow stage(s), in preparation for robust validation plans and validation reports.
- At the request of the SESAR 3 JU, contribute to solutions maturity gates to confirm that a robust performance approach based on the methodology has been applied by the projects.
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- Support to performance assessment and consolidation of network impact assessment:
- Monitor proper implementation of SESAR performance workflow, from stage 1 in consolidation and agreement on expected performance contributions (EPC) up to stage 4 on performance result consolidation including extrapolation at ECAC level.
- Capture and aggregate the performance assessments delivered (for completed SESAR solutions) and the expected performance contributions (for SESAR solutions in progress) by R&I projects, delivering a yearly programme performance report in support to the yearly ATM Master Plan strategic development monitoring report, and a final PAGAR (i.e. full PAGAR campaign) at the end of the action.
- Network impact assessment: run integrated simulation on multiple SESAR Solutions, for consolidating a yearly programme performance report, assess trade-offs between key performance areas (KPAs) / key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Support to SESAR 3 JU on monitoring the progress of the R&I programme on environmental sustainability, digitalisation, etc.
[1] Baselined SESAR performance framework is always aligned to the ATM Master Plan in execution in the programme.
General conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions:
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.
This call is subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
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 subsection 2.5 of the BAWP 2024-2025
Weighting per criteria in additions to the general award criteria:
Excellence: 40%
Impact: 40%
Implementation: 20%
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
The evaluation committee may be composed partially of representatives of EU institutions and agencies (internal experts).
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.
The following exceptions apply.
1) A funding rate of 70% applies to all beneficiaries (regardless of their legal status).
2) Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programmefor Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under theResearch and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025).
3) Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional dissemination obligations:
- beneficiaries must make proactive efforts to share, on a royalty-freebasis, in a timely manner and as appropriate, all relevant results with the other grants awarded under the same call;
- beneficiaries must acknowledge these obligations and incorporate them into the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make to meet them, and into Annex I to the grant agreement.
4) Beneficiaries will be subject to the following additional exploitation obligations:
For the purpose of complying with the objectives set in Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085, the SRIA and the European ATM Master Plan,
- beneficiaries must make available for reuse under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions all relevant results generated, through a well-defined mechanism using a trusted repository;
- if the purpose of the specific identified measures to exploit the results of the action is related to standardisation, beneficiaries must grant a non-exclusive licence to the results royalty-free;
- if working on linked actions, beneficiaries must ensure mutual access to the background to and to the results of ongoing and closed linked actions, should this be necessary to implement tasks under the linked actions or to exploit results generated by the linked actions as defined in the conditions laid down in the biannual work programme and in the call for proposals.
Beneficiaries must acknowledge these obligations and incorporate them into the proposal, outlining the efforts they will make to meet them, and into Annex I to the grant agreement.
5) Grants awarded under this topic will be linked to the following actions:
Call HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-IR-01
Call HORIZON-SESAR-2022-DES-ER-01
A collaboration agreement is required.
The integration of a gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) into R&I content is not a mandatory requirement.
The maximum project duration is 36 months.
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