A call for project proposals on security research across 20 different topics is open until 27 August 2020 in order to boost the effectiveness of the Security Union.
It makes available €275 million in total for projects working on protecting the infrastructure of Europe, increasing the disaster resilience of societies, fighting crime and terrorism, securing external borders, improving digital security and data protection, as well as artificial intelligence in support of law enforcement and citizen protection.
The proposals that have passed the evaluation will be known by mid-January 2021, and the grant agreements with the project teams should be signed by end of April 2021.
The topics open for application as of today are:
Protecting the infrastructure of Europe and the people in the European smart cities
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-INFRA01-2018-2019-2020 | Prevention, detection, response and mitigation of combined physical and cyber threats to critical infrastructure in Europe | €20.7 million |
Disaster-resilient societies
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-DRS01-2018-2019-2020 | Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects for disaster-resilient societies | €5 million |
| SU-DRS02-2018-2019-2020 | Technologies for first responders | €21 million |
| SU-DRS03-2018-2019-2020 | Pre-normative research and demonstration for disaster-resilient societies | €6 million |
| SU-DRS04-2019-2020 | Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) cluster | €10.5 million |
Border and external security
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-BES01-2018-2019-2020 | Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects of border and external security | €5 million |
| SU-BES02-2018-2019-2020 | Technologies to enhance border and external security | €21 million |
| SU-BES03-2018-2019-2020 | Demonstration of novel concepts for the management of pandemic crises | €10 million |
Fight against crime and terrorism
| Call identifier | Topic |
Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-FCT01-2018-2019-2020 | Human factors, and social, societal, and organisational aspects to solve issues in fighting against crime and terrorism | €10 million |
| SU-FCT02-2018-2019-2020 | Technologies to enhance the fight against crime and terrorism | €28 million |
| SU-FCT03-2018-2019-2020 | Information and data stream management to fight against (cyber)crime and terrorism | €8 million |
| SU-FCT-04-2020 | Chemicals: intelligence, detection, forensics | €10 million |
General matters
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-GM01-2018-2019-2020 | Pan-European networks of practitioners and other actors in the field of security | €7 million |
| SU-GM02-2018-2020 | Strategic pre-commercial procurements of innovative, advanced systems to support security | €24 million |
Artificial Intelligence and security
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-AI01-2020 | Developing a research roadmap regarding Artificial Intelligence in support of Law Enforcement | €1.5 million |
| SU-AI02-2020 | Secure and resilient Artificial Intelligence technologies, tools and solutions in support of Law Enforcement and citizen protection, cybersecurity operations and prevention and protection against adversarial Artificial Intelligence | €17 million |
| SU-AI03-2020 | Human factors, and ethical, societal, legal and organisational aspects of using Artificial Intelligence in support of Law Enforcement | €1.5 million |
Digital Security
| Call identifier | Topic | Indicative budget |
|---|---|---|
| SU-DS02-2020 | Intelligent security and privacy management | €38 million |
| SU-DS03-2019-2020 | Digital Security and privacy for citizens and Small and Medium Enterprises and Micro Enterprises | €10.8 million |
| SU-DS04-2018-2020 | Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches | €20 million |
What are the requirements for participation?
The requirements for submitting a research proposal are detailed in the call documents published on each topic page. You will also find there rules on funding, such as the list of eligible countries, submission rules, types of projects and their funding rates, as well as other useful information for preparing the project proposal.
How to apply?
Applicants have to submit their proposal electronically, following the link from the topic page. Please follow the guidelines on proposal submission and evaluation. For all questions related to Horizon 2020, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
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- Publication date
- 12 March 2020
- Author
- European Research Executive Agency
- Location
- Brussels