Convening EuroHPC 2025

The present resolution is intended to adopt the procedure for granting direct aid from the year 2025 aimed at ‘ International collaborative projects ”, in the framework of the state programme “ transfer and partnership ” and “ internationalization ” of the state Plan of scientific research, technological and Innovation 2024- 2027.

This call is financed with funds MRR within the framework of the codicil to the recovery Plan, linked to the LOSS CHIP, specifically, in the spanish contribution to develop a european initiative, a large-scale, high performance computing (EUROHPC) based on free hardware architecture type RISC-V.

Summary sheet of the assistance

Beneficiaries

May be beneficiaries of aid subject of this resolution companies that develop the r & D projects selected by the joint undertaking EuroHPC in the invitation referred to in article 1.2 of the conference.

Call type

Direct aid.

Submission deadline

From 26 june to 4 july at 12:00, peninsular hours.

Call Status

Open.

Type of assistance

Subsidy.

Call budget

13.159.583, 54 euros.

Characteristics of the assitance

The maximum amount for each project will be in accordance with the respective international calls and in the rules applicable to them, in particular, the regulation (EU) 2021/1173 of the council of 13 july 2021 establishing the joint undertaking of high-performance computing Union (EuroHPC) and repealing Regulation (EU) 2018/1488.

Characteristics of the project

The activities in question of research and development projects under aid, will be those identified as eligible expenditure under the program rules Horizon Europe.

The start of the performance will be on 1 march 2025, according to the conditions set out in the international call for, and ending on 31 march 2026.

Aid will be subject to those proceedings that respected the principle not to cause significant harm the environment, in accordance with article 17 of the rules of procedure (EU) 2020/852 of the european parliament and the council of 18 june 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investments and amending council regulation (EU) 2019/2008.

May include third-party funds

Aid regulated in this call may be cumulative with further assistance, provided that it does not come from european funds, and: Refers to different identifiable bankable costs; (b. When it involves partial or total – – bankable cost, you can accumulate Only if such build-up does not exceed the maximum aid intensity (or the amount of aid more high) applicable to such assistance under regulation (EU) 651/2014 of the commission, of 17 june.

Allows for generating motivated reports

Allows the generation of reasoned report.

Gastos elegibles

The categories, the maximum amounts and the methods of calculation of qualified costs of the research and development project under the aid will be defined as admissible under the program rules Horizon Europe.

In particular are prohibited:

  • Costs of equipment and material, as and during the period in which they are used for the project.
  • Personnel costs, the costs related to losinvestigadores, technical and other personnel, to the extent that they are dedicated to the relevant project or activity, including the management of the proposal.
  • Costs of contractual research, expertise, as well as the costs of consultancy services equivalent and designed exclusively to the implementation of the project.
  • Overhead and other operating costs, including material costs, supplies and similar products, deriving directly from the project. Specifically: 1) costs of the report by an auditor for the justification of aid (max. 2,000 euros). 2) the travel Costs arising directly from the project. 3) Expenditure of other goods, works and services, including patents learned or gathered by licence from external sources in conditions of full competition and computer programs necessary technical work. 4) costs and Expenses of central services billed.
  • Indirect costs, understood as overheads derived from the project, but that by their nature cannot be attributed directly. Shall be calculated as a fixed percentage of 25 per cent on direct costs of the project, excluding technical win, without the need to provide justifications, under the terms of Europe or Horizon.