ESFRI Roadmap 2026

It is with great pleasure that ESFRI announces the beginning of the process that will lead to an updated version of its Roadmap, to be completed in 2026.

For the past 22 years, the ESFRI Roadmap has featured the best European science facilities, based on a rigorous evaluation and selection process. This has been made possible thanks to the meticulous work done by a large number of scientists and ESFRI delegates.

The updated version of the ESFRI Roadmap seeks to continue in the same direction, collaborating towards building a robust and sustainable European Research Infrastructure Ecosystem, bolstering the European Union’s competitiveness, excellence and advancing the European Research Area.

In the first phase of the update process, ESFRI will welcome the submission of proposals for the inclusion of new RI projects or major upgrades of existing RIs into the Roadmap. Information about the requirements, the procedure, the timeline and the methodology of selection of proposals can be founded in the documents available on this page. 

Furthermore, the update process will include the monitoring of projects included in the ESFRI Roadmap in 2016, 2018, and 2021. Detailed information regarding the timelines and monitoring procedures is also available in the documents provided on this page.

The ESFRI Roadmap 2026 Guide offers support to proposers preparing a new submission and to the Projects involved in the monitoring procedure. This Guide contains the definitions, models, methods and describes the procedures applied for the Roadmap update.

The Proposal Submission through ESFRI MoS+ document serves as a valuable guide for submitting new proposals through the designated online platform.

For any queries, please contact us at roadmap@esfri.eu.

 

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IMPORTANT DATES

 


NEW PROPOSALS

  • INFODAY - 8 October 2024
  • OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS – 8 October 2024
  • SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS – 8 April 2025
  • CRITICAL QUESTIONS & INVITATION TO HEARINGS – December 2025
  • HEARINGS – February 2026
  • ESFRI FORUM DECISION - June-September 2026
  • ESFRI ROADMAP LAUNCH – December 2026


MONITORING OF PROJECTS 2021

  • INFODAY – 8 October 2024
  • CUSTOMIZED QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THE PROJECTS – January 2025
  • SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONNAIRE – April 2025
  • ESFRI FORUM DECISION - June 2025
  • ESFRI ROADMAP LAUNCH – December 2026

MONITORING OF PROJECTS 2018

  • INFODAY – 8 October
  • CUSTOMIZED QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THE PROJECTS – November 2024
  • SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONNAIRE – March 2025
  • ESFRI FORUM DECISION – June 2025
  • ESFRI ROADMAP LAUNCH – December 2026

MONITORING OF PROJECTS 2016

  • INFODAY – 8 October
  • CUSTOMIZED QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO THE PROJECTS – June 2025
  • SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONNAIRE – December 2025
  • CRITICAL QUESTIONS & INVITATION TO HEARINGS – April 2026
  • HEARINGS – May 2026
  • ESFRI FORUM DECISION – September 2025
  • ESFRI ROADMAP LAUNCH – December 2026

 


EVENTS

ESFRI Roadmap 2026 Update Infoday, 8 October 2024, Brussels