UNITE - Joint Interregional OC#2
Funding interregional digital health projects developing deep-tech solutions to improve equitable access to healthcare and strengthen the capacity and resilience of the health workforce.
TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: High-impact Joint Interregional Projects developing innovative deep-tech and digital health solutions addressing health inequalities and the healthcare workforce crisis. Funded projects may support personalised and coordinated care, remote monitoring, diagnostics, clinical and operational workflows, decision support, health-data use, workforce efficiency, training and other digital health applications aligned with the call’s two Innovation Challenges.
SECTORS / DOMAIN: Digital health and healthcare, including solutions supporting patients, healthcare professionals, health and social care services, personalised care, health-data use and digitally enabled care pathways.
INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Consortium applications are required. Each proposal must include at least 3 organisations from 3 different UNITE regions, including at least 1 solution provider, 1 research entity and 1 end-user organisation. The consortium must include organisations from at least 1 Strong Innovator region (Scotland or Wales) and at least 1 Moderate or Emerging Innovator region (Central Macedonia, Romania, Lombardy, Extremadura or Aragón).
SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be legally established in one of the participating UNITE regions: Central Macedonia (Greece), Lombardy (Italy), Extremadura (Spain), Aragón (Spain), Scotland (United Kingdom), Wales (United Kingdom), or Romania. Applicants legally based outside these regions are not eligible for funding. Proposals must be submitted in English, must comply with the gender balance requirements established in the call documentation, and must not contain sensitive personal data or trade secrets. All partners must also comply with the mandatory requirements applicable to their respective regions.
SPECIFIC TOPICS OR CHALLENGES: Projects must address the call’s two Innovation Challenges: (1) “Deep-tech innovations to secure equal health for the entire population”, focusing on equitable access, personalised and coordinated care, digital inclusion and support for vulnerable or underserved populations; and (2) “Digital innovations to battle the health workforce crisis”, focusing on reducing workload, improving workflows and care coordination, supporting decision-making, scaling scarce expertise and strengthening a resilient and digitally enabled healthcare workforce.
PROJECTS DURATION: 18 months, from 1 April 2027 to 30 September 2028.
BUDGET, FUNDING RATES AND PAYMENT CONDITIONS:
Funding rate: Not specified in the call guidelines.
Budget conditions / limitations: The total call budget is €6,000,000. The maximum financial support per project is €1,000,000. The maximum cumulative funding per organisation across all UNITE Joint Interregional Projects is €600,000, subject to regional limits. For this call, the maximum funding per partner is €139,810 in Central Macedonia, €600,000 in Lombardy, €600,000 in Extremadura, €600,000 in Aragón, €250,000 in Scotland, €600,000 in Wales and €250,000 in Romania. Consortia must justify the proposed budget, including UNITE financial support and partners’ own co-funding.
Payments: Payments are governed by the relevant Regional FSTP Agreements and generally consist of pre-financing, interim and final payments. Pre-financing is subject to completion of the required administrative conditions. Interim payments are released following submission and positive evaluation of intermediate performance reporting, while final payments are made after successful assessment of the completed project, deliverables and KPIs. Payments are administered at regional level and may be reduced if project delivery, deliverables or KPIs are not satisfactorily achieved.
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Closes
10/12/2026
Max funding per project
1.000.000€