Overview:
Over the next two and a half years, the EOSC Future project will develop a single-sign-on environment with professional data services, open research products and infrastructure. It looks to create a so-called ‘system of systems’ that will support European researchers in managing the entirely lifecycle of data: from sharing, managing and exploiting their own data to discovering, re-using and recombining the data sets of others. The project will engage, train and support (potential) EOSC users and will encourage providers to sign up by offering easy onboarding, ticket management and analytics.
To enable the co-creation of EOSC, via early adoption, technical and domain solution development and interoperability, RDA will be running a rich set of regular open calls. The Research Data Alliance (RDA) Open Calls mechanism is backed by a €1 000 000 grant earmarked for engaging with multiple stakeholders, including targeted scientific communities, technical experts and early career researchers. The calls will be complemented by a broad range of support activities, such as events, use cases, info packages, best practices, a Scientific Ambassador Network and dedicated RDA groups. These activities will enable a continual innovation workflow and engagement with science projects to support the implementation of an EOSC environment.
All details, deadlines and applications forms will be published on the EOSC Future Funding platform.
CALL INFORMATION
The following calls are currently open or planned to open in 2021:
| Call | Focus | Opening Date | Closing Date | Link |
| Expert Evaluators | External expert evaluators to support the decision-making process for awarding the RDA Open Calls grants | 15 July 2021 | 30 June 2023 | https://eoscfuture-grants.eu/call-rda-external-evaluators |
| Optimising (RDA) Open Science Frameworks and Guidelines in the context of EOSC | Improving existing technical data frameworks while at the same time leveraging on existing RDA recommendations and outputs | 15 August 2021 | 29 October 2021 | https://eoscfuture-grants.eu/provider/research-data-alliance/optimising-rda-open-science-frameworks-and-guidelines-context-eosc |
| Maintenance Facilities | maintenance facility for RDA recommendations and outputs so that they can be persistent and available for implementation and use in EOSC | Opening Sept 2021 | 7 January 2022 | |
| Domain Ambassadors | enable communities connected to RDA but outside of EOSC to leverage EOSC services and ultimately to support the community driven disciplinary developments and their integration into EOSC | Opening Sept 2021 | 7 January 2022 | |
| Communities of Practice | Supporting the engagement of new scientific communities in EOSC through dedicated experts to advise on EOSC. | Opening October 2021 | Closing end Jan 2022 |
EVENTS & NEWS
The following events have been organised to showcase the EOSC-Future | RDA Open Calls:
| Title | Date | Type | Link | Slides & Recording available at link |
| Research Data Alliance (RDA) Grants To Support The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Informative Meeting | 16 Sept 2021 | 9UTC | Information Share | https://www.rd-alliance.org/research-data-alliance-rda-grants-support-european-open-science-cloud-eosc-informative-meeting | Yes |