Deadline: 28 November 2025

The project IRISCC – Integrated Research Infrastructures Services for Climate Change Risks, has launched its second call for Transnational Access. This call will provide researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals with the opportunity to access top research infrastructure services and facilities addressing climate change-driven risks. This is an excellent opportunity to access world-class infrastructure and services, supporting a wide range of research related to hazards, exposure, and vulnerabilities.  

Types of access

• Virtual Access: Enables users to access facilities, platforms, and services remotely, without being physically present. This is achieved through web-based platforms, virtualisation technologies, and secure network connections.
• Physical Access: Involves on-site, hands-on use of facilities, platforms, or installations by the user or user team.
• Remote Access: The service provider carries out specific tasks or processes on behalf of the user, without the user being physically present.
• Hybrid Access: Combines elements of both physical and remote access.

IRISCC brings together a diverse network of research infrastructures, including observatories, experimental facilities, modelling capabilities, and advanced data infrastructures, spanning environmental and social sciences across various domains. The catalogue of offers is available here.

Eligibility

Any individual or team from any sector—public or private—may submit a request to access and use the services provided by IRISCC. Early-career researchers, scientists who have not previously used IRISCC research infrastructure or services, as well as companies and private sector users, are especially encouraged to apply.

Physical, remote, and hybrid access must meet the transnationality criterion, meaning the user’s institution must be located in a different country from where the access provider is based.

Funding

IRISCC will cover all expenses related to access and use of the services, installations, and facilities, including on-site support from facility staff, training, logistics, and more. Additionally, financial support for user travel is available upon request. This support is intended to partially reimburse travel and subsistence expenses for participating users, with a maximum contribution of €2,000 per accepted proposal. Users are encouraged to seek additional funding to cover any remaining travel and subsistence costs.

Duration

The transnational access should be completed within one year of approval. Exceptions may occur.

How to apply

After confirming your eligibility for a Call and identifying the relevant service(s) in the Catalogue, IRISCC highly recommends reaching out to the provider of the selected service(s) before submitting your application. This step is crucial to ensure that the project aligns with the service provider’s capabilities, clarifies any questions you may have, and verifies that your research needs are technically and practically feasible. Engaging with the service provider early helps to ensure a smooth and successful application process.

Supporting information

Additional information and the recording of the info session on this call is available here.

Other similar calls are predicted to open in February, July and December 202, and May 2027.

Please keep in mind that if you are considering applying, you must follow these guidelines. Get in touch with us (cesam-gesciencia@ua.pt) and we can provide you with specific support.