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Reliability of age assessment methods in the context of security and border management

Horyzont Europa · Temat konkursu

HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-03

Podsumowanie

Według reguły Scindu to nie jest nabór na B+R dla polskiej firmy.

Funds coordination and support on reliable age assessment and minor protection, involving at least two border or coast guard authorities.

Kto może złożyć wniosek
Firma może być liderem: SME, large company, startup, research org, university, NGO, public body.
Kwota
1,3 mln € na projektBudżet całkowity 1 330 000 €
Termin
05.11.2026 01:00 CETza 12 dni
Status
Otwartyotwarty 6 maj 2026
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Ocena maszynowa na podstawie tekstu naboru; warunki sprawdź u źródła.

Opis

Expected Outcome:

Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:

• Improved protection of minors, including by more reliable age assessments and by minimising the use of intrusive age assessment methods;

• Improved adaptation, preparedness and cooperation of authorities in the fight against human trafficking;

• Expanded European-based knowledge on reliability, accuracy and effectiveness of age assessment methods.

Scope:

Many unaccompanied children and young persons arriving at the external EU borders and seeking asylum, lack official documents showing their identity and age. Age assessment methods are important as they contribute to the determination of, for example, where an individual will be initially housed and what services, supports, and legal processes they will receive to ensure protection and, if applicable, child protection.

In other cases, minors are victim of trafficking of human beings (THB) criminal activities, either across the EU external borders, or within the EU borders. In other cases again, age assessment methods are necessary for law enforcement investigations on protecting children, forensic investigation, and/or the identification of victims.

No age assessment method can offer a 100% reliability. Different approaches have different sensitivity and specificity, and different sample sizes and representativeness, and some approaches are based on a non-European knowledge base. Furthermore, there is considerable variation in methods of age assessment. Methods may use approaches as diverse as interviews, psychological assessments and other holistic approaches; medical approaches such as X-rays, CT scans, DNA methylation, dental observation, or other analyses; other approaches such as image analysis; and they may use or not artificial intelligence (AI) for data analysis.

EU regulations, and guidelines by the European Union Asylum Agency (EUAA)[[EASO Age assessment practices in EU+ countries: updated findings (europa.eu) https://euaa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EASO_Age_assessment_practices_updated.pdf[]], include safeguards and recommendations, such as that the least invasive methods should be used, and that medical methods should be used as a last resort. Further studies, reports or documents have also been elaborated by the European Migration Network[1], European networks of security practitioners for innovation, as well as at national level. The action funded by this topic should also consider these, as well as previous research, including but not limited to research by other relevant EU Framework Programmes projects.

This Coordination and Support Action should not develop methods or technologies of age assessment. Rather, it will analyse, including with practitioners, the current and potential methods for age assessment. It should assess and compare scientific reliability, sensitivity and specificity of different methods, as well as their potential risks for fundamental rights and how to minimize them.

While the research results would not imply any legislative or policy decision on age assessment methods, the research will develop evidence-based results on options for more (compared to the state-of-the-art) appropriate models of age assessment methods that protect fundamental rights, ensuring the use of an inclusive approach that addresses diverse needs. The results of research funded by this topic will contribute to capabilities for better identification of children and minors in the migratory, security, border management and other contexts, following the principles of the EU Strategy on the rights of the child[2]. They will also contribute to the exchange of practices among European authorities.

Synergies with other Horizon Europe Cluster 3 Destinations, such as “Better protect the EU and its citizens against Crime and Terrorism” and “Disaster-Resilient Society for Europe”, as well as with Destinations of Horizon Europe Cluster 2 “Inclusive Society”.

[1] https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/networks/european-migration-network-emn_en

[2] COM(2021) 142 final.

Kto może złożyć wniosek – szczegóły
Typy wnioskodawców
SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University, NGO, Public body
Cel
Inny
Znaczenie dla B+R
1 z 3
Polska kwalifikuje się
Tak
Ograniczenie krajów
Mandatory border or coast guard partners from at least two EU Member States or Associated Countries.
Region
Dowolny
Konsorcjum
Wymagane
Poziom gotowości (TRL)
—
Tematy
  • Age assessment
  • Border management
  • Child protection
  • Human trafficking prevention

Ocena maszynowa na podstawie tekstu naboru; warunki sprawdź u źródła. 23 paź 2026

Warunki4

Fakty wyodrębnione z dokumentów źródłowych w przeglądzie danych Scindu. Każda wartość ma własne warunki. Brak danych oznacza, że źródło nie podaje wartości, a nie zero ani brak limitu.

Typ wnioskodawcy
The topic refers applicants to General Annex B. For Coordination and Support Actions, applications may be submitted by one or more legal entities, which may be established in an EU Member State, Associated Country or, exceptionally and if the topic provides for it, another third country. Topic-specific conditions may add requirements; applicant eligibility is only partially reviewed.
Zakres projektu
Type of Action: Coordination and Support Actions.
Inny warunek
The General Annexes state that for lump-sum and unit grants, the funding rate is already applied in the methodology used to fix the amounts and is not shown in the grant agreement. The action-type maximum rate below is therefore a general Horizon Europe ceiling, not an additional calculation to apply to this topic’s fixed lump-sum amount.
Wymóg partnerstwa
This topic requires the active involvement, as beneficiaries, of at least 2 Border or Coast Guard Authorities from at least 2 different EU Member States or Associated Countries.
Kwoty i koszty7
Budżet orientacyjny
1 330 000 €

Budżet tematu z tabeli budżetowej portalu. Limity na projekt i ryczałty są w warunkach konkursu.

Koszt kwalifikowalny
The topic specifically adopts a Horizon Europe lump-sum grant. The applicable Lump Sum MGA treats the grant as a contribution for completion of work packages; eligibility depends on the amounts in Annex 2 and proper completion/implementation (or results achieved) during the action period. This is not reimbursement of each beneficiary’s actual payroll or service invoices, and does not establish a salary entitlement.
Koszt kwalifikowalny
For project-based Horizon Europe lump sums, the 2026 Commission guidance requires realistic estimates per cost category, beneficiary/affiliated entity and work package. Personnel-cost estimates are permitted only for cost items that would qualify under the corresponding actual-cost eligibility rules, and must follow normal practice, be reasonable, and be necessary and in line with proposed activities. These are inputs for the fixed lump-sum estimate; actual payroll is not separately reimbursed or reported as a claim under the lump-sum grant.
Koszt kwalifikowalny
For the applicable lump-sum model, the contribution is set out in the grant agreement Annex 2 and broken down by participant and work package; payment eligibility is tied to work-package completion and proper implementation or achieved results during the action period, as stated in the agreement. Actual underlying payroll or subcontract cost is not reimbursed invoice-by-invoice under this form.
Intensywność wsparcia, maksimum
100 percent of eligible costs

General Annex maximum for CSA action type; funding rate is fixed in the grant agreement, may differ under specific topic conditions, and because this topic uses lump sum the rate is already applied in amount methodology. This is an action-type ceiling, not an independently payable addition to the expected contribution.

Oczekiwane dofinansowanie projektu, do
1 330 000 €

Indicative expected EU contribution per project stated as around EUR 1.33 million; this is an estimate, not a minimum, maximum, or binding per-project cap. Applicants may request a different amount.

Oczekiwane dofinansowanie projektu, od
1 330 000 €

Indicative expected EU contribution per project stated as around EUR 1.33 million; this is an estimate, not a minimum, maximum, or binding per-project cap. Applicants may request a different amount.

Alokacja tematu
1 330 000 €

Indicative total topic allocation stated as an amount in EUR million in the call overview; it is distinct from the expected EU contribution per project. Allocation scope: per topic.

Personel i usługi4

  • Inna rola

    Koszt personelu, który grant może sfinansować

    Natural persons working under a direct contract other than an employment contract may be included as personnel cost estimates only when assigned to the action, working under conditions similar to an employee, and the result belongs to the beneficiary (unless otherwise agreed). The estimate follows actual-cost eligibility; no role or pay rate is specified.

  • Inna rola

    Koszt personelu, który grant może sfinansować

    Costs for employees under an employment contract or equivalent appointing act and assigned to the action; any estimated amount is only a budget input subject to the call’s lump-sum methodology and applicable actual-cost eligibility rules. This is not a prescribed job, required hire, headcount or salary rate.

  • Inna rola

    Koszt personelu, który grant może sfinansować

    Seconded-person personnel cost estimates are conditional on assignment to the action, employee-like working conditions and ownership of the work result by the beneficiary (unless otherwise agreed), and must correspond to actual costs and not differ significantly from comparable employee tasks. This cost category does not prescribe a job or salary.

  • Inna rola

    Koszt personelu, który grant może sfinansować

    The work of an SME owner or natural person beneficiary who receives no salary may be declared as personnel costs only if general eligibility conditions are met and the amount is calculated as a unit cost under Annex 2a. No hourly/monthly amount is asserted here.

Dokumenty źródłowe5
Dane naboru
Otwarcie
6 maj 2026
Tryb terminów
Single-stage
Program
Horyzont Europa · 2021 - 2027
Konkurs
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01 · Civil Security for Society 2026
Rodzaje działań
HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
Słowa kluczowe
  • age assessment
  • border management
  • borders
  • minors
  • preparedness
  • protection
  • security
Źródło
ec.europa.eu
Sprawdzono
24 paź 2026
Aktualizacja portalu
23 paź 2026
Status przeglądu
Przegląd częściowy
Przejrzano
23 paź 2026

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