The SCIANCE consortium has been positively evaluated and invited to enter Horizon Europe grant preparation, with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva highlighting its key role in supporting the development and coordination of RAISE through a community-driven, bottom-up approach.
The European Commission recently launched the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE) at the AI in Science Summit held in Copenhagen in early November – marking a major step toward strengthening AI-driven scientific research across Europe.
In her announcement, European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva recognised the SCIANCE consortium, whose proposal has been positively evaluated and invited to enter grant preparation under Horizon Europe. She highlighted the strategic role SCIANCE will play in shaping the development of RAISE and in coordinating AI-enabled science through a bottom-up, community-driven approach mobilising leading European research and digital infrastructures, organisations, and networks.
For more information, see the European Commission press release.
What is RAISE?
RAISE – the Resource for Artificial Intelligence Science in Europe – is a new European virtual institute designed to accelerate the adoption of AI in scientific research. It brings together computing power, data, expertise and funding to support scientists in developing and applying AI for transformative discoveries across all research fields.
As a flagship initiative related to the European Strategy for AI in Science, RAISE will help position Europe as a global leader in AI-enabled research.
About SCIANCE
SCIANCE (AI in Science) will support the development of RAISE and coordinate AI-enabled scientific research across Europe through a bottom-up approach. The project mobilises leading European scientific organisations and research infrastructures across five pilot areas – fundamental physics and astronomy, materials science, life science, earth sciences, and social sciences and humanities – together with AI research centres and e-infrastructures. SCIANCE will identify AI-in-science research and innovation priorities and pilot the structure of the RAISE Secretariat for AI in science.
In July 2026, SCIANCE is featured in the ERCIM News special theme issue ‘E-values: Statistical Testing for the 21st Century’
SCIANCE has concluded its call for experts for the AI in Science Working Groups (AISWG). Out of 665 applicants, 150 experts were selected.
The SCIANCE consortium has been positively evaluated and invited to enter Horizon Europe grant preparation, with Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva highlighting its key role in supporting the development and coordination of RAISE through a community-driven, bottom-up approach.