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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 10, 2026 5:36:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Maciej Lewenstein <maciej.lewenstein@icfo.eu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> For Action - Reminder to Submit for HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDEROPEN on 12 May 2026 at 17:00:00 (Brussels Local Time)</font>
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<h1 style="margin:0pt; padding:10px; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Europa / Funding & Tenders Portal notification</h1>
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<p>Dear Maciej Lewenstein,</p>
<p>This email is to remind you that the <b><span>HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDEROPEN</span>
</b>call closes on <span>12 May 2026 at 17:00:00 (Brussels Local Time).</span></p>
<p><span>The list of proposals you have created for this call is available at</span> the 'My Proposal(s)' section under 'Manage My Area' in the Funding and Tenders Portal:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/proposals__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!XhgKeSFc4SSNaxIh7pJLg3Im9VGtlpxrX8TYxgXZYHv7_vMe7b8EWOuEIxoPGs3kW-VbGBobTYZC-2G1aNORp-WWoFXQWOeVd6W2qbohcDk$">
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/proposals</a>, with their respective status:</p>
<p><span>1.</span> <b>Draft:</b> Proposal created but not submitted</p>
<p><span>2.</span> <b>Withdrawn:</b> Proposal submitted but later removed</p>
<p><span>3.</span> <b>Submitted:</b> Proposal submitted and sent to the evaluation process.</p>
<p>Please check that the proposal you wish to submit to evaluation is submitted prior to the deadline or has already been submitted.</p>
<p>To submit your proposal, please follow the instructions below:</p>
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<li>Access your proposals via the 'My Proposal(s)' section under 'Manage My Area' in the Funding and Tenders Portal:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/proposals__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!XhgKeSFc4SSNaxIh7pJLg3Im9VGtlpxrX8TYxgXZYHv7_vMe7b8EWOuEIxoPGs3kW-VbGBobTYZC-2G1aNORp-WWoFXQWOeVd6W2qbohcDk$">
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myarea/proposals</a></li></ul>
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<li>Select the proposal you wish to submit, click on the 'Actions' menu button on the left and select 'Edit Draft' to navigate to the Submission System, to the Step 5 -Edit Proposal, where you can edit the current Administrative Forms and add/remove annexes.</li></ul>
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<li>Click <b>'Submit'</b> at the bottom of the screen (scroll down if necessary) and follow the procedure until your submission is confirmed. You will also receive a confirmation of your submission via email.</li></ul>
<b><u>Once submitted, it is recommended to verify the proposal and its contents by downloading all the submitted files.</u>
</b>You may review your submitted proposal by going back to Step 5-Edit proposal screen. Click on the 're-edit proposal' button in the submit screen to do so. Then, check the data in the administrative forms and click on 'View History' to verify which attachments
have been uploaded before submission. <br>
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<p>Please remember that you can submit your proposal as many times as you wish and that the last version of your proposal submitted before the deadline is the one which will be taken into consideration; no later version can be submitted after call closure and
no earlier version can be recovered.</p>
<p>Please check the recommended browser configuration to use the submission system:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/display/IT/Proposals*Proposals-Recommendedsystemconfiguration__;Iw!!D9dNQwwGXtA!XhgKeSFc4SSNaxIh7pJLg3Im9VGtlpxrX8TYxgXZYHv7_vMe7b8EWOuEIxoPGs3kW-VbGBobTYZC-2G1aNORp-WWoFXQWOeVd6W2BOUBfbI$">
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/display/IT/Proposals#Proposals-Recommendedsystemconfiguration</a></p>
<p>For any IT-related problems, contact the IT Helpdesk either by email EC-FUNDING-TENDER-SERVICE-DESK@ec.europa.eu or phone +32 (0)2 299 2222 (available on weekdays, excluding European Commission holidays between 08.00 and 18.00 Brussels time)</p>
<p><b><span>We highly recommend that you do not wait until the last minute to submit your proposal</span>
</b><span>.</span> </p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p><b>IT HELPDESK <br>
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European Commission <br>
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</b>B-1000 Brussels/Belgium <b><br>
</b>+32 2 29 92222 <b><br>
</b>EC-FUNDING-TENDER-SERVICE-DESK@ec.europa.eu</p>
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Protect your EU Funding and Tenders Portal account with the Two-factor authentication (2FA)
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Two-factor authentication will become mandatory at the latest mid-2026 for all users
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Get informed, protect your account with a more secure login process and <strong>activate</strong> the Two-factor authentication now, if you haven't done it already!
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Go to the <strong>security setting</strong> in F&T Portal to activate it or read more at the
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HOW TO</a>? </p>
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You may also access the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://webgate.acceptance.ec.europa.eu/sedia/portal/screen/support/faq?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=publicationDate&keywords=two-factor*20authentication&type=0,1&status=0__;JQ!!D9dNQwwGXtA!XhgKeSFc4SSNaxIh7pJLg3Im9VGtlpxrX8TYxgXZYHv7_vMe7b8EWOuEIxoPGs3kW-VbGBobTYZC-2G1aNORp-WWoFXQWOeVd6W2hEz8uQw$" style="color:#004494; text-decoration:underline">
FAQs</a> related to Two-factor authentication and the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/notifications/2faInfographic.pdf__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!XhgKeSFc4SSNaxIh7pJLg3Im9VGtlpxrX8TYxgXZYHv7_vMe7b8EWOuEIxoPGs3kW-VbGBobTYZC-2G1aNORp-WWoFXQWOeVd6W2ZoUryn8$" style="color:#004494; text-decoration:underline">
2FA troubleshooting guide</a>. </p>
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If you want to change the frequency of receiving notifications with importance "Normal", you can do it in the
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