Feedback Opportunity for the Work Programme 2025 of Horizon Europe
The European Commission opened a feedback opportunity for the development of the 2025 Work Programme of Horizon Europe.
The feedback opportunity is open for 3 weeks from 15 April and closes on 6 May 2024 midday, CET.
You can contribute for multiple Destinations and/or Missions within the following topics:
- 6 Horizon Europe clusters
- Research Infrastructure
- European Innovation Ecosystem
- 5 EU Missions and cross cutting activities
- New European Bauhaus facility
FirstTo6G is now online
Inside the Better-B hive
Would you like to learn more about resilient beekeeping? Watch our Better-B introductory video series “Inside the Better-B hive” which we have launched today with this first video. Stay tuned, there will be a new video twice a week. Enjoy!
Horizon Europe Health Opportunities - Info Event
If you are looking for funding opportunities for collaborative R&I projects in the area of Health, Biotech, Medtech and Healthcare Industry, this online event will inform about the upcoming calls, with topics ranging from immunotherapies and rare diseases to digital health.
Info Event: 7 November 2023, full online organised by Euresearch
The detailed agenda and registration link are available on the Euresearch website.
Participation is free of charge but registration is mandatory.
Source: Euresearch
Extension to deadlines for ERC grant applications
The closing dates of the ERC Starting and Synergy Grants calls have been postponed due to the situation in the Middle East:
- ERC Starting Grant call: from 24 October to 7 November 2023;
- ERC Synergy Grant call: from 8 to 15 November 2023.
More info on the ERC website.
Sources: ERC, Euresearch
Launch of the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Calls for 2024
The calls on Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (Cluster 6) have just been launched today.
75 topics are proposed within the thematic areas of food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture, and environment: explore the topics using this link.
Swiss entities are eligible for participation as Associated Partners and if succesful will be funded by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Sources: EC, Euresearch
SCIPROM turns 18
Endlich erwachsen, enfin adulte, finally grown up: SCIPROM turns 18!
Widening National Information Event
Widening calls in Horizon Europe are designed to fund research and networking, with the specific aim of improving the research & innovation output of the "widening countries": Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia.
If you have collaborations with any of these countries, or if you would like to, register for this online event co-organised by EU GrantsAccess and Euresearch on 8 November 2023. The basics of the Widening schemes, possibilities for participation, tips for finding partners etc. will be covered during this event.
Check out the event webpage for more info about the agenda and registration link.
Sources: EU GrantsAccess, Euresearch
MSCA Call for Staff Exchange Proposals now o
The Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) “Staff Exchanges” call funds secondments of research and innovation staff across countries and sectors. It involves organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors (including SMEs) from across the globe.
The call for proposals has just been launched today, with a deadline for submission set on 28 February 2024. More info on the call topic available here.
Swiss-based institutions can participate as Associated Partners and host secondments with EU funding as well as having researchers seconded with national funding. If you want to lear more about this funding opportunity, register for the MSCA Online Information Event on Staff Exchanges organised by Euresearch on 31 October 2023.
Sources: MSCA, Euresearch
Information Event on Horizon Europe Health Opportunities
If you are looking for funding opportunities for collaborative research and innovation projects in the area of Health, register for this online event organised by Euresearch on 7 November 2023.
The event will focus on the health-related opportunities in Horizon Europe, including Health Partnerships and the Cancer Mission. A variety of interesting topics are available for the call, from immunotherapies and rare diseases to digital health.
Check out the event webpage for more info about the agenda and registration link.
Source: Euresearch
EIT Health Summit 2024: save the date
Policymakers, start-ups, investors, educators, healthcare professionals and others will join forces at the 2024 European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Health Summit (18-19 April 2024, Rotterdam).
Over 2 days, participants will have the opportunity to meet with industry leaders outside of their existing network, opening doors for potential new collaborations and gaining visibility for their work.
Save the date and stay tuned for more info about the programme!
Source: EIT
Horizon Europe Info Days on Cluster 4
Registration is still open for the Horizon Europe Info Days on Cluster 4 “Digital, Industry and Space”!
The European Commission is organising an online info event on 11-12 October 2023, to inform interested parties about the upcoming funding opportunities of the 2024 Horizon Europe calls in Cluster 4 “Digital, Industry and Space”.
In addition to hearing about the call topics from EC speakers, potential applicants will be able to ask questions during this two-day event.
Registration is free but mandatory using this link.
Sources: EC, Euresearch
Targeted Consultation under the Proposed New European Bauhaus Mission
The European Commission proposed to establish a sixth mission under Horizon Europe dedicated to the New European Bauhaus to make the green transformation of the built environment more accessible, affordable and attractive to neighbourhoods.
The EC launched a survey to shape this potential future mission. The purpose of this targeted consultation is to gather the views of the professional community on the R&I needed for the transformation of the construction ecosystem, in order to identify and define the right components to design this potential future mission.
Help shape this potential future mission by filling in the survey available using this link.
Source: European Commission
Swiss Accelerator Call 2023 now open
Innosuisse has opened a new call for applications for the Swiss Accelerator, which is aimed at Swiss SMEs or start-ups. Applications to the Swiss Accelerator are made via a three-stage process:
- Short application to be submitted through the Innosuisse online application platform, until the submission deadline of 9 October 2023;
- Full application to be submitted upon invitation based on Innosuisse’s evaluation of the short application;
- Presentation to Innosuisse upon invitation based on the evaluation of the full application. The Innovation Council then makes the final funding decision.
Learn more about the requirements for the short application, funding, evaluation criteria etc. by visiting the Innosuisse website.
For more information, a webinar organised by Innosuisse will be on 12 September. Registration is mandatory at this link.
Source: Innosuisse