Funding updates
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Grant updates - November 2022
Find out about new funding calls, where your application is in the process, and upcoming deadlines.
Applications in Progress
ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Networking Group Call 2022
Proposals are under evaluation. Coordinators will be informed of the outcome Q1/2 2023.
HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme 2022
Four further awards were approved as additional funding became available for this scheme. This brings to 19 the total number of awards which have been approved by the HRB Board following the recommendations of the HRCI-HRB Joint Selection Panel.
DOROTHY COFUND Programme
The Panel made eight awards. The IRC, which is the leading agency on this Programme (co-funded with HRB and EPA) has notified all candidates of the outcome.
ERA-NET TRANSCAN-3 Joint Transnational Call 2022
Coordinators have been informed of the outcome of pre-proposals. Full proposals are due for submission on 15 December 2022.
Applied Partnership Awards 2022 (APA) Cycle 1
The HRB Board approved the panel recommendation to fund seven APA awards at its November meeting. Successful and unsuccessful applicants have been notified of the outcome and further details will be released shortly.
Impact Award 2023
The nominations were reviewed by an international Panel that met in November. The winner will be publicly announced at the HRB Grant Holders Conference, 9-10 February 2023.
Open Calls
Secondary Data Analysis Projects (SDAP) 2023
The closing date for Cycle 1 is the 15 December 2022. The scheme supports bringing together researchers, knowledge users and data controllers to develop research projects that answer policy and/or practice-relevant questions through the use of secondary data.
This is a rolling call and as such there will be two separate closing dates and associated peer review cycles. The closing date for Cycle 2 is planned for October 2023.
Applied Partnership Awards 2022 (APA) Cycle 2
The closing date for submission to Cycle 2 is 1 February 2023. The scheme supports applied research projects in which researchers and knowledge users come together to develop research projects that address a specific need within the Irish health or social care system. The Applied Partnership Awards (APA) is a rolling call.
JPND Joint Transnational Working Group Call 2022
The deadline for submission to this call on "Concepts for health and social care research for neurodegenerative diseases" is 3 December 2022.
US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Programme
This is a rolling call. Check the scheme notice for full details.
HRB Rapid Response Mechanism to support Ukrainian researchers in crisis 2022 (Ucrisis 2022)
The HRB has approved two applications for funding as of September 2022. The Ucrisis 2022 supplementary grant call (restricted to eligible active grant awards) opened on 22 April 2022. The grant scheme supports a named individual/s who have been displaced by the Russian invasion in Ukraine or who cannot return to Ukraine due to the invasion (and are being supported by the Irish Government under the Temporary Protection Directive). It is a rolling grant call with continuous intake and fast-tracked application review.
EU4Health
There is €28 million available in the second wave of calls under the 2022 EU4Health work programme. The submission deadlines (they vary with each call) are 21 or 28 of February 2023.
The calls are as follows:
- Call for proposals on cancer and other NCDs prevention – action on health determinants (€11M)
- Addressing health determinants related to cancer (€8M)
- Addressing health determinants related to NCDs other than cancer (€3M)
- Call for proposals on prevention of NCDs - cardiovascular diseases and diabetes (€5M)
- Call for proposals to support the roll-out of the second cohort of the inter-speciality cancer training programme (€7M)
- Call for proposals to support structured dialogue at national or regional level on public procurement in the health sector – HERA (€5M)
Watch video recordings from an information session on 19 October 2022.
For further information on the EU4Health programme please visit the EU4Health webpage or contact Amanda Daly, HRB National Focal Point, amanda.daly@hrb.ie
Upcoming Calls
HRB Postdoctoral Fellowships: Applying Research into Policy & Practice (ARPP) 2023
In early December we will open the 2023 round of the Applying Research into Policy & Practice (ARPP) Fellowships. The fellowships aim to provide opportunities for talented academic-based health and social care researchers during the postdoctoral stage of their research career
HRB Postdoctoral Fellowships: Clinician Scientist Fellowships (CSF) 2023
In early December we will open the 2023 Clinician Scientist Fellowships(CSF). The overarching aim is to provide postdoctoral opportunities for talented health and social care practitioners involved in the delivery of patient or social care, who have a PhD (or PhD equivalency) and wish to pursue a combined clinical and research career.
HRB Conference and Event Sponsorship Scheme (CES) 2023
The HRB Conference and Event Sponsorship Scheme (CES 2023) will open in early January (pending board approval). This scheme aims to create an opportunity to host health research related events, workshops, or conferences in Ireland. Further information on the scheme will be posted on our All funding schemes webpage as soon as it is available.
EJPRD Joint Transnational Call 2023
The Joint Transnational Call on“Natural History Studies addressing unmet needs in Rare Diseases” will open 12 December with a pre-proposal submission deadline of 15 February 2023.
JPND Joint Transnational Call 2023
The Joint Transnational Call on “Large scale OMICS approaches to drug-target finding in neurodegenerative diseases” is expected to open early January 2023 with a likely pre-proposal submission deadline in early March 2023. Further detail will be available in the December updates. If you would like to receive the pre-announcement directly please contact eujointprogrammes@hrb.ie.
JPI AMR Joint Transnational Call 2023
The Joint Transnational Call on “Development of innovative strategies, tools, technologies, and methods for diagnostics and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance” is expected to open early January 2023 with a likely pre-proposal submission deadline in early March 2023. Further detail will be available in the December updates.
ERA-NET NEURON Joint Transnational Call 2023
A Joint Transnational Call is expected to open early January 2023 with a likely pre-proposal submission deadline in early March 2023. Further detail will be available in the December updates. If you would like to receive the pre-announcement directly, please contact eujointprogrammes@hrb.ie.
Fostering a European Research Area for Health (ERA4Health) Joint Transnational Call 2023
As part of this new European Partnership, a Joint Transnational Call is expected to open January 2023 with a likely proposal submission deadline in March 2023. Further detail will be available in the December updates. If you would like to receive the pre-announcement directly, please contact eujointprogrammes@hrb.ie.
Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) Joint Transnational Call 2023
As part of this new European Partnership, a Joint Transnational Call is expected to open January 2023 with a likely expressions of interest deadline in March 2023 and a proposal submission deadline in April 2023. If you would like to receive the pre-announcement directly, please contact eujointprogrammes@hrb.ie.
EU4Health
Procurement:
A number of Tenders are due to be published in Q4 2022, including areas such as Cancer, Crisis preparedness and Health systems. They are as follows:
Cancer
- Development of a code of conduct on fair access of cancer survivors to financial services. Indicative budget: €2 Million (PIN published)
- Study on obstacles for cancer survivors to return to work. Indicative budget: €500,000(PIN published)
- FWC on the technical group supporting the characterising-flavours procedure
Crisis Preparedness
- Study on market research and mapping of innovative diagnostic testing solutions (HERA). Indicative budget: €1,000,000(PIN published)
- IT development for early warning, modelling, simulation, forecast (HERA) Indicative budget: €24.5 Million
Health systems (HS)
- Guidelines on access to healthcare for people with disabilities. Indicative budget: €700,000 (PIN published)
- Supporting the cooperation between the national authorities and professional sector associations in the blood, tissue and cells and organs sectors. Indicative budget: €750,000 (PIN published)
Horizon Europe
The new Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023/ 2024 is expected to be published on 28 November 2022. This WP contain the 2023 and 2024 health research and innovation call topics. If you are interested in applying for funding, then please hold the 19 January 2023 for the European Commission Information Day.
Cancer Mission
The EU Missions Work Programme 2023, including the Cancer Mission, is also under preparation and is expected to be published towards the end of November 2022, with a European Commission Information Day in January 2023.
For further information on the Horizon Europe programme and the Cancer Mission please contact Patricia Clarke, National Delegate Cluster 1- Health, pclarke@hrb.ie
For support for applicants please contact Health NCP, Martha Cahill at Enterprise Ireland martha.cahill@enterprise-ireland.com.