Applications in progress

Horizon Europe Health Cluster and Cancer Mission

The deadline for single-stage calls and the first stage of two-stage calls for 2025 Horizon Europe Health Cluster and Cancer Mission was the 16 of September. Evaluation results are expected to be communicated on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at the earliest.

For successful first-stage proposals, the deadline for full proposal submission is 16 April 2026 (4.00 pm Irish Standard Time).

Open Calls

EU4Health

Two waves of calls for proposals have been launched under the EU4Health 2025 Work Programme. The first two calls in the area of crisis preparedness have an application deadline of 4 December and the remaining calls have a deadline of 6 January.

Open calls for proposals in Crisis Preparedness (deadline 4 December)

EU4H-2025-HERA-PJ-1: Supporting the development of innovative medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (HERA) with three subtopics:

EU4H-2025-HERA-PJ-1-a: Call for proposals to support the development of innovative medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (HERA) – Medicinal products. Estimated values €18m.

EU4H-2025-HERA-PJ-1-b: Call for proposals to support the development of innovative medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (HERA) – Reusable respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE) and protection suits. Estimated values €1m.

EU4H-2025-HERA-PJ-1-c: Call for proposals to support the development of innovative medical countermeasures for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats (HERA) – Detection and diagnosis. Estimated values €1m.

EU4H-2025-HERA-PJ-2: Development of new diagnostic tests for vector-borne diseases (HERA). Estimated values €10m.

Open calls for Proposals (Deadline 6 January 2026)

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-01: Call for proposals to pilot and implement cancer screening programmes for gastric cancer. Estimated values €3m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-02: Call for proposals to pilot and implement cancer screening programmes for lung cancer. Estimated values €7.4m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-03: Call for proposals to pilot and implement cancer screening programmes for prostate cancer. Estimated values €7.4m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-04: A European flagship initiative leveraging AI and health data for cardiovascular health and related non-communicable diseases: Advancing Risk Prediction, Prevention, Treatments, Personalised Care and Rehabilitation. Estimated values €20m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-05: Call for proposals on lifelong prevention for a healthy life with focus on cardiovascular diseases. Estimated values €2m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-06: Call for proposals to support the development of a medicine pricing, reimbursement and access tracker through the EURIPID database. Estimated values €0.8m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-07: Call for proposals for a programme on orphan medical devices, in particular targeting paediatric patients. Estimated values €1.2m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-08: Call for proposals for health data for biotech innovation leveraging the European Health Data Space. Estimated values €14.4m.

EU4H-2026-SANTE-PJ-09: Call for proposals to contribute to the organisation of conferences. Estimated values €0.6m.

HaDEA hosted an online info session to provide additional insights into the specific objectives and requirements for each topic on 9 October. The recording and presentations are available here.

Open calls for Tender

HADEA/2025/OP/0043: Supporting the implementation of the new SoHO regulation. Publication date 17 September 2025; deadline 11 November 2025; estimated value €3.5m.

Upcoming Calls

EU4Health calls for Tender

HADEA/2025/OP/0052 – PIN: Strengthening national implementation of organ transplant practices, in particular through cooperation between national authorities and professional sector associations. Publication date 14 November 2025; deadline 22 January 2026; estimated value €2m.

Further calls for tenders are expected and will be published later in the year.

Horizon Europe Health Cluster and Cancer Mission 2026-2027

The 2026–2027 Health Cluster and Cancer Mission Work Programmes are under discussion within their respective Programme Committees (PC). Their official publication is expected for December 2025.

A new development on the preparation process of work programmes is that draft versions of the upcoming 2026–2027 Work Programmes have been made available on the European Commission’s Transparent Comitology Register.

It is important to note that these drafts are not finalised yet, and subject to change until their official publication at the end of 2025. Nevertheless, they are very useful for potential applicants to engage with the Work Programmes early and prepare effectively for calls for proposals as soon as they are published.

Find links to the latest drafts here:

Open Calls

EU Partnerships

European Rare Disease Research Alliance (ERDERA) Networking Support Scheme

The Networking Support Scheme (NSS) is a continuously open call designed to knit together researchers, clinicians and patient advocates working on rare diseases and rare cancers. Proposals may be lodged at any time with the next collection deadline on 7 April 2026 at 13:00. The first collection round is currently under assessment for applications submitted before 7 October 2025.

Under the scheme, applicants can request up to €30,000 per networking event to cover meeting costs, travel costs, hybrid-meeting platforms and other essentials. Rounds will be held every six months until April 2029 – or until the dedicated budget is exhausted -providing a response pathway for emerging collaborations of the partnership.

See our Grant updates story for information on Joint Transnational Calls funded through European Partnerships.

Innovative Health Initiative

Innovative Health Initiative – call 12IHI to continue pioneering applicant-driven approach in next call for proposals

IHI call 12 is a singles stage call, which is scheduled for launch in early 2026, will invite applicants to explore new opportunities for IHI projects in line with the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda.

Find here the draft text of IHI call 12.

IHI will hold a brokerage event in Brussels, Belgium on 4 – 5 November 2025 to provide people interested in IHI’s next single-stage call with the opportunity to network face-to-face and start forming consortia. Find more information here.

See also the HRB website for general information on the Horizon Europe and EU4Health programmes.