EU funding updates – June 2024
Information on the Horizon Europe and the EU4 Health research programmes, including new funding calls, opening dates and upcoming deadlines.
5 min read - 24 Jun 2024
Applications in progress
Horizon Europe Health Cluster
Full proposals submitted under the 2024 Health Cluster calls (Single and Two Stage calls) are under review. Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in July 2024 at the earliest.
Open calls
Horizon Europe Health Cluster 2023-25 amendment
Horizon Europe Health Cluster 2023-2024 Work Programme has been amended to include 3 new call topics. The new 2023-25 amended Work Programme is now published.
Current open calls include:
- HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-09-01: European Partnership: One Health Anti-Microbial Resistance. Closing date: 25 September 2024
- HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-12-01: European partnership for pandemic preparedness. Closing date: 26 November 2024.
- HORIZON-HLTH-2024-DISEASE-13-01: Implementation research for management of multiple long-term conditions in the context of non-communicable diseases (Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases – GACD). Closing date: 26 November 2024.
- HORIZON-HLTH-2024-CARE-14-01: Pre-commercial procurement for environmentally sustainable, climate neutral and circular health and care systems. Closing date: 26 November 2024.
For more information on the calls, please contact the Health NCP at irene.castellano@hrb.ie and view the HE Health Cluster Info Day on 28 May (9.00 am – 11:30 am IST).
Cancer Mission 2024
The Cancer Mission 2024 Work Programme is published.
There are six call topics open for proposal submission with a deadline of 18 September 2024. Call topics include:
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-01:Use cases for the UNCAN.eu research data platform
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-02: Support to the development of national cancer data nodes
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-03: Accessible and affordable risk predictor tests to advance early detection of heritable cancers in European regions
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-04: Support a pragmatic clinical trial programme by cancer charities
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-05: Improving the understanding and management of late-effects in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer
- HORIZON-MISS-2024-CANCER-01-06: An information portal for the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre
For more information on the calls, please watch the Cancer Mission Info Day recorded video and/or contact the Health NCP at irene.castellano@hrb.ie
To learn more about the ‘Understanding Cluster’ of the Cancer Mission, please, register for the first EU Cancer Mission project cluster (Understanding cancer) policy webinar which will take place on July 4, 2024 (8:30 AM – 11:30 AM IST).
Innovative Health Initiative
Innovative Health Initiative – call 8
This (two stage) will open in the coming months. The following topics are under consideration for inclusion in IHI call 8:
- A city-based approach to reducing cardiovascular mortality in Europe
- Novel endpoints for osteoarthritis (OA) by applying big data analytics
- Modelling regulatory sandbox mechanisms and enabling their deployment to support breakthrough innovation
- Patient-centred clinical-study endpoints derived using digital health technologies
European Innovation Council (EIC)
The European Commission adopted the 2024 work programme of the European Innovation Council.
EIC Transition to turn research results into innovation opportunities, following up on results generated by EIC Pathfinder projects, European Research Council Proof of Concept projects and open for the first time to project results from Horizon collaborative projects from Pillar 2/ societal challenges (grants up to €2.5 million). Submission deadline: 18 September 2024
EIC Accelerator for start-ups and SMEs to develop and scale up innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones (grants below €2.5 million, investments from €0.5 to €15 million). Submission deadline: Short applications, any time; Full applications: 3 October 2024
EIC Health Challenges
Monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics for new variants of emerging viruses. Detailed on page 92 of the EIC work program for 2024. Submission deadline: Short applications, any time; Full applications: 3 October 2024.
EU4Health
Action grants
HaDEA has published eight calls for proposals under the 2024 EU4Health Work Programme in the areas of crisis preparedness and cancer.
More information is available on the HRB EU4Health webpage.
The individual calls are linked below.
Crisis preparedness: The deadline for applications is on 5 September 2024.
- EU4H-2024-PJ-01-1: European Hub for vaccine development (€102 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-01-2: Next-generation respiratory protection (HERA) (€20 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-01-3: To support innovative manufacturing technologies and processes in the Union for medicines production (€17 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-01-4: To support the development of novel antivirals (€10 M)
Cancer: The deadline for applications is on 10 October 2024. HaDEA will run a dedicated info session on 26 June 2024.
- EU4H-2024-PJ-02-1: Call for Proposals to support integration of cancer images into the federated pan-European infrastructure to foster screening programmes (€8 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-02-2: Call for Proposals to increase health literacy for cancer prevention and care (€5 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-02-3: Call for proposals on the development of social services for psychosocial support and rehabilitation for children and their families in paediatric oncology clinics in Member States and countries associated to the EU4Health Programme (€7.4 M)
- EU4H-2024-PJ-02-4: Call for Proposals on EU Network of Youth Cancer Survivors (€5 M)
The final wave of calls for grant funding are expected to launch in September 2024 in the areas of health promotion & disease prevention, cancer, and digital.
Upcoming calls EU4Health
Procurement
- Speed-up the development, availability and access to anti-tuberculosis medicines for children. HADEA/2023/OP/0052 (Est. value €5 M)
- Horizon Scanning System for Medical Devices & In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. HADEA/2024/OP/0024 (Est. value €1 M)
Further calls for tenders are expected and will be published throughout the year.
The tentative call calendar is published on HADEA’s webpage.
See also the HRB website for general information on the Horizon Europe and EU4Health programmes.
5 min read - 24 Jun 2024