Information on the Horizon Europe and the EU4 Health research programmes, including new funding calls, opening dates and upcoming deadlines.

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:

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:

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 5 June 2024 (1.00 pm – 4.00 pm 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:

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 four calls for proposals under the 2024 EU4Health Work Programme. The deadline for applications is on 5 September 2024.

More information is available on the HRB EU4Health webpage.

The individual calls are linked below.

Operating Grants

Call for proposals for operating grants in 2024, and call for proposals for a Framework Partnership Agreement for operating grants (2025-2026) to non-governmental organisations: financial contribution to the functioning of health non-governmental bodies implementing one or more specific objectives of Regulation (EU) 2021/522

EU4H-2024-OG-FPA: Indicative Budget: €9,000,000; Submission deadline:13 June 2024.

Procurement

Multiple Framework Contracts in cascade for support services to the European Commission on gathering intelligence on priority threats and medical countermeasures. HADEA/2024/OP/0009 (Est. value Lot 1 €6,000,000; Est. value Lot 2 €9,000,000; Total est. value €15 M; Submission deadline 13 June 2024.)

Single framework contract to consolidate and uphold the operation of the European Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. HADEA/2024/OP/0010 (Est. value €8 M; Submission deadline 11 June 2024.)

Speeding up the development of and access to innovative medical countermeasures: point-of-care metagenomic sequencing for universal pathogen detection. HADEA/2024/CPN/0021 (Est. ceiling value €24 M; Submission deadline 21 June 2024.)

Upcoming calls EU4Health

Further calls are expected from May 2024 in the areas of crisis preparedness, health promotion & disease prevention, cancer, health systems & healthcare workforce and digital. 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.