Horizon Europe Open Calls

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There are currently a number of exciting opportunities for Irish civil society under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.  

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation.  

Open Calls:

Horizon Europe - Health

• Improving the quality of life of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families

• Tackling high-burden for patients and under-researched medical conditions

• Implementation research addressing strategies to strengthen health systems for equitable high-quality care and health outcomes in the context of non-communicable diseases (GACD)

• The impact of pollution on the development and progression of brain diseases and disorders

• Advancing knowledge on the impacts of micro- and nanoplastics on human health

• Testing safety and efficacy of phage therapy for the treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

• European Partnership for Brain Health

Horizon Europe - Missions

• Citizen engagement for sustainable land management through local and regional authorities

• Increasing walking and cycling: to reap health benefits, emission reductions and integrate active mobility and micro-mobility devices, with smart technologies and infrastructure

• Social, economic and cultural drivers, and costs of land degradation

• Pre-commercial procurement of breakthrough solutions for climate proofing of public buildings

Horizon Europe – WIDERA

• Investigating and addressing career barriers faced by underrepresented and marginalised researchers

• Programme‑level collaboration

• Strengthening of the European Science for Policy Ecosystem

• Science comes to town 2027

Eligibility

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

• the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions;

• the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States;

• countries associated to Horizon Europe;

• low- and middle-income countries.

See specifics in the General Annexes document.

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Consortium composition

Only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:

• at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and

• at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Countries.

If eligible for funding, legal entities established in non-associated third countries may exceptionally participate in this Coordination and support action as a beneficiary or affiliated entity.

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Project Duration

The project starting date and duration will be fixed in the grant agreement.

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National Contact Point

Find your National Contact Point at https://horizoneurope.ie/