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How to Prepare for a Horizon Europe Call in Cluster 1 (Health) – Jan 22, 2025
Session Description
January 22 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation is hosting a webinar on Horizon Europe to promote this significant new funding program and provide specific information about its Cluster 1 (Health) opportunities to U of T faculty interested in applying in 2025.
Horizon Europe is the world’s largest research and innovation collaboration program, with a total budget of C$140 billion (2021-2027). The program is structured into three pillars, and Canada has recently become an associated country eligible to apply for Pillar II: “Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness”. Canadians can now participate in or create international consortia to apply for Pillar II project calls and receive grants directly from the European Commission.
Of Pillar II’s six thematic clusters, Cluster 1 has the third largest budget, distributing around C$22 billion over the seven years of the framework program to awarded projects. These projects are designed “top-down” and are described in detail on the Work Programme, an official document published periodically. This session is designed to provide contextual information to interested faculty members in preparation for the publication of the 2025-2026 Work Programme, expected for Spring 2025.
This information session will:
Provide an overview of Horizon Europe’s Pillar II funding opportunities with a focus on Cluster 1; see the Work Programme Summary,
Discuss how to prepare for an application, including understanding Horizon Europe’s Work Programme, identifying potential topics, building a consortium, writing the proposal and solving issues that arise during this process, and
Share faculty expert insights on challenges and opportunities for Canadian applicants.
Learning Objectives
After this session, attendees will have a better understanding of:
Horizon Europe Pillar II funding opportunities for projects within Cluster 1 (Health),
Challenges and opportunities of participating in Horizon Europe,
Next steps to apply to a Horizon Europe Cluster 1 topic, and
Institutional and federal resources for applying to Horizon Europe
Additional Information
Moderator:
- Cintia Cristia, Research Development and Partnerships Officer, Research Services Office & Innovation and Partnerships Office, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Speakers:
- Berry de Bruijn, Horizon Europe National Contact Point, Senior Research Officer and Team Lead Digital Technologies Research Centre, National Research Council Canada
- William McRae, Horizon Europe National Contact Point, Policy & Planning Analyst, Vice President’s Office, Life Sciences, National Research Council Canada
- Igor Stagljar, Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto
Post-session materials can be found below:
