How to Prepare for a Horizon Europe Call in Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) – Dec 16 2024
Session Description
December 16 2024 @ 9:30 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 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) 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 4 has the 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 March 2025.
This information session will:
- Provide an overview of Horizon Europe’s Pillar II funding opportunities with a focus on Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, Space),
- Explore Horizon Europe’s Work Programme, discussing its structure, key components, process and timeline
- Highlight the support offered by the Government of Canada through its Horizon Europe National Contact Points (NCPs), and
- Share faculty expert insights on European-Commission-funded projects challenges and opportunities.
A question & answer period will follow.
Moderator: Cintia Cristia, Research Development and Partnerships Officer, Research Services Office & Innovation and Partnerships Office, Division of the Vice-President, Research & Innovation
Panelists:
- Tamara Sone, Horizon Europe National Contact Point Coordinator; Senior Policy Advisor, Science Policy Branch, Science and Research Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), Government of Canada
- Steeve Montminy, Horizon Europe National Contact Point for Cluster 4; Director, Strategic planning, Space Science and Technology, Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Oh-Sung Kwon, Professor, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
Additional Information
After this session, attendees will have a better understanding of:
- Horizon Europe Pillar II funding opportunities for projects within Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry, Space),
- Challenges and opportunities of participating in European-Commission-funded projects,
- Key steps leading from identifying a suitable call to developing a successful proposal, including analyzing the call, building a consortium, negotiating roles, writing a proposal, and collaborating with industry, and
- Institutional and federal resources for applying to Horizon Europe
