The European Commission published the drafts of the majority of the work programmes under Horizon Europe for the 2023 – 2024.  These drafts have not been adopted or endorsed by the European Commission, but they were published to provide potential participants with the currently expected main lines of this work programme.

According to the European Commission, actions included in these work programmes will help accelerate the clean energy transition in line with the REPowerEU Plan, improve food security, cybersecurity, help ensure open strategic autonomy and reduce dependencies on critical raw materials, and accelerate delivery of the Green Deal. For example, a package of actions across the ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’, ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ and ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’ clusters in particular will aim to speed up the clean energy transition. In addition, this work programme includes targeted actions to support Ukraine such as reinforcing Ukrainian researchers’ access to European research infrastructures while the EU Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities will support a number of Ukrainian cities in integrating the principles of climate neutrality in their reconstruction.

With the 2023 – 2024 Horizon Europe work programme, the EU will invest around €13.5 billion in research and innovation.

The published drafts include the work programmes for:

• EU Missions
• Cluster 1 (Health)
• Cluster 2 (Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society)
• Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space)
• Cluster 5 (Climate, Energy and Mobility)
• Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment)
• European Innovation Ecosystems
• MSCA
• Research Infrastructures
• Widera

Download the drafts here.
Source: The European Commission  

Ahead of today's EU Innovation Fund Info Days 'Third call for large-scale projects', the European Association of Innovation Consultants welcomes the recent changes made to the instrument.
 
EAIC Members have supported several of the selected Innovation Fund projects under both Large- and Small Scale calls, across multiple countries. Through their services provided to applicants, EAIC Members benefit from first-hand experience with the features of the Fund, its technicalities, the effort required by the applicants as well as their expectations and reactions after the selection process. 

Find out more here.

On Thursday 17 November, EAIC organises the second event in its Webinar Series on Horizon Europe Collaborative Calls. EAIC Members will fist discuss common challenges and best practices related to the preparation of a robust Dissemination Strategy at proposal stage. Then, GrantXpert’s Social Media/Marketing Manager will share with participants her insights and experience through implementing the dissemination activities of EU funded projects.
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When? Thursday 17 November (9.00 - 10.00 CET)
By whom? This event is organised by EAIC Member GrantXpert Consulting
For whom? This workshop is reserved to EAIC members.  
Interested? Write to [email protected]