If you need partners or you would like to join a consortium to apply for the 2024 Cluster 6 calls for proposals, a matchmaking portal will be available until 25 December. You can share your research idea with others and meet potential partners.
The calls include 75 new topics in the areas of sustainable food systems, nature-based solutions and biodiversity, and the sustainable development of rural, coastal and urban areas, among others. The overall budget is €890 million in EU funding. If you missed the Cluster 6 Info Days, watch the recording to find out more. Submit your proposal by 22 February 2024.
The two EU-funded projects managed by the European Research Executive Agency were present at this year’s conference dedicated to cohesion policy, addressing challenges for European cities and regions in two separate sessions: “Citizen science and co-design tools for cities” and “Climate-neutral cities by 2030: delivering results through multi-stakeholder engagement”.
The final event of the GENDER STI project took place in Madrid, on 5 October 2023. The "Breaking Barriers: Advancing Gender Equality in International Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation (STI)" conference hosted policymakers, researchers, funding agencies representatives, government bodies, and high-level expert panels on gender equality from Europe and international partner countries.
The joint conference organised by the two Horizon 2020 projects, INCENTIVE and TIME4CS, marks the sustainability and legacy of the two projects. Happening in Cork, Ireland, on 1 November, the conference will be an opportunity to network with stakeholders from all over Europe and discuss Citizen Science and institutional changes.
Meet the researchers and young citizen scientists that contributed to the YouCount project. The project’s final conference will include discussions on insights and key findings, a pre-seminar and travel exhibition, taking place in Brussels, on 4-5 December.
Confused about how to comply with open science principles when applying for EU funding and when implementing your project? REA has prepared an information package and series of Q&As. This may help you to successfully implement open science practices in your proposals and during your project if your proposal is selected for funding.
Part of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, EU missions are a new way to bring concrete solutions to some of our greatest challenges. EU-funded projects managed by REA in different domains have supported the objectives of all five EU Missions launched in 2021.
Back in September the award ceremony for the EU Prize for Citizen Science took place within the Ars Electronica Festival, in Linz, Austria. The Citizen Science Award, announced for the first time in 2023, was initiated by the REA-managed IMPETUS project.
This year’s edition hosted 136 young scientists aged 14 to 20 from 36 countries. They presented 85 scientific projects to the general public as part of an international science fair organised by the European Commission. The first prize was secured by scientist from Poland, Canada, Denmark and Portugal.
The “Reforming and enhancing the EU research and innovation system” funding opportunity will open its application period on 6 December 2023. Submitting proposals will be possible until 12 March 2024. The call has an indicative budget of 25,5 million, covering 10 topics, including researchers’ skills, intellectual property and open access publishing.
The Knowledge Valorisation framework increases the value we derive from EU-funded research results and innovation. Participate in the consultation on Knowledge Valorisation and shape codes of conduct on Industry-Academia Co-creation and Citizen's Engagement! Fill in the surveys by 20 October 2023.
The newly initiated Horizon Europe project sets out to bring science closer to the general audience with the help of science communication professionals specialised in diverse fields of research. Watch a recent Horizon Magazine interview featuring Dr Jason Pridmore, the leader of the COALESCE project to discover more.
The EU-funded project VIRTIGATION has launched a social media series of posts to show the project and its partners work in protecting tomatoes and cucurbits from viruses. The project features, for example, the technology they use to tackle devastating plant viruses, the process of seed multiplication and a state-of-the-art quarantine laboratory for plant pathogens and insect pests.
The 2023 Mission Soil call received 123 proposals. The topics to establish the Living Labs, places where to experiment on the ground, received almost half of the proposals. 16 projects are expected to be funded with the €126 million EU funding available. The evaluations by independent experts are starting. The successful projects are expected to be informed in December.
The Water4All - Partnership, also co-funded by the EU, is looking for research and innovation projects focusing on aquatic ecosystems, including inland surface water, groundwater, transitional and coastal water. The projects should have water security on top of the objectives. There is approximately €36 million of budget available for funding. Deadline to submit pre-proposals is 13 November.
The European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+), co-founded by the EU, is looking for projects on Nature-based solutions for biodiversity, human well-being and just transformative change. The project proposals can focus on terrestrial, marine, coastal and freshwater. Approximately €40 million is available in funding to support research on biodiversity. Applicants should submit their pre-proposal by 10 November.
If you need partners or you would like to join a consortium to apply for the 2024 Cluster 6 calls for proposals, a matchmaking portal will be available until 25 December. You can share your research idea with others and meet potential cooperation partners.
Cluster 6 ‘Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment’ 2024 calls for proposals for EU funding will open on 17 October. An Info Day was organised on 27-28 September for applicants to learn about the topics open for funding. If you could not attend the event, you can watch the recording.
The European Commission will invest €90 million in 17 new research projects that will contribute to the EU Mission: ‘A Soil Deal for Europe'. The projects were selected by independent experts and gather 314 participants from 32 countries to deliver a wide variety of benefits for the restoration and protection of soil by 2030. Most of them have already started their research.
