The new Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2025 has been published with first call opening already on 15 May 2025.
The programme part "Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area" features in total 6 calls.
Among Widening calls are both well-established and new instruments: European Excellence Initiative; Hop-On Facility; EIC Pre-Accelerator; Support for R&I policy making in the EU enlargement countries; and Implementing co-funded action plans for connected regional innovation valleys in widening countries.
The ERA call addresses a broad spectrum of policy areas: research careers, knowledge valorisation, gender equality, open science, research assessment reform, science for policy, and programme level collaboration. Additionally, it includes the second call for the initiative "Science comes to town".
More information:
Full work programme here.
Calls, topics and actions are published and searchable on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
All calls will be presented at the online WIDERA info day on 20 May here.