Under the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to the rising spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants, Horizon Europe launched an Emergency Plan with four specific actions (below), two included in the Cluster Health and two in the Research Infrastructures.

·       Cohorts united against COVID-19 variants of concern; (TOPIC ID: HORIZON-HLTH-2021-CORONA-01-02)

·       Vaccines & therapeutic trials to boost prevention and treatment; (TOPIC ID: HORIZON-HLTH-2021-CORONA-01-01)

·       FAIR and open data sharing in support to European preparedness for COVID 19 and other infectious diseases; (TOPIC ID: HORIZON-INFRA-2021-EMERGENCY-01)

·       Research infrastructure services for rapid research responses to COVID 19 and other infectious disease epidemics; (TOPIC ID: HORIZON-INFRA-2021-EMERGENCY-02)

The work programmes that include these topics (Cluster Health and Research Infrastructures) and all reference documents can be found in the Funding & Tenders Portal.

A dedicated section for the proposals submission will open on the 13th of April 2021. The submission deadline is 6th of  May 2021.

Contact you NCPs for additional information!

NCPs for Health:
Patrícia Calado
Isabel Carvalho-Oliveira
Afonso Duarte

NCPs for Research Infrastructures:
Marta Coelho Abrantes
Daniel Carapau