Africa Initiative II
In the 2ndWork Programme of Horizon Europe 2023-2024
•Building on the positiveoutcome of the Africa Initiative I ofHorizon Europe Work Programme 2021-2022.
•A total budget of ~300 MEUR through ~30 topics under calls for proposals to boostEU-Africa cooperation
on Research & Innovation (R&I).
•Enabling the implementation of the short-term and medium-term actions of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda, aiming to translate R&I into tangible positive impact on the ground, particularly in the areas of 1:
1.Green Transition (260 MEUR)
2.Innovation & Technology (35 MEUR)
3.Capacities for Science (9 MEUR)
•Adoption of Horizon Europe Work Programme:6 December 2022
(EU funding & tenders’ portal).
Call for proposals - AFRICA INITIATIVE II- Horizon Europe
Open and upcoming calls
December 6, 2023
Horizon Europe | Calls | Action | Opening date Deadline date | Budget |
Digital, Industry | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-04
Improvement of light harvesting and carbon fixation with synthetic biology and/or bio-inspired//biomimetic pathways for renewable direct solar fuels production
| HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions |
Opening date 12 September 2023
Deadline date 16 January 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 4 |
Climate, Energy | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-09 Africa-EU CO-FUND action
| HORIZON-COFUND HORIZON Programme Cofund Actions | Opening date 12 September 2023
Deadline date 16 January 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 10 |
Climate, Energy | HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01-05
Next generation low-emission, climate-resilient pathways and NDCs for a future aligned with the Paris Agreement
| HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions | Opening date 12 September 2023
Deadline date 05 March 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time | 14 |
Climate, Energy |
HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-02 Non-Li Sustainable Batteries with European Supply Chains for Stationary Storage (Batt4EU Partnership)
| HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions | Planned opening date 07 December 2023
Deadline date 18 April 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time | 21 |
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment(Cluster 6) | HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-10
EU-African Union cooperation on agroforestry management for climate change adaptation and mitigation
| HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions | Opening date 17 October 2023
Deadline date 22 February 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 6 |
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment(Cluster 6) | HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-11 EU-African Union – towards climate-neutral, social just fair trade food systems
| HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions | Opening date 17 October 2023
Deadline date 22 February 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 9 |
Digital, Industry | HORIZON-EUSPA-2023-SPACE-01-46 Designing space-based downstream applications with international partners
| HORIZON-RIA HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions | Opening date 26 October 2023
Deadline date 14 February 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 6 |
Research infrastructure | HORIZON-INFRA-2024-DEV-01-02 Strengthen the bilateral cooperation on research infrastructures with Africa
| HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
| Opening date 06 December 2023
Deadline date 12 March 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 1,5 |
European | HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-01 The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform
| HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions | Planned opening date 11 January 2024
Deadline date 25 April 2024 17:00:00 Brussels time
| 2,5 |