Events

Wednesday, March 5 | 9:30 – 11 a.m. [session recording and slides available in Toolbox]

The course gives you an introduction to financial rules in Horizon Europe and explains the key principles of EU funding in R&I projects. We will explain the rules of budgeting in Horizon Europe and will try to compare it with the Canadian research projects.

The following topics will be covered:

• Key principles of EU funding for R&I projects
• Overview of the Annotated Model Grant Agreement
• Grant types and funding rules
• Importance of budgeting
• Eligibility rules
• Direct and Indirect cost

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 – 11 a.m. [session recording and slides available in Toolbox]

This webinar will provide strategic and practical tips to help researchers enhance their visibility to join competitive Horizon Europe proposals, and effectively build a consortium for their own proposals.

The following topics will be covered:

• The rationale of consortia in EU research and innovation projects.
• Roles in a Horizon Europe project: coordinator, partner, associated partner, affiliated entity, stakeholder, end-user, subcontractor 
• What does it take to be a coordinator?  
• Can you coordinate a proposal but not act as the official coordinator? 
• How to analyse a call text to identify the right partnership and your role as a partner. 
• How to become part of expert groups and working groups.
• How to identify the key players and the “usual suspects”. 
• How to prepare a partner profile/proposition to enter a consortium. 
• EU platforms, networks, initiatives and events: Funding & Tenders Portal, CORDIS, Info Days, Brokerage Days, European Partnerships, Mission boards, etc.

Thursday, March 27 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET

This online partnering event is for 2025 Horizon Europe Pillar 2 Health (Cluster 1) project calls. It is hosted by ISED, Canada’s Head of Innovation in Brussels, EIT Global, and country partners. The first part of the session will provide an overview of the calls with best practices, followed by partner countries’ strengths and interests. The second part will provide moderated breakout rooms where participants can share their two-minute pitches and connect with potential partners. All are invited to REGISTER and provide their pitch for the project call(s) they wish to pursue for possible partnering. See also NCP Guidelines for Pitch Sessions to assist researchers when preparing for brokerage events (reference website).