Africa Initiative II

 

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 Thematic Cluster	Calls
Digital, Industry and Space (Cluster 4)	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   Link
Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)	HORIZON-CL5-2024-D3-01-09 Africa-EU CO-FUND action   Link
Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)	HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01-05   Next generation low-emission, climate-resilient pathways and NDCs for a future aligned with the Paris Agreement   Link
Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)	HORIZON-CL5-2024-D2-01-02 Non-Li Sustainable Batteries with European Supply Chains for Stationary Storage (Batt4EU Partnership)   Link
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   Link
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   Link
Digital, Industry and Space (Cluster 4)	HORIZON-EUSPA-2023-SPACE-01-46 Designing space-based downstream applications with international partners   Link
Research infrastructure	HORIZON-INFRA-2024-DEV-01-02 Strengthen the bilateral cooperation on research infrastructures with Africa   Link
European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE)	HORIZON-EIE-2024-CONNECT-01-01 The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform   Link