Horizon Europe newsletter

The National Support Network team is pleased to introduce you to Micol Martinelli who has taken over as both the National Director for Horizon Europe in Ireland and as National Contact Point (NCP) for EIT (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) on an acting basis.

Micol is based at Enterprise Ireland on the R&I Internationalisation team and is the Programme Manager of Career-FIT and Career-FIT PLUS. She will host the next Network team meeting with Research Offices which takes place on 9 July - we look forward to working closely with her!

EIC Accelerator interviews in Brussels
More than a dozen Irish applicants have successfully made it through to European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator interviews which are scheduled face-to-face in Brussels later this month. Over the last week, mock interviews to prep applicants have been taking place at Enterprise Ireland - we wish all candidates the best of luck! Meanwhile, the EIC Community team has just released the updated EIC Business Acceleration Services (BAS) offer - you can find out more about that here.

New success story spotlights Limerick company
"Being part of one successful consortium in a highly competitive call is a huge achievement, so being part of two winning consortiums in the same period is incredible for the organisation," says Colm Gaskin from Limerick company 20FIFTY Partners. You can read about the company's Horizon Europe experience further below in the latest article from our success story series.

National Support Network team updates
In this month's newsletter, Mark Sweeney looks at opportunities under the Circular Biobased Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) which has €213m available under the 2024 Call for Proposals. Irene Castellano Pellicena outlines the open opportunities under the Health cluster and issues influencing its future while Willie Ryan reports on Soil Mission activity taking place in Ireland during June.

Get Network team:
You will find contact details for all members of the team in our Horizon Europe Support Network directory - please get in touch if you have any questions or require support with your Horizon Europe applications!

Willie Ryan, National Contact Point (NCP) for Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment and NCP for the Soil Deal Mission, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

A Soil Mission National Engagement Event is planned for Ireland as part of the NATI00NS project, a European initiative aimed at promoting soil health and sustainable land management practices through targeted funding opportunities. The event aims to promote the Soil Health LLs Call Topics for 2024 to Irish stakeholders. Discover more here.

Upcoming events:

Tue 11 Jun - European Innovation Ecosystems online info session - register here.
Tue 18 - Fri 21 Jun - EPoSS Annual Forum 2024. Details here.
Wed 19 Jun - Personnel Unit Cost – New cost method in Horizon Europe. Livestream link here.
Mon 24 - Fri 28 Jun - Summer School on Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management. Info here.
Wed 26 Jun - Certificates on the financial statements (CFS) in Horizon Europe. More info here.
Wed 3 July - French and Irish space ecosystem: Introduction & cooperation opportunities 2023. Info here.
Wed 10 Jul - Eurostars Call 7 – Webinar for applicants. Register here.
Tue 15 Oct - Xecs Matchmaking Event 2024, Discover more here.
Thu 21 Nov - The annual research conference 2024. More info here.

Missed it?

Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? May 2024 webinar Watch back here.
MSCA Ireland Doctoral Networks Promotional Event - watch it here.
European Innovation Council, Info Day - playback here.
Horizon Europe’s Research Infrastructures online info day - watch here.
Horizon Results Booster - steering research towards a strong societal impact - playback here.
Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Management in Horizon Europe - playback here.
Horizon Implementation Day: Grant Agreement preparation in Horizon Europe - view webinar here.
Horizon Implementation Day: Finding opportunities & submitting a proposal - watch here