European funding opportunities

This funding type is for research projects in which expertise from different organizations is required to address a complex research question, and make societal or economic impact. Below you find an overview of European funding for projects and/or consortiums and/or Consortia. For questions or advice, please contact the FHML/MUMC+ GrantsOffice.

European funding for projects

Horizon Europe programme

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation and has different call topics across the different Clusters and missions.
For more information see the strategic plan and Work Programmes

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks (MSCA DN)

The objective is to implement doctoral programmes by partnerships of organisations from different sectors across Europe and beyond to train highly skilled doctoral candidates, stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term.
More information about the MSCA DN can be found on it's webpage.

Research Infrastructure

Research infrastructures are facilities that provide resources and services for the research communities to conduct research and foster innovation in their fields.
For more information see the Horizon Europe webpage.

Clusters of Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe consists of 6 clusters:

Missions of Horizon Europe

The 5 missions of Horizon Europe are:

European Innovation Council (EIC)

EIC promotes breakthrough innovation with scale-up potential at the global level. It focuses mainly on breakthrough, deeptech and disruptive innovation, targeting especially market-creating innovation. Areas of intervention are Pathfinder, Transition and Accelator funding.
More information about EIC can be found on the webpages of Horizon Europe and EIC

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

EIT is an independent EU body and integral part of Horizon Europe. It increases Europe’s ability to innovate by nurturing entrepreneurial talent and supporting new ideas.
More information about EIT can be found on the webpages of Horizon Europe, E IT and EITHealth.

European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE)

This programme acts in complement and synergy with EIC, EIT and innovative activities across Horizon Europe and other EU funding programmes to improve ecosystems for innovation in Europe.
More information can be found on the EIE webpage of Horizon Europe.

European partnerships

The European co-funded partnerships are part of Horizon Europe. These partnerships focus on complex societal challenges and are intended to achieve real impact. The partners within these partnerships are research funding bodies in various European countries. NWO also contributes to these and develops various thematic transnational calls together with the partners.
More information can be found on the NWO website.
An overview and detailed information on Horizon Europe can be found on the Horizon Europe webpage and the website of Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO).
Horizon Europe funding opportunities and open calls for proposals can be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

EU4Health programme

The EU4Health programme, is a subsidy programme offered by the European Union. It focuses its efforts on strengthening healthcare and promotes innovation. Priorities are among others health promotion and disease prevention, digital transformation and healthcare staff.
Information on EU4Health and the annual Work Programmes can be found on the EU4Health webpage. Funding opportunities and open calls for proposals can be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)

IHI is an EU public-private partnership funding health research and innovation to address public health needs, improve patients'live, and boost the competitiveness of Europe's health industries.
More information can be found on the IHI webpage.

COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology

COST funds interdisciplinary research networks called COST Actions that brings researchers and innovators together to investigate a topic of their choice for 4 years.
More information can be found on the COST action homepage.

European personal grants

The purpose of personal grants is to fund 'investigator-driven', or 'bottom-up' research which allows researchers to identify new opportunities in any field of research. Different funding organizations, including NWO, ZonMw, Horizon Europe as well as many health foundations, provide a variety of personal grants or fellowships that support adventurous, talented, pioneering researchers to do research of their choice, develop their own line of research and further develop their talent.

Below you will find a short overview of different European personal grants aimed at different stages of research career. For more information, please contact the FHML/MUMC+ GrantsOffice.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF)

The MSCA-PF supports researchers’ careers and excellence in research through a yearly call. It enables researchers to carry out their research activities abroad, acquire new skills and develop their careers. It is open to researchers with up to eight years of post-PhD experience, applicants must not have been in the host country for more than 12 months in the past 36 months.

More information: European Commission homepage for MSCA

European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant

ERC Starting is a yearly call and the grants are designed for early-career scientists with two till seven years of experience since completion of PhD who have already produced excellent supervised work, are ready to work independently and show potential to be a research leader.

More information: ERC homepage for Starting Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant

This annual grant supports Principal Investigators consolidating their independent research team or program. It aims to encourage high-quality, frontier research in Europe. Eligible researchers must have between seven and twelve years of post-PhD experience and an excellent scientific track record.

More information: ERC homepage for Consolidator Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant

This annual grant supports established research leaders with a proven track record of significant achievements. Applicants must demonstrate the groundbreaking nature, ambition, and feasibility of their research proposal, having shown exceptional leadership and originality in their contributions over the past 10 years.

More information: ERC homepage for Advanced Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant

This annual grant supports 2-4 Principal Investigators working together on ambitious research problems that require diverse expertise, skills and resources. The team may include members from different institutions or countries. PIs at any career stage must show either a competitive early achievement track record or a ten-year track record, as relevant.

More information: ERC homepage for Synergy Grants

European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept

This grant aim at maximising the value of the excellent research that the ERC
funds. All Principal Investigators in one of the ERC frontier research main grants (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy) are eligible.