The WIDERA Work Programme has three destinations - Improved access to Excellence, Attracting and mobilising the best talent and Reforming and enhancing the EU Research & Innovation System.

In this article I am going to focus on the Reforming and Enhancing the EU Research & Innovation System.  The ERA calls with a deadline in March 2024 principally come under the following strands:  

Some call topics that may be of interest to you or colleagues include the following:   

There are two calls related to gender equality. The first one is focused on policy coordination to support all aspects of inclusive gender equality plans and policies in the ERA, and the second is to support the implementation of inclusive gender equality plans.  

Another interesting area is on research management with a call topic on support for the professionalisation of research management. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad-reaching area and appears in this part of the programme also with a call on next generation AI and Human Behaviour: promoting an ethical approach.  

Other call topics include areas related to Intellectual Property (IP), open access publishing, reproducibility of scientific results amongst others.   

Calls will open on the 6 December 2023 with a deadline of 12 March 2024. 

Also, please keep watch on the Funding and Tenders Portal for updates on calls and potential new calls with a closing date in Autumn 2024. 

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If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.   

Gráinne Ryan, EU Liaison Manager for R&I, National Delegate and NCP for WIDERA, Brussels