The European Commission organizes a virtual info day for the Horizon Europe Work Programme on Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA) on 27 April 2022. Horizon Europe’s Widening actions support EU countries that lag behind in research and innovation to increase their performance, while ERA actions aim at reforming and enhancing the European research and innovation system overall.
This info day aims to inform (potential) applicants about two new topics included in the WIDERA work programme of 2022 and will focus on two kinds of new calls:
- Hop On Facility, which creates the possibility for legal entities established in low research and innovation (R&I) performing Member States to join already selected actions.
- ERA Talents call, which aims to attract more R&I talents of diverse expertise to entities in Widening countries.
Moreover, there will be a short overview on the European Research Area policy. The subsequent Q&A will give participants the opportunity to ask any remaining questions.
