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Amended Work Programme WIDERA 2023-2025 published

17/04/2024

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On 17 April 2024, the European Commission published on FTOP the amended Work programme WIDERA that newly includes new topics and new calls for 2025. The new elements are the following:

Widening part

  • ERA Talents 2024 – simplified text and no so strict conditions, the call opens on 25 April and closes on 26 September 2024
  • TEAMING for Excellence 2025 – the last call in Horizon Europe! Opening on 3 December 2024, the deadline of the 1st stage on 10 April 2025, the deadline of the 2nd stage on 20 January 2026
  • ERA Fellowships 2025 (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships) – opening on 9 April 2025, deadline 10 September 2025

ERA part

The call for 3 new topics opens on 15 May 2024 with deadline on 25 September 2024 (EC infoday takes place on 22 April 2024)

  • Experimentation and exchange of good practices for value creation 2024
  • Science comes to town 2024
  • Talent ecosystems for attractive early research careers – pilot 2024

 

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