EDCTP: HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025 – actions supporting the global health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking. Deadline: expected March 2025
About
The 2025 calls will support a range of research and innovation actions (RIA) aimed at developing novel vaccines and therapeutics for tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases. Additionally, coordination and support actions (CSA) strengthening the enabling environment for conducting clinical research in Africa will be funded at the individual level through fellowships in public health with emphasis on the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology, and modelling, as well as at the institutional level through regional networks of excellence for preparedness and response to outbreaks. Four calls for proposals will be launched:
1) HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-two-stage covering 3 topics for Research and Innovation Actions (RIA):
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-TB-01-two-stage: Global collaboration action for the development of vaccines for reducing the disease burden of Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa;
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-MALARIA-02-two-stage: Global collaboration action for research on existing Malaria therapeutics and clinical development of new antimalarial candidates;
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-01-NTD-03-two-stage: Accelerating the development of prophylactic vaccines against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in sub-Saharan Africa.
2) HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-02-two-stage covering 1 topic for Coordination and Support Actions (CSA):
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-02-FELLOWSHIP-01-two-stage: Global Health EDCTP3 and contributing partners funded Strategic Training Hubs for Fellowships in Public Health covering Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Modelling.
3) HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-03-two-stage covering 1 topic for Coordination and Support Actions (CSA):
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-03-NETWORKS-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action for strengthening the Regional Networks of Excellence and Epidemic Preparedness Consortia.
4) HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-two-stage covering 2 topics Research and Innovation Actions (RIA):
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-CH-01-two-stage: Global collaborative action tackling diarrhoeal diseases in the context of climate and health;
- HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2025-04-ACCESS-02-two-stage: Transformative Innovations in global health.
Amount
The total budget is €214 million. Expected JU contribution per project are worth between €1.34m and €15.3m.
Deadline
The calls for proposals will open in late January 2025. Interested consortia are invited to submit a short proposal by March 2025 (first stage). Successful consortia will then be invited to submit a full proposal by September 2025 (second stage).