Innovative Health Initiative JU Call 13

An AI Foundation Toxicology Model and Framework to Support Waiving a Second Species in Drug Safety Studies <div class="eui-u-mt-l>"><h4>General conditions</h4><div><h4>1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p><strong><em> </em></strong>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex A</a> and <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex E</a> of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.</p><p><strong>Proposal page limits and layout:</strong> described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System : </p><ul><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>at the first stage of a two-stage call, the limit for RIA short proposals is 20 pages;</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>at the second stage of a two-stage call, the limit for RIA full proposals is 50 pages.</li></ul></div></div><div><h4>2. Eligible countries</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex B</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes.</p><p>A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/programme-guide_horizon_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Horizon Europe Programme Guide</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>3. Other Eligibility Conditions</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex B</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes and in the ''Conditions of the Calls for proposals and Calls management rules'' section of the <a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/Documents/About/AWP/WorkProgramme2026_Amend1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IHI JU Work Programme</a> (WP)</p></div></div><div><h4>4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex C</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes.</p></div></div><div><h4>5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex D</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes and in the ''Conditions of the Calls for proposals and Calls management rules'' section of the <a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/Documents/About/AWP/WorkProgramme2026_Amend1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IHI JU Work Programme</a> (WP)</p></div></div><div><h4>5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex F</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes and the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/om_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Online Manual</a>.</p></div></div><div><h4>5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex F</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes.</p></div></div><div><h4>6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants</h4><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annex G</a> of the Work Programme General Annexes.</p></div></div></div><div class="eui-u-mt-l"><h4>Specific conditions</h4> <div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p>described in the ''Conditions of the Calls for proposals and Calls management rules'' section of the the <a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/Documents/About/AWP/WorkProgramme2026_Amend1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IHI JU Work Programme</a> (WP) </p><ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>specific conditions on Availability, Accessibility and Affordability (3A) <strong>do not</strong> <strong>apply to this topic</strong></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span>JU's right to object to transfer/exclusive licensing</li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><strong>Information on eligibility for funding</strong> : Legal entities based in all countries associated to Horizon Europe, including Canada, Switzerland, the UK, and South Korea, will be eligible to receive funding under this call, in line with the normal rules.</li></ol><p><br></br></p></div></div><div class="eui-u-mt-l"><div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p><strong>Where relevant, templates of the reference documents and associated guidance can be found on the IHI JU <a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/call-documents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website</a>.</strong></p><p><strong>Regarding the application forms for submitting proposals, the relevant templates and annexes are available to download in the submission system of the Funding and Tender Opportunities portal.</strong></p><p>The <strong>IHI JU 13</strong>^{<strong>th</strong>}<strong> Call for proposals</strong> full topics text is available <a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/Documents/Calls/IHI_Call13_CallText.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div><h4>Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):</h4> <div class="eui-u-mt-s"><p><strong>Application form templates</strong> <em>— the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System</em></p><p><strong><u>Evaluation form</u></strong> (RIA Actions – single and two-stage Calls procedure)</p><p><a href="https://www.ihi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/Documents/Calls/IHI_Evaluation_form_RIA_UpdateJan2025.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IHI JU Evaluation form for Research and Innovation Actions</a></p><p><strong><u>Proposal Templates Part A and Part B</u> </strong>(RIA Actions – single and second stage of two-stage procedure)</p><p><strong>1. </strong> <u>For 1</u>^<u>st</u><u> stage of two-stage calls</u></p><ol><li data-list="ordered" class="ql-indent-1"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><strong><em><u>Proposal template - Part A</u></em></strong> : Part A of the proposal is generated by the IT system in the submission system, where applicants insert general information on t