16 March 2026, 14:00 (SAST)
You are invited to attend the Horizon Europe “Africa Initiative IV” Webinar – Focus on South Africa, taking place online on 16 March 2026 from 14:00 to 16:30 (Pretoria time).
This online webinar will bring together the science, technology, and innovation community in South Africa and their collaborators in Europe to explore funding opportunities under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027, particularly its “Africa Initiative IV”. This initiative includes 25 topics with a total budget of approximately €500 million, aiming to foster collaborative research and innovation between Europe and Africa in the areas of Public Health, Green Transition, Innovation & Technology, Capacities for Science, and Cross-cutting issues.
The webinar will provide practical guidance on identifying relevant calls, finding partners, and navigating and submitting proposals through the Horizon Europe EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Participants will receive advice on how to build strong research consortia and prepare competitive proposals, and will also leverage the information platform “EURAXESS”.
The event will highlight opportunities for joint research, researchers’ mobility, and international networking between Europe, South Africa, and other global partners. Participants will also receive an overview of the Europe–South Africa partnership in science, technology, and innovation.
The programme will feature contributions from representatives of the European Commission Director General for Research and Innovation (DG-RTD), the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa, South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology & Innovation, and EURAXESS Africa. The session will also include testimonials from South Africa-based researchers and innovators involved in EU-funded projects, who will share their experiences in proposal preparation and consortium development and highlight key aspects of their projects. The webinar will conclude with an interactive question-and-answer session.
The webinar is organized by the European Commission Director General for Research and Innovation (DG-RTD), the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa, South Africa’s Department of Science, Technology & Innovation, and EURAXESS Africa.
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