Africa Initiative III program: 24 calls on health, climate, technology & science
SECTORS :
| Green Transition | | Science
GRANTING ENTITIES :
| Green Transition | | Science
DEADLINE :
TYPE OF SUPPORT :
Grants
FUNDING BENEFIT :
Total envelope of 500 millions across 24 calls
APPLICANTS :
Multiple
LOCATIONS :
Africa
SYNOPSIS
A major component of the Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2025, Africa Initiative III aims to deepen EU–Africa cooperation in research, innovation, and development.
Total budget: €500.5 million, spread across 24 targeted calls.
The program focuses on five priority areas namely; (i) Public Health, (ii) Green Transition, (iii) Innovation & Technology, (iv) Capacities for Science, and (v) Cross-cutting issues.
A snapshot of notable calls includes:
Development of antibodies for epidemic prevention
Climate justice and societal readiness pilots
Sustainable processing for battery-grade materials
AU–EU collaboration on renewable energy
Resilient coastal community solutions in the Atlantic
AU–EU Agricultural Knowledge & Innovation System (AKIS)
Agroecology living labs
Nutrition interventions in emergencies (e.g., RUTF/RUSF)
Open topics on disaster risk governance and resilience
“GenAI for Africa”
Each call has a different deadline; the first stage is due in September for most of them.
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