Topics
The call contains five topics, each focusing on one of the five IHI Specific Objectives (SOs) as set out in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA):
- Topic 1 (SO1): Boosting innovation for a better understanding of the determinants of health
- Topic 2 (SO2): Boosting innovation through better integration of fragmented health R&I efforts
- Topic 3 (SO3): Boosting innovation for people centred integrated healthcare solutions
- Topic 4 (SO4):Boosting innovation through exploitation of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare
- Topic 5 (SO5):Boosting innovation for better assessment of the added value of innovative integrated healthcare solutions
For full details of the topics, including the budget breakdown, read the call text. All documents relating to the call can be found via the Funding and Tenders Portal and the IHI call documents page. We advise you to read these documents, in particular the guide for applicants, carefully.
Key dates and deadlines
- Call outline announced: 30 September 2024. Draft topic texts published: 17 October 2024. Approved topics published: 12 December 2024.
- Call launch: 16 January 2025
- Full proposal submission deadline: 29 April 2025 at 17:00 Brussels time
Other useful information
- Call ID: HORIZON-JU-IHI-2025-09-single-stage | Action type: RIA - Research and Innovation Actions | Call type: Single-stage
27 August 2025: Independent observer's report published
Read the independent observer's report on the evaluation and IHI's responses to it.
30 July 2025: Evaluation report published
All proposals were assessed for eligibility, and eligible proposals were evaluated by independent experts. The results of the evaluation are summarised in this report and below:
- Number of proposals submitted: 50
- Number of inadmissible proposals: 7
- Number of ineligible proposals: 4
- Number of above-threshold proposals: 25
- Number of proposals selected for funding: 13
- Total budget recommended for proposals selected for funding: EUR 204 869 855.25
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results and invited them to start the grant agreement preparation. It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by December 2025. Information on the projects will be released once the grant agreements have been signed.
7 May 2025: Initial statistics
In total, 50 proposals were submitted in response to this call:
- Topic 1: 8 proposals
- Topic 2: 18 proposals
- Topic 3: 11 proposals
- Topic 4: 8 proposals
- Topic 5: 5 proposals
- The maximum financial contribution from IHI JU for these topics is: EUR 191 million
- Industry / contributing partner contributions: Applicant consortia should ensure that out of the total project budget, at least 45 % needs to be covered by contributions provided by project participants
- Use our brokerage platform to find and contact partners and share proposals for IHI projects. The platform will remain open until the call deadline.
- Catch up on the pitches delivered at our brokerage event in November 2024.
- Get additional advice on finding partners.
Proposals must be submitted via the electronic submission system of the Funding and Tenders Portal. To start submitting your proposal, simply click on the relevant topic above - this will take you directly to that topic's page on the portal. Once there, scroll down and click on 'Start submission'.
To submit a proposal via the electronic submission system, you will need to have an EU Login account and ensure that your organisation is registered as a beneficiary.
- Read our guide for applicants plus the other core IHI documents on the call documents page
- Catch up on the info sessions from our IHI Call Days for calls 9 and 10
- Sign up for our webinar on contributing partners on 30 January
Questions?
- Contact the IHI Programme Office
- Contact your country's IHI States Representatives Group member or your National Contact Point.