BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:RVO-session about consortium grants: Civil Security, Defence METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260330T130000 DTEND:20260330T150000 DTSTAMP:20260330T130000 UID:2026/rvo-session-about-consort@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260408T222106 LOCATION:VU Campus SUMMARY:RVO-session about consortium grants: Civil Security, Defence X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

IXA-GO, VU Grants Offic e organises in collaboration with Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederl and (RVO) a series of meetings focused on the collaborative grants of Horizon Europe. Topics: Civil Security & European Defence Fund.

This session will be of interest to researchers who are already wo rking on an application, or are considering to apply, either as coord inator or as partner, with a European consortium. Focus of this sessi on: consortium grants and thematic EU funding programmes and RVO will provide insights in particular into the calls in pillar 2 of Horizon Europe. 

We are looking forward to seeing you!

Clu sters and topics

Cluster 3 (Civil Security) & EDF (Europea n Defense Fund). More information in detail below.

Programme

These mee tings will be presented by the representatives (National Contact Poin ts) of the HE Clusters and Programmes. As such this is a good opportu nity to connect with them for your grant application. 

We would like to remind you that if you plan to submit a Horizon Europe proposal as a coordinator, please contact IXA-GO, VU Grants Office for additi onal support from grant advisors, impact managers and business develo pers: subsidiedesk@vu.nl

Horizon Europe – Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society

Cluster 3 tackles persistent and emerging security threats, including crime, terrorism, cyberattacks, and natural or human‑made disasters. It funds resear ch on crisis management, border security, resilient infrastructures, and cybersecurity. The cluster emphasizes operational, practitioner� �driven solutions that can be deployed in real‑world contexts. It p romotes coordinated action across security services, technologies, an d social sciences to protect citizens. As such, it aims to build a sa fer, more resilient Europe.

European Defence Fund (EDF)

The European De fence Fund strengthens Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by promoting collaborative research and joint capability development across EU Member States. I t encourages cross‑border cooperation am ong companies, SMEs, research organisations and universities to devel op interoperable, next‑generation defence technologies . Implemented through annual work programmes spanning < strong>all military domains and key enabling technologies, t he EDF focuses on supporting innovative, state‑of‑the‑art solut ions that address critical capability needs identified under EU defen ce priorities. The Fund builds on earlier EU defence initiatives and provides structured support across the full research‑and‑developm ent cycle, offering guidance and mechanisms that help participants pr ogress from concept to prototype and deployment. Overall, the EDF dri ves European strategic autonomy by acceler ating technological innovation, enhancing defence interoperability, a nd fostering a more competitive and resilient defence ecosystem withi n the Union.

DESCRIPTION: This session will be of interest to researchers who are a lready working on an application, or are considering to apply, either as coordinator or as partner, with a European consortium. Focus of t his session: consortium grants and thematic EU funding programmes and RVO will provide insights in particular into the calls in pillar 2 o f Horizon Europe.  We are looking forward to seeing you!

Clu sters and topics

Cluster 3 (Civil Security) & EDF (European Defense Fund). More information in detail below.

Programme

These meetings will be presented by the representatives (National Contact Points) of the HE Clusters and Programmes. As such this is a good opportunity t o connect with them for your grant application.  We would like t o remind you that if you plan to submit a Horizon Europe proposal as a coordinator, please contact IXA-GO, VU Grants Office for additional support from grant advisors, impact managers and business developers: subsid iedesk@vu.nl

Horizon Europe – Cluster 3: Civil Sec urity for Society

Cluster 3 tackles persistent and em erging security threats, including crime, terrorism, cyberattacks, an d natural or human‑made disasters. It funds research on crisis mana gement, border security, resilient infrastructures, and cybersecurity . The cluster emphasizes operational, practitioner‑driven solutions that can be deployed in real‑world contexts. It promotes coordinat ed action across security services, technologies, and social sciences to protect citizens. As such, it aims to build a safer, more resilie nt Europe.

European Defence Fund ( EDF)

The European Defence Fund st rengthens Europe’s defence technological and industrial base by pro moting collaborative research and joint capability devel opment across EU Member States. It encourages cross‑border cooperation among companies, SMEs, r esearch organisations and universities to develop intero perable, next‑generation defence technologies. Implemented through annual work programmes spanning all military do mains and key enabling technologies, the EDF focuses on supp orting innovative, state‑of‑the‑art solutions that address crit ical capability needs identified under EU defence priorities. The Fun d builds on earlier EU defence initiatives and provides structured su pport across the full research‑and‑development cycle, offering gu idance and mechanisms that help participants progress from concept to prototype and deployment. Overall, the EDF drives Europ ean strategic autonomy by accelerating technological in novation, enhancing defence interoperability, and fostering a more co mpetitive and resilient defence ecosystem within the Union. IXA-GO, V U Grants Office organises in collaboration with Rijksdienst voor Onde rnemend Nederland (RVO) a series of meetings focused on the collabora tive grants of Horizon Europe. Topics: Civil Security & European Defe nce Fund. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR