Innovative Health Initiative calls
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) calls for proposals
Deadline has passed
The last published deadline was 2026-10-08. Check the funder's page for a new round.
Large collaborative projects, typically EUR 10-30 million total, with EU cash contribution matched by in-kind contributions from industry partners. SMEs and startups receive EU cash funding as consortium beneficiaries.
Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking
ppp · supranational
Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — IHI call 13 (two-stage) is open: topics on accelerating healthcare innovation through networks, reducing animal use in drug safety studies, and the immuno-science of diseases affected by ageing; short proposal deadline 8 October 2026.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: health
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Applicants must be part of a consortium; SMEs from EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries are eligible for EU funding.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://www.ihi.europa.eu/apply-funding/open-calls
"IHI call 13 is a two-stage call with topics on accelerating healthcare innovation through networks, reducing animal use in drug safety studies, and decoding the immuno-science of diseases affected by ageing and the immune system. Deadline for short proposals: 8 October 2026"
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.ihi.europa.eu
Report an error Something wrong or out of date? Tell us.
Similar programmes
EIT Urban Mobility Financial Support to Startups
Closes in 35 daysEIT Urban Mobility (European Institute of Innovation and Technology Knowledge and Innovation Community)
EIT HEI Initiative: Innovation Capacity Building for Higher Education
Usually opens in October and FebruaryEIT (implemented by EIT RawMaterials on behalf of the EIT Community)
EIT Culture & Creativity start-up support
Closes in 18 daysEIT Culture & Creativity
Innowwide (Eureka market feasibility vouchers)
Closes in 50 daysEureka Association with EU funding
ESA BIC (European Space Agency Business Incubation Centres)
Status not publishedEuropean Space Agency with national and regional co-funding partners
ESA Business Incubation Centre network
Open continuouslyEuropean Space Agency (ESA) with national and regional co-funders
Free
Get deadline alerts for European Union programmes
One email when a programme in your country closes in 2 weeks or 3 days, or newly opens. No spam, one click to stop. Covers every programme in the country you pick. Free covers one country; a paid plan can watch as many as you like.
Paid, separate from Unclaimed
Want a human to review your application?
Involve Consulting can help — a paid expert-review service run by the same person behind Unclaimed, entirely separate from this free check. A flat fee, agreed up front; never a cut of what you receive.
Talk to Involve Consulting