Events
On this page you'll find a series of upcoming events and webinars hosted by Western and others, as well as resources from past events.
Upcoming Events
Horizon Europe Budget Development Workshop
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 9:00AM – 12:30PM [EDT] Online
Maximum number of participants: 25
In this workshop, you will learn all about building a budget for Horizon Europe proposals. The workshop introduces key budgetary principles of EU Research & Innovation projects. We will explain how budgeting in a standard Horizon Europe differs from budgeting in a lump sum project, and how to set up a good resource plan and budget. The workshop has a practical hands-on component, where participants learn how to calculate their costs. Agenda & course materials will be sent with registration.
Horizon Europe Info Days
Visit this page for upcoming Horizon Europe Info Days sessions. Info days provide prospective applicants and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation the opportunity to get information and ask questions about the main funding instruments, processes of Horizon Europe.
Networking Events
Upcoming events where you can network and connect with potential consortium partners. These are sometimes called "matchmaking" or "brokerage" events and often co-organized with ISED or Trade Commissioner Service of Canada.
Connexion Canada – Horizon Europe Digital & AI Matchmaking Event - May 21, 2025
Connexion Canada is a virtual matchmaking and brokerage event designed to foster research and innovation collaboration between Canadian, Spanish, and other Horizon Europe partners under Cluster 4: Digital, Industry, and Space of Horizon Europe, the EU’s 95.5 € billion research and innovation program.
Organized by the Trade Commissioner Service of Canada in Spain, Connexion Canada is open to innovators from Europe, Canada, and Horizon Europe associate countries who are exploring funding opportunities and potential partnerships in key technology domains.
Date and Time: May 21 9:30am EDT / 3:30pm CEST
Focus areas include:
- Destination 3: Data services & trustworthy AI
- Destination 4: Strategic autonomy in emerging technologies
- Destination 6: Human-centric digital and industrial innovation
Matchmaking platform availability:
The B2B platform will be open for meetings from May 21 to June 2, allowing plenty of time to schedule and conduct one-on-one discussions. The messaging function is already active and will remain available even after the meeting window closes—so you can start reaching out to potential collaborators today. Explore the agenda and register for Connexion Canada
Learn more about upcoming funding calls in the pre-published work programme for Cluster 4
Canada–Baltics Horizon Europe Networking Event - May 29, 2025
The Embassies of Canada in the Baltic States (Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia), in collaboration with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), as well as the National Contact Points (NCPs) from each participating country, are pleased to invite researchers, innovators, academic institutions, and organizations from both Canada and the Baltic region to participate in a virtual networking event.
This event aims to foster international partnerships and enhance cooperation opportunities under Horizon Europe Clusters 4 and 5, which focus on Digital, Industry and Space (Cluster 4) and Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5).
When: May 29, 2025, 10:30am–12:30pm EDT (Ottawa/Toronto)
Online: Microsoft Teams
Register here (note registration is mandatory): Canada–Baltics Horizon Europe Networking Event - Europos horizontas
The organisers highly encourage you to present your project idea linked to a specific Horizon Europe call from WP 2025 and introduce your institution. The 2025 Work Programme has also been pre-published and you can find them here: Horizon Europe work programmes webpage.
Participants planning to pitch will receive guidelines by email after May 15th, explaining how to prepare a short presentation (one-pager) and effectively pitch their idea during the event.
How to pitch your research at Horizon Europe networking events:
Refer to the NCP Guidelines for Pitch Sessions when preparing your presentations for brokerage events (visit NCP portal website for more resources).
Past Events
Resources, slides and recordings from previous events are located on the Horizon Toolbox page
Contact
For more information please contact Elizabeth Russell-Minda, Institutional Research Programs Officer
