# Fostering Opportunity in Regional Growth Across Europe (FORGE)

**Funder:** EIT Health
**Consortium:** Required — minimum 2 and maximum 4 eligible organisations with complementary expertise
**Official call:** https://eithealth.eu/opportunity/fostering-opportunity-in-regional-growth-across-europe/
**Last updated:** 18 Oct 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Call for consortia to design and deliver a capacity-building programme for health innovation ecosystem actors in Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) regions, combining online learning, workshops, mentoring and study visits.

## Summary

This EIT Health call funds a consortium of 2-4 organisations to design and deliver a capacity-building programme for health innovation ecosystem actors based in Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) regions. The programme should combine online learning, workshops, mentoring and study visits, and is aimed at organisations with complementary expertise in innovation training and regional ecosystem development. It targets institutions seeking to strengthen health innovation capacity in under-represented European regions rather than individual researchers.

## Who should apply

- Consortia of 2 to 4 organisations with complementary expertise
- Organisations experienced in training, mentoring or ecosystem development
- Institutions with ties to or reach into Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) regions
- Innovation intermediaries, universities or industry bodies able to deliver blended learning programmes

## Key dates

- Consortium of 2-4 eligible organisations required at application

## Tips for applicants

- Show complementary expertise across consortium members rather than overlapping capabilities, EIT Health evaluates the mix, not just the sum.
- Design the programme around the stated blend of online learning, workshops, mentoring and study visits; proposals omitting one of these elements may look incomplete.
- Make the RIS regional focus explicit in the proposal, generic pan-European training plans weaken the fit to this call.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many organisations are needed for the EIT Health RIS capacity-building call?

A consortium of between 2 and 4 eligible organisations with complementary expertise is required.

### Who is this EIT Health call for?

It is for consortia designing capacity-building programmes for health innovation ecosystem actors in Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) regions, not for individual researcher applications.

### What format must the capacity-building programme take?

The programme must combine online learning, workshops, mentoring and study visits.

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