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New year, new opportunities. The Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme was published in December and new calls have recently opened or will open soon. Under the Digital Europe programme, several calls are currently open (deadline March 2026) and a new wave of calls is expected in spring.Are you exploring your options or already developing a proposal? NCP Flanders provides a number of tools and services to support you along the way: Want to learn more about open and forthcoming funding opportunities? Have a look at our call topic overview. Building a consortium and looking for suitable partners? One of your options is to look at our partner search section. Also check our country eligibility tool, especially if you consider involving non-EU partners. Looking for support to prepare your proposal? Contact your institution's support office or have a look how NCP Flanders can support you. Find out more about all the services NCP Flanders provides here.
2026-01-09 Enhancing EU R&I Horizon EuropeIn October 2025 the European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation questionnaire on the Have Your Say Portal, inviting all interested stakeholders to contribute to the future European Research Area (ERA) Act. More information is also available in the EC’s news alert. The questionnaire is an important part of the consultation process and follows the call for evidence which was open for five weeks, from 6 August till 10 September 2025 and received 178 contributions from 29 countries. The questionnaire is available via this link, clicking on the button ‘respond to the questionnaire’. The questionnaire was published first in English. Translations into the other 23 EU official languages followed shortly thereafter. The consultation remains open for 12 weeks from the date all language versions are available (early November 2025). The deadline to respond is 23 January 2026 (midnight Brussels time). To date 244 valid questionnaires have been received with the majority coming from the academic/research institutions (103; 42.21%). Italy leads with 81 submissions (33.20%), followed by Germany (23; 9.34%) and Spain (18; 7.38%). Belgium ranks fourth together with France (12; 4.92%). The aims and targeted respondents for the questionnaire (and previous call for evidence) are explained on the Have Your Say Portal. The received feedback together with additional studies will be used for the preparation of an impact assessment in which the EC’s internal services are consulted. In the Competitiveness Compass (factsheet and communication) that was presented by the EC in January 2025 the ERA Act is one of the Flagship Actions. The EC’s proposal for the ERA Act is expected to be adopted in Q3 2026 and will present to: let national commitments reach a 3% R&D investment target relative to GDP. reinforce alignment between the EU and member states’ funding priorities, particularly in strategic priority areas. create better conditions for researchers by improving research careers, geographical and intersectoral mobility, and open science measures. uphold fundamental values, including scientific freedom, ethics, integrity, gender equality, and equal opportunities across the ERA. History in brief of the development of the ERA The ERA was launched in 2000 and represents the EU’s ambition to create a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU. In 2009 this objective became part of one of the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the EU, namely article 179 in the Treaty on the functioning of the EU. Around 2020-2021 the Council of the EU and the EC started a process to renew the ERA and adapt the governance. The Council Recommendation on the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe was adopted, which describes 10 values and principles and four priority areas, and the ERA governance framework was expanded with the ERA Forum which includes representation from EU member states and associated countries as well as stakeholder organisations. The ERA Policy Agenda turns the four priority areas in the Pact for R&I to voluntary ERA actions and structural policies for member states, Horizon Europe associated countries, stakeholder organisations and the EC (2022-2024 and 2025-2027).
2026-01-09 Climate, Energy, MobilityThe European Commission (EC) launched a call for applications for the selection of members of the informal Commission Expert Group on European Union Research and Innovation for the automotive sector (EURIAS). That expert group is meant to advise the EC on the preparation of future policy initiatives and instruments related to R&I in the automotive sector and will be composed of 50 members from EU organisations linked to the European automotive sector. More information (such as the specific role of the expert group and application procedure) can be found here. Deadline for applications: 2 February 2026, 17h00.
2026-01-09 HealthThe Fast Track Programme of the European Partnership for Personalised Medicine (EP PerMed) offers support to start-ups and small teams and researchers at a pivotal stage of development, ensuring that promising personalised medicine (PM) innovations do not stall due to lack of validation resources and guidance. The Fast Track Programme offers targeted support to accelerate the validation and adoption of innovative PM solutions. The programme helps early-stage innovators progress by at least one Technology Readiness Level through dedicated validation studies carried out together with specialised European validation centres. More information, including the call text and details how to apply & evaluation process are available here. The deadline to submit your application is 10 March 2026. An information webinar on the Fast Track call will take place on 20 January and a final Q&A session on 3 March.
2026-01-09 HealthOn 8 January, the European Partnership for Brain Health has launched two calls for proposals for multinational translational research projects: JTC2026 Call 1: Biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain health across the lifespan – in the field of neurological, mental and sensory disorders JTC2026 Call 2: Biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain health across the lifespan – in the field of neurodegenerative disorders The EP BrainHealth invites applications to combine a holistic approach to brain health with in-depth biological understanding. The aim of the call is to facilitate multinational, collaborative and interdisciplinary research that addresses critical translational questions. Applications addressing risk factors that are shared between mental health, neurological, mental and sensory disorders on the one hand, and neurodegenerative disorders on the other are encouraged and should be submitted to the call that best suits their project. Please note that applying with the same proposal to both EP BrainHealth calls is not allowed.More detailed information about both calls (aim & scope, requirements, eligibility, application procedure etc.), is available here. Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) participates in this call. More information on available funding for researchers based in Flanders and on how to apply will become available soon on the FWO website. Pre-proposal deadline for both calls is 10 March 2026 (14 CET). Questions on available funding by FWO? Contact europe@fwo.be.
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The Horizon2020 project BEAT-AF brings together 9 European renowned clinical centres in France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany and Austria. Together, the consortium strives to revolutionize Atrial Fibrillation (AF) treatment through catheter ablation and contribute to decrease the huge burden of AF in Europe. The BEAT-AF project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2026. The department of electrophysiology of the AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges is partner in the project and has so far contributed to the pre-clinical development, the first in man studies and first registries of the revolutionary AF treatment put forward by the consortium. The first pilot studies show that the treatment is safe, effective and efficient.
