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2025-11-25 MSCA

Updated MSCA Green Charter, supporting guidance documents and webinar

The updated MSCA Green Charter and supporting guidance documents have been published last month. The Charter sets out non-binding principles promoting environmental sustainability in research practices, covering topics such as research-related travel and events, resource-intensive research settings, data, hardware and software usage. The Charter is addressed to researchers, research managers, research groups, organisations and consortia participating in projects funded by the MSCA. While the relevance of the charter’s principles and recommendations may vary depending on the MSCA participants and projects, the guidance documents are there to help everyone find the resources they need depending on their own situation. Updated webpage on the MSCA website, containing the Charter and guidance documents Links to the separate documents on the Publications Office of the European Union website: Updated (2025) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter - Guidance material for researchers and research managers Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter - Guidance material for research groups, organisations and consortia The next MSCA lunchtime conversation (5 December 12:30-14:00) is about the topic ‘Making AI Sustainable – how can we minimise the environmental cost of AI?’. More information can be found in the webinar announcement.

2025-11-21 Horizon Europe

New Commission guidance to boost Horizon Europe project impact

The European Commission (Research Executive Agency) has released three practical guides to help Horizon Europe projects increase their impact: Sharing scientific evidence with policymakers – A starter kit for EU-funded R&I projectsA hands-on guide to bring your project’s results and recommendations to the attention of policymakers. It includes step-by-step advice, an overview of key resources, and tips to amplify the impact of scientific evidence. Sharing scientific evidence with policymakers – Guide on writing policy briefs for impactThis guide explains how EU-funded research and innovation projects can create clear, impactful policy briefs that inform policy effectively. The guide includes a template (part 2) for a policy brief. Disseminating and Exploiting results – A starter kit for EU-funded research and innovation projectsA practical resource to help projects maximise the economic and societal impact of their results through dissemination and exploitation activities. It provides tools and guidance to meet Horizon Europe’s D&E expectations.

2025-11-20 Digital, Industry & Space

EuroHPC JU Opens Quantum Grand Challenge Call

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has launched a new call for proposals inviting European quantum computing startups to develop integrated hardware–software quantum computing solutions with strong market potential. The call will be implemented in two phases: Phase 1 (Horizon Europe grant) will target European quantum start-ups to receive financial support over a four month period to develop a technical and financial roadmap, complemented by proofs of principle or preliminary prototypes.  Phase 2 (InvestEU programme): The most promising projects from Phase 1 will be invited to submit proposals to the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the InvestEU initiative. The selected European start-ups may then receive a tailored long-term EIB Venture Debt facility to scale their technologies toward market-ready, industrial applications. The call for Phase 1 closes on 8 January 2026. Applications for Phase 1 must be submitted via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal. More details can be found on this dedicated webpage.  After the completion of Phase 1, participants will directly apply to the EIB Venture Debt Platform to receive financing under Phase 2. More information can be found on the EuroHPC JU's website.

2025-11-19 Horizon Europe Digital Europe EDF

Explore NCP Flanders' Infosheets for a deep dive into specific issues

The Infosheets section on the NCP Flanders website is your go-to resource for expert insights into specific issues related to the Horizon Europe programme, the Digital Europe programme, and the European Defence Fund.Regularly updated, our infosheets offer practical answers to frequently asked questions and deep dives into complex topics—from ethics appraisal and ownership control declarations to cascade funding and lump sum actions. The infosheets can support you navigating the complex set of rules and in preparing a project proposal.Explore our Infosheets here.

2025-11-18 Climate, Energy, Mobility EIT

EIT Urban Mobility: Strategic Innovation Open Call

EIT Urban Mobility invites innovators from across Europe to submit a proposal to its Strategic Innovation Open Call, designed to accelerate the deployment of solutions that address the most pressing challenges in urban mobility. This Strategic Innovation Open Call focuses on five key sectors: urban logistics, public transport, mobility data management, electrification of transport, and health and mobility. A total funding of 60 million EUR is available, with each project potentially receiving up to 2 million EUR to cover up to 65% of eligible project costs. Proposals require collaboration between at least two independent legal entities from different European Member States or associated third countries (for Switzerland and Hungary there are possible additional provisions). Interested parties should apply through the EIT Urban Mobility NetSuite platform. These are the next deadlines to apply (1st cut-off date already in the past): 2nd cut-off date: 12 February 2026 3rd cut-off date: 18 June 2026 4th cut-off date: February 2027 5th cut-off date: June 2027 The EIT Urban Mobility has made several webinars regarding this call which you can find at the bottom of this website or on their Youtube Channel. 

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ATHENA - Cybersecurity for the water sector

The ATHENA project addresses emerging risks for the water sector in operational technology created by digitalisation. The project responds to Digital Europe call DIGITAL-ECCC-2022-CYBER-03-UPTAKE-CYBERSOLUTIONS – Uptake op Innovative Cybersecurity Solutions. The project started in September 2023 and will run until November 2026. De Vlaamse Waterweg - The Flemish Waterway participates in the project to enhance the resilience of the organisation by co-developing targeted training modules for operational technology environments.