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2026-05-26
ERC MSCA Research Infrastructures Health Culture and society

NCP Flanders satisfaction survey - your feedback matters!

NCP Flanders is conducting a short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions on the NCP services. The survey is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not familiar with one of these sections, the survey will automatically guide you to the next section. The survey is fully anonymous and will remain open until 24 July 2026. The NCP Flanders team would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill in the survey and provide your opinion via this link. If you would like to get in touch NCP Flanders, please mail to info@ncpflanders.be     

2026-07-10
Enhancing EU R&I Horizon Europe

Call for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in R&I fifth edition

The “EU Award for Gender Equality Champions” is a recognition prize scheme designed as a booster and complement to the Gender Equality Plan (GEP) eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe, and a tool for advancing inclusive GEPs and policies in the framework of the European Research Area Policy Agenda. The eligibility criterion applies to legal entities from Member States and Associated Countries that are public bodies, research organisations or higher education establishments (including private research organisations and higher education establishments) applying as beneficiaries or affiliated entities to Horizon Europe. They must have a Gender Equality Plan in place at the moment of grant signature and during the duration of the grant (HE general annexes p. 18-19). Legal entities listed above, plus entities from candidate countries for the accession to the EU, can apply in one of the three following categories:  Sustainable Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations that can demonstrate a significant and sustained record of activity and a high level of achievement through the implementation of their GEP(s). Newcomer Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations without a sustained record of activity in gender equality that have recently completed the implementation of their first GEP and can demonstrate the most progress achieved through its implementation. Inclusive Gender Equality Champions (link to F&T portal call topic page) Organisations that have developed the most innovative inclusive GEP – namely a GEP addressing intersectionality, meaning links between gender and at least two other social categories, including for example racial or ethnic origin, social origin, sexual orientation and gender identity (LGBTIQ) or disability – and can demonstrate concrete results obtained through its implementation. Each prize winner will receive a 100 000 euro prize. There will be one winner in the prize category “Sustainable Gender Equality Champions”, two winners in the prize category “Newcomer Gender Equality Champions”, and one winner in the prize category “Inclusive Gender Equality Champions”. The call for the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in R&I opened 16 June. The deadline for applications is 28 September 2026. Previous champions come from Germany, Slovenia, Czechia, Ireland, France, Poland, Spain,  Sweden and a pan-European research infrastructure INSTRUCT-ERIC.   More information is available in the European Commission press release and prize webpage (including the rules of contest) and the above call topic pages on the European Commission Funding & Tender portal.  

2026-07-10
MSCA

MSCA Fellow of the Month – open call for nominations

A call for nominations is now open for the next round of the MSCA Fellow of the Month communication initiative. More information on the previous round is available here.Each month an outstanding current or former MSCA fellow will be put in the spotlight by showcasing their research, career path and the impact of their work on society and policy.Nominations may be submitted by MSCA fellows themselves, supervisors, colleagues or members of the wider MSCA community. Only fellows who did not feature already as a Fellow of the Month can apply. Fellows who have previously applied but were not selected can re-apply. To submit a nomination, complete the online application form by 16 July 2026, 13:00, CEST. All the information about the call, including the selection criteria and previous Fellows of the Month, is available in the news article on the European Commission MSCA website.

2026-07-10
Research Infrastructures Health

Pre-announcement of PRISM Open Call (cascade funding)

Mid-September 2026, the PRISM project will launch an open call for proposals (cascade funding) on paediatric multinational investigator-initiated clinical studies. PRISM will select, according to a two-stage procedure, pilot paediatric clinical studies with the objective to provide a comprehensive, end-to-end support for multinational investigator-initiated studies conducted in 3 to 6 countries in Europe and Canada.Eligible projects include pragmatic comparative effectiveness trials, optimisation studies, repurposing trials or observational studies in any disease area except cancer and rare diseases. The deadline for Letters of Intent will be in mid-December 2026. Short-listed projects will get support from the PRISM consortium during the design and planning of the full application.Stay tuned for more information, including on how to apply on the PRISM website. Background: Funded under Horizon Europe, the Paediatric clinical Research Infrastructure Service Model (PRISM) project is a European consortium coordinated by ECRIN bringing together 23 key stakeholders from Europe and Canada. The project aims to transform paediatric clinical research by creating a coordinated, transnational ecosystem of experienced infrastructures and service organisations. 

2026-07-10
Health

Global Health EDCTP Prizes 2027: applications are open

Applications are open for the EDCTP Prizes 2027 until 2 September 2026 . The EDCTP Prizes celebrate excellence in research addressing infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and recognise strong contributions to strengthening clinical research capacity and fostering equitable South-South and North-South collaboration.The 2027 edition will award four prize categories, highlighting excellence in scientific leadership, collaborative team research, and gender-balanced scientific contribution.More information, including on how to apply on the EDCTP3 website. Winners will be announced during the EDCTP Forum 2027, which will take place from 5-9 April 2027 in Madrid, Spain. Background: Global Health European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership 3 (Global Health EDCTP3) is a European and African partnership working to improve health through research and development.

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STARGATE - Sustainable Aviation

The Stargate project obtained funding under the special Green Deal call of Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic of “green ports and airports”.  It received the maximum score of the evaluators and was selected out of more than 40 projects. Stargate’s purpose is to prove that sustainable aviation is possible and happening. It focuses on the further decarbonization of the aviation industry, the improvement of local environmental quality and the stimulation of the modal split. Together with a consortium of 21 European partners with a diverse and rich expertise (airports, community partners, knowledge institutions, consultants, local governments, …), Brussels Airports takes the lead as lighthouse airport to develop and implement innovative solutions. Results that prove successful can be deployed at the fellow airports (Toulouse, Budapest, Athens). Over the course of the coming five years, the consortium will exchange knowledge to investigate and realize more than 30 concrete projects.