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TRUNSPORT, an initiative funded under the Digital Europe programme, has opened a call for Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP) grants. With this call, TRUNSPORT will provide financial support and engage into its cybersecurity ecosystem transport sector entities (road, rail, air, and water). In a second open call, that will open later, it will expand participation to entities operating in other OT/IT-based critical infrastructure sectors. The project aims to award funding to 21 projects for transport sector entities to strengthen cybersecurity resilience through the TRUNSPORT Cyber Support Hub, within a structured 9-month programme of mentoring, training, and hands-on access to cybersecurity services. The TRUNSPORT Open Call 1 provides lump-sum grants of up to EUR 60,000. More information on the call can be found on the TRUNSPORT website and the dedicated page on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Deadline to submit applications is 30 October 2026. Background: TRUNSPORT is dedicated to strengthening cybersecurity resilience across the transport sector and related critical infrastructures. As digitalisation accelerates, transport systems face growing cyber threats that can disrupt operations and compromise safety. TRUNSPORT addresses these challenges through its Cyber Security Hub (CSH), a one-stop platform offering advanced services for preparedness, protection, and mutual assistance.
The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) has opened a call for Database Grants to support the European fact-checking community in its mission to provide the public with access to trustworthy, fact-checked data. This call is a Financial Support for Third Parties (FSTP)-call of the Digital Europe project “Fact-Checkers for European Resilience Against Disinformation (FACTEUR)”. The EFCSN and its partners are currently building a centralised database of fact-check articles, fact-check data, verified disinformation appearances, and associated metadata. The database aims to serve various stakeholders and to provide the fact-checking community necessary infrastructure for information exchange, collaboration, and collective licensing. Successful applicants will be required to set up the necessary workflows and technical infrastructure to contribute to the database. In addition to the grant amount, successful applicants will also gain access to the database's backoffice, enabling them to collaborate with other fact-checkers via the platform. The project foresees to award 40-60 grants, with a maximum amount of €70.000 per project (50% funding rate). For more information on the call objectives, the eligibility criteria and the application and project conditions, please visit the dedicated page on the Funding & Tenders Portal. Deadline to submit applications is 6 September 2026.
EIT Health has launched a call for proposals to create a new EIT Label-certified biotech pathway within its Certified Innovation Path portfolio. The pathway is designed to support graduates and professionals with personalised learning in innovation, entrepreneurship and health biotechnology. Funded projects are expected to design and deliver personalised courses for graduates and professionals across the health biotechnology value chain. Eligible applicants are consortia with at least two higher education institutions in two different eligible Member States. At least one institution must be based in an EIT RIS region, at least one must be authorised to award ECTS credits for the repurposed courses, and the consortium must include at least one non-academic or industry partner with an active role in curriculum development and learner assessment. EIT Health indicates that up to €240,000 is available per awarded project Applications opened on 24 June 2026, with access to the application platform from 15 July 2026 and a submission deadline of 16 September 2026. You can find all relevant information regarding this call on their website. Background: The European institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) stands at the crossroad of business creation, innovation and education. It consists of ten knowledge and innovation communities. The overall objective is to transform promising innovations into succesful businesses
The Horizon Europe project AI-BOOST has launched 4 specific Generative AI challenges to drive significant research progress in different areas: Challenge 1: GenAI-Based Natural Language Mission Generator for Autonomous Robots in Agriculture (deadline: 25 August 2026) Challenge 2: Agentic AI for Automated CAD Generation and Autonomous Simulation (deadline: 25 August 2026) Challenge 3: Generative AI for Enhancement of Clinical Datasets (deadline: 8 September 2026) Challenge 4: Generative AI for Automatic Test Case Generation from Crash Databases & Standards (deadline: 8 September 2026) Each challenge focuses on a specific technical area, guided by a Challenge Owner who define clear objectives and goals, expected outcomes and the real-world application context. The competition will have two phases, the Spark phase and Advance phase, the AI-BOOST panel will focus resources and support on the strongest candidates, while ensuring continuous monitoring of scientific and technical progress throughout the competition. Spark Phase: Submit a Concept Note for evaluation, with five selected winners per challenge each receiving a €28,500 prize and a place in the next stage. Advance Phase: Complete a five-month development and validation programme, culminating in a live demonstration to compete for a final €100,000 prize. More information on the competition can be found on the project website. Background: The overall objective of the Horizon Europe AI-BOOST project is to create and run a highly replicable AI open innovation competition that attracts the best teams all over EU and Associated Countries to drive scientific progress in the major AI Areas. The project will foster collaboration between the key stakeholders in AI community to define attractive AI challenges with the potential to lead trustworthy and human-centric real-world solutions
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Ghent University is one of the higher education partners in Digital Europe skills project AGRITECH-EU, a project that aims to integrate knowledge of digital technologies into agricultural education. In the context of this project, Ghent University designs Life Long Learning modules for graduates of international programmes.
