The LLM-BRIDGE Consortium invites early-stage startups and entrepreneurial teams to apply to the LLM-BRIDGE Venture Incubation Programme (VIP), an initiative designed to accelerate the emergence of European startups developing solutions powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI (GenAI). The Venture Incubation Programme (V... read more 

The European Commission has published a new round of calls under the Digital Europe programme. The submission period for the following call topics will open on 21 April 2026: Apply AI: Piloting AI-based image screening in medical centres Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data Advanced Digital Skills for AI Uptake in Health... read more 

2026 Pathfinder Challenges Info Day consists of a plenary session explaining the specific characteristics of EIC Pathfinder Challenge calls, and parallel sessions led by the EIC Programme Managers Paolo Bondavalli, Uschi Symmons and Hedi Karray in which they present their Challenge. All parts of the Info Day were livestrea... read more 

The EIC has introduced the new Scaleup Europe Fund (SEF) in its 2026 Work Programme in order to (help) address the funding gap faced by European scale-ups in later growth stages. The fund will focus on key strategic areas, including digital and intelligent systems, physical and industrial systems and life and health sciences.   The SEF w... read more 

The European Commission is seeking stakeholder input through a survey to identify potential speakers for an upcoming EU Agri-Research Conference 2026. According to the source text, the conference will be part of a wider process led by DG AGRI to prepare a new EU Agricultural Research and Innovation Strategic Approach, which is expected in mid-2026.... read more 

The COST Open Call 2026 will be open for submission on 31 July 2026 (12:00 noon CEST) and close on 28 October 2026 (12:00 noon CET). Up to 80 COST Actions will be funded in this call. An overview of the main novelties that are introduced in this call: At the submission stage at least 40% of the proposers must be Young Researchers and Innovators... read more 

Ignite New European Bauhaus (NEB) has opened a call for local host organisations or consortia to run a local innovation journey linked to community challenges. Selected hosts can receive up to €52,000 and are expected to deliver a local hackathon-style event in September or October 2026, followed by an eight-month incubation programme for winn... read more 

Digital Europe project European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC) will open its forth round of calls for pilots on 1 April 2026. The European data space for smart communities (DS4SSCC-DEP) action has previously launched 11 pilots projects over three rounds of Calls for Pilots (CfP) to validate an EU-wide cross-sectorial data spa... read more 

EIT Urban Mobility has opened the Scaleup Promotion Initiative Open Call on 27 March 2026. The call is designed to support activities from 2026 to 2028 that position European urban mobility scaleups at major events, connect them with investors and corporates, and improve access to growth and funding opportunities, including European Innovation Coun... read more 

Applicants have reported issues with the Detailed Budget Table (HE Lump sum). The template has been replaced in the submission system with a version that does not create issues. This new version should be used for the submission of proposals for HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-MAT-PROD-25 with an approaching deadline on April 15th 2026.   read more