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... read more 

The EU offers dedicated matchmaking platforms to connect innovators, companies, and investors in the defence sector.  Below are two key platforms that help organisations build networks and accelerate innovation within the European defence ecosystem. EUDIS Matchmaking Platform EUDIS Matchmaking platform is continuously open and connects... read more 

The Joint Undertaking Europe's Rail is a body of the European Union that aims to transform the rail industry and improve the network by stimulating the development of new technologies. They are focusing on three pillars: systems innovation deployment If you are interested to be part of their story, you can submit a project proposal. On the... read more 

The European Commisson has adopted two strategies with the aim of driving adoption in key industries and putting Europe at the forefront of AI-driven science. Apply AI Strategy The Apply AI Strategy sets out how to speed up the use of AI in Europe's key industries and the public sector. It aims to make use of AI's transformati... read more 

The European Commission has published, and directly opened, two call topics under Specific Objective 'Deployment & Best Use of Digital Technologies': Support to the development and certification of EU Digital Identity Wallets Support the roll-out of EU Mobile Driving Licences Deadline to submit proposals is 9 December 2025. read more 

The next round of Digital Europe calls has been published on the Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission.  This next round comprises 14 call topics in total, covering the subdomains AI, data & cloud (see call topics here and here) Advanced Digital Skills Deployment European Digital Innovation Hubs The calls will o... read more 

The short proposal call HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01 will close on October 28th 2025 at 5pm Brussels time. This call will be replaced by the 2026 short proposal call HORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01 upon the adoption of the 2026 EIC Work Programme, indicatively planned around November 6th 2025.   read more 

The ERC is looking for ERC grantees to participate in the 2026 edition of the annual ‘Science is Wonderful!’ science fair. This event is aimed at primary and secondary school students and gives them the opportunity to interact with teams of researchers that showcase their work at booths through live experiments, interactive pr... read more 

A call for MSCA fellows and alumni to showcase their research at the 2026 edition of the annual Science is Wonderful! science fair will close in a couple of days. The event invites EU-funded researchers from around the world to come to Brussels and explain their work to over 5000 primary and secondary school pupils coming from all corners of Belgiu... read more 

The Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) is carrying out a survey to gather feedback from Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) fellows and alumni on how they perceive current research assessment practices. The survey is open until 19 October 2025. It takes approximately 15–20 minutes to complete, and the respondents progress will be saved... read more