The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) published a new call for tenders on 10 June 2026 to support delivery of the EU Mission Ocean and Waters. The contract’s specific objective is to organise and manage the identification and selection process for at least 50 applicants from targeted communities that su... read more 

EIT Food’s proof-of-concept co-financing instrument is designed to help agrifood startups move their ideas towards market-ready solutions by reducing the financial risk of early collaboration with corporate partners.  Eligible proposals should involve a startup and a prospective corporate client, with total project costs of less than &e... read more 

EIT Urban Mobility has opened the second Startup Pitch Competition under the EIT Higher Education Initiative (HEI) Community. Eligible startups created or supported by funded HEI projects can apply until 8 July 2026. Five finalists are due to be invited to an in-person pitch event in Q4 2026, where three winners are set to receive cash prizes and m... read more 

EIT Food (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) has opened a call to select one organisation to further develop and scale the Future Farm Lab, a 3D digital learning platform on regenerative agriculture. The project is set to run from 2026 to 2028 and has a total funding of €370,000, with a minimum 10% co-funding requirement. Applica... read more 

Women TechEU 2 EIC is an EU-funded programme designed to support women-led early-stage deep tech start-ups in Europe. Selected start-ups are expected to receive €75,000 in non-dilutive funding, alongside a personalised business development programme that includes mentoring, coaching and training. The new call uses a two-stage application proc... read more 

The Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (CDP) is an initiative of the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) to establish strategic collaborations with Partner Institutions, including higher education institutions and research organisations. The programme facilitates dual PhD projects, where Partner Institutions collaborate wit... read more 

Biodiversa+, a European co-funded partnership aiming to drive transformative change and halt and reverse biodiversity decline, has pre-announced a new transnational joint research call entitled ‘Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories’ (BiodivFuture). The call is planned to officially open o... read more 

The 2026-2027 "Horizontal activities" Work Programme in Horizon Europe is created to break down the traditional walls between different scientific departments and funding silos. Rather than keeping research fragmented across separate categories, this new program pools resources to tackle the EU’s most urgent, evolving policy priorities i... read more 

The European Commission launched an open consultation to help shaping future EuroQCI activities to be supported from 2027 onwards. The aim of the consultation is to gather technical input to inform future EuroQCI activities, following the deployment of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) infrastructures and the broader quantum communication techn... read more 

The Foodies is a sustainability award for small and medium-sized enterprises and impact start-ups in the EU agri-food sector. It is linked to SIAL Paris and supported by the European Commission. The award highlights sustainability work across four categories aligned with the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices.... read more