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