On 28 January 2026, the SECURE project has launched a first round of financial support measures to help small businesses achieve compliance with new cybersecurity requirements for their hardware and software products. This will allow micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to request co-funding to strengthen the cybersecurity of their hardware... read more 

The well-known Excel template used to prepare and submit the detailed budget in lump sum proposals will be successively replaced in the course of 2026 by an online detailed budget table, integrated directly in the Part A application forms. The new format is currently used in 9 topics in Cluster 5 (see list below). When preparing the project proposa... read more 

The EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change has launched a new portal. The new website offers essential information and practical tools designed to facilitate Europe's transition to a climate-resilient future. Key sections include ongoing mission projects that highlight funded initiatives providing practical solutions for climate adaptation, and... read more 

The Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) partnership has recently launched IHI Call 12. This single-stage call takes an applicant-driven approach. Proposals must align with the IHI Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and demonstrate a clear impact on society, the economy, and science. The call contains five topics, each focusing on one... read more 

28DIGITAL is inviting intermediary organisations  to help deliver its Venture Incubation Programme designed to support early stage ventures and its SPIN Rise Programme focusing on researchers who are embarking on a commercialisation trajectory. Hereby we provide you a short overview. Venture Incubation programme This project aims to support... read more 

EIT Urban Mobility has opened a call for applications aimed at startups addressing urban mobility challenges. Eligible companies can apply for funding of up to €2.5 million.  The initiative seeks to enhance Europe’s innovation capacity in urban mobility by supporting pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups. Financial aid is inte... read more 

The results of the 2025 European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant call  (second deadline date 18 September 2025) were published. Principal Investigators (PIs) with a main ERC Grant that is ongoing or ended after 1 January 2024 are eligible to participate in an ERC 2025 PoC Grant. The ERC PoC Grants aim at facilitat... read more 

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to help shape the first action plan for women in research, innovation and start-ups. The EU’s action plan will address persistent gender gaps and promote diversity, equality and inclusiveness in the European Research Area (ERA). The plan aims to make the ERA the world’s most attra... read more 

The personnel cost of SME owners and natural persons beneficiaries has to be declared by using the unit cost (daily rate) fixed by the authorisation decision C(2020)7155 and set out in Annex 2a, as explained in the Annotated Model Grant Agreement p 64. This Annex 2a has been updated again in December, stating the following SME owner unit cost expr... read more 

Net4Society, the NCP network for Cluster 2, has published the latest edition of the document "Opportunities for Researchers from the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon Europe". This document is designed to help potential applicants to find SSH-related call topics across the different parts of Horizon Europe in Work Programmes 2026-202... read more