Grants closing in September 2026

Award for independent investigators in the early phase of their career (PhD awarded no more than 12 years prior to deadline) to conduct basic, translational or clinical biomedical research in Belgium on Infection and Immunity. Applicant must be affiliated to a Belgian university, university hospital or eligible research institute until 30 June 2032.

Recognises the most prominent applied health and social care researchers in England and Northern Ireland. Applicants must be employed by an English or Northern Irish organisation and lead (or have led within 2 years) NIHR-funded applied health, public health, or social care research. Strategic priority areas include social care, public health, nursing, midwifery, dentistry, and post-92 HEIs.

For independent investigators ≤12 years post-PhD (PhD awarded after 14 Sep 2014, extensions possible). Topic: Infection and Immunity. Applicants must be affiliated to a Belgian university, university hospital, or eligible Belgian research institute until 30 June 2032. Eligible costs: personnel (excl. PI salary), running costs, equipment; no overhead. In association with Fonds Baillet Latour.

Baillet Latour Biomedical Award 2027 : call for applications from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

Funds exploratory workshops within the field of artistic research. Opens 19 August 2026, closes 15 September 2026.

International postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career researchers to conduct research abroad in humanities, social sciences or educational sciences.

1-year exploratory research by hogescholen, universities or other knowledge institutions, together with 2 practice partners of which at least 1 SME. Dutch knowledge institutions only.

Curiosity-driven, collaborative team-science proposals in fundamental (bio)medical health research with no thematic restriction. Full proposal submission only allowed for applicants invited after a positive pre-proposal decision; optional investment module of €100k-€250k available on top of base grant.

Advanced computing access (HPC, AI, Cloud) for teams with no prior RNCA experience. Proposals must be submitted in English via myFCT. Max 50,000 CPU core-hours and 500 GPU-hours per project. Eligible applicants include R&D institutions, companies (pre-competitive R&D only), and individuals active in Portugal. Fast-track (via rápida) requires prior scientific evaluation in the last 3 years.

Allocates national HPC, AI, and Scientific Cloud Computing resources (Deucalion, Cirrus+Stratus, MareNostrum 5). A0 = Experimental Access (6 months, max 50,000 CPU core.hours / 500 GPU.hours); A1 = Development Access (3–12 months, max 100,000 CPU core.hours / 5,000 GPU.hours). Eligible: Portuguese R&D institutions, collaborative labs, tech-interface centres, companies (pre-competitive R&D only, ≤50% of total quota), and individuals active in Portugal. Applications must be submitted in English via myFCT platform.

Supports collaborative research at the MicroMAX macromolecular crystallography beamline at MAX IV Synchrotron, Lund, Sweden. Main applicant must be affiliated (≥80% FTE) with a Danish university, hospital or non-profit organisation; requires 1-2 co-applicants with expertise in synchrotron-based crystallography or related methods.

International postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career researchers to conduct research abroad in natural and engineering sciences.

International postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career researchers to conduct research abroad in medicine and health.

Grant supporting Swedish universities in the strategic recruitment of associate senior lecturers.

Funds collaborative research formats where multiple researchers across one or more locations pursue a common research goal; requires balanced gender distribution with at least one third of the underrepresented gender in the consortium.

Horizon Europe RIA under the EU Cancer Mission supporting development of validated microbiome tools for early cancer prediction before disease onset, including AI risk modelling, longitudinal cohort studies, and comparison with liquid biopsy tests. Proposals must address multiple cancer types where possible and collaborate with large cohorts/registries. Lump sum grant; one grant expected.

SONATA BIS 16 call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

DIOSCURI 5 call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

MAESTRO 18 call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

Thematic variant of SPRONG: invests in research groups at Dutch hogescholen with potential to grow into strong SPRONG groups over 8 years, aimed at building research infrastructure of hogescholen.

Subsidy round run in collaboration with TKI Agri & Food and TKI Tuinbouw for exploratory research with practice partners.

Invitation only — only organisations on the EPSRC eligible organisations list that have been contacted directly may apply. Funds early-stage impact activities aligned with EPSRC remit. At least 50% of activities must fall within EPSRC remit. One application per eligible research organisation.

Subsidy round run in collaboration with TKI CLICKNL for exploratory research with practice partners.

Subsidy round run in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Defence for exploratory research with practice partners.

4-year scheme to develop a strong SPRONG research group on AI-scaling in the public domain. Total call ceiling €2,000,000.

Subsidy round run in collaboration with TKI Dinalog and Topsector Logistiek for exploratory research with practice partners.

Subsidy round run in collaboration with Holland High Tech for exploratory research with practice partners.

BATT4U Call 03-2026 (Batteries and Energy) — joint transnational call by the Batteries (BATT4EU) European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participatin

Horizon Europe RIA under the EU Cancer Mission call HORIZON-MISS-2026-02. One indicative grant of approximately €15M. Full topic description available in the Work Programme. Consortia must include eligible entities from at least 3 EU member states or associated countries.

Horizon Europe Innovation Action under the EU Cancer Mission call HORIZON-MISS-2026-02. One indicative grant of approximately €7M. Full topic description available in the Work Programme. Consortia must include eligible entities from at least 3 EU member states or associated countries.

Finances strategic advice from consulting professionals to prepare and conduct orientation and scientific advice meetings with regulatory authorities for planning and approval of clinical trials ('pre-IND meetings'). Focused on translation of medical/clinical projects.

Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action under the EU Cancer Mission call HORIZON-MISS-2026-02. One indicative grant of approximately €5M. Full topic description available in the Work Programme. Consortia must include eligible entities from at least 3 EU member states or associated countries.

Open to postdoctoral researchers of any nationality with up to 8 years research experience post-PhD, in any scientific field including Euratom research. Applicants must apply jointly with a prospective supervisor and host organisation; Global Fellowships require a third-country host plus a mandatory 12-month return phase in Europe.

PDR-THEMA PFAS 2026 – Thematic Research Project : Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from the F.R.S.-FNRS, the research-funding agency for Belgium's French-speaking community (Wallonia–Brussels). The host institution must be a French-Community university or approved research centre in Belgium.

DAINA 4 call from Poland's National Science Centre (NCN), funding basic research across all disciplines. Open to researchers at Polish host institutions; the international Weave-UNISONO and bilateral DAINA/GRIEG calls additionally involve foreign partner teams.

HORIZON-CL5-2026-09 - BATTERIES and ENERGY — joint transnational call by the Batteries (BATT4EU) European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participatin

Funds strategic advice from consulting professionals to prepare and conduct orientation and scientific advice meetings with regulatory authorities (e.g. pre-IND meetings) for planning and approval of clinical trials in medical translational research.

Allocates national HPC, AI, and Scientific Cloud Computing resources (Deucalion, Cirrus+Stratus, MareNostrum 5). A0: experimental access (6 months, up to 50,000 CPU core.hours / 500 GPU.hours); A1: development access (3–12 months, up to 100,000 CPU core.hours / 5,000 GPU.hours). Eligible: Portuguese R&D institutions, collaborative labs, tech-interface centres, digital innovation hubs, non-profits, and companies/individuals active in Portugal. Applications must be submitted in English via myFCT platform.

Horizon Europe RIA (lump sum) for academic investigator-initiated pragmatic clinical trials on immunotherapeutic interventions for refractory cancer patients. Proposals must include a clinical studies annex, disaggregate data by sex/gender/age, and engage patients in endpoint definition. Applicants must include diverse stakeholders and plan to join the EU Cancer Mission 'Diagnosis and Treatment' cluster. ~3 grants expected.

Funds early-stage commercialisation of research findings and novel technologies in health sciences, sustainability, and quantum technologies with health/sustainability application. Open to applicants in the Nordic Countries, aiming to advance ideas toward proof-of-concept.

Supports exploratory applied research on testable and existing AI applications (use cases) focused on labour-saving AI. Conducted through new practice-oriented research activities at universities of applied sciences.

Postdoctoral fellowship enabling early-career researchers in medicine and health to conduct research at a foreign host institution.

Horizon Europe RIA under the Cancer Mission. Requires development of multiscale AI-integrated Virtual Human Twins for cancer onset, progression and personalised treatment. Proposals must include clinical study annex if clinical studies are envisaged. Interdisciplinary consortia including healthcare professionals, patient representatives, AI experts and SMEs expected. Open science principles mandatory; data must be shared via UNCAN.eu and Advanced VHT Platform.

Open competition for UK research organisations. Consortia/joint applications from groups of institutions are welcome where scientifically justified. Public engagement limited to ≤15% of budget. At least 50% of activities must fall within MRC remit. One application per eligible organisation (or consortium lead).

For researchers post-PhD seeking first step to independence in MRC remit (human health). Must be hosted at an eligible UK research organisation; applicants of all nationalities welcome. Clinically active researchers are ineligible (separate clinician scientist scheme). Cannot hold a comparable fellowship or have secured grants as project lead with research staff. Fellowship must be full-time (or part-time for personal reasons only). Start date June–September 2027.

Open competition for UK research organisations with a research base in AHRC remit areas. Funds early-stage impact activities (proof of concept, commercialisation, knowledge exchange, policy engagement). One application per eligible research organisation. At least 50% of activities must fall within AHRC remit. No matched funding required.

Open competition for UK research organisations with a research base in STFC remit areas. No public engagement costs funded. At least 50% of activities must fall within STFC remit. One application per eligible research organisation. No matched funding required.

Postdoctoral fellowship support for early-career cancer researchers conducting research in France.

Grant for communicating artistic research to wider audiences; likely restricted to Swedish research institutions.

International mobility award supporting cancer researchers, jointly run by Fondation ARC and SFC (Société Française du Cancer).

Aims to accelerate commercialisation of research findings and development of novel technologies in health sciences, sustainability, and quantum technologies with application to health/sustainability. Open to applicants based in Nordic Countries (incl. Denmark).

Funding for private SMEs (min. 4 FTE) in biotech, medtech, digital health, AI, biomarkers or diagnostics that have closed at least €2M equity investment within the previous 36 months. Requires minimum Innovation Maturity Level depending on sector (IML 5-7); EIT Health funds max 50% of costs, remainder must be co-funded by the company.

Second funding period (2027–2030) of SPP 2431 'New Data Spaces for the Social Sciences'. Open to researchers at German institutions. Covers four areas: data integration/linkage, respondent-driven designs, instrument validity, and multimodal data acquisition. Proposals must be submitted via the DFG elan portal. Host institution must have implemented DFG Code of Conduct for Good Research Practice.

Shaping the Future of Animal Health and Welfare — joint transnational call by the EUPAHW European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funder

Funds design and delivery of an EIT Label-certified Biotech pathway (personalised learning courses) within the Certified Innovation Path portfolio. Consortium must include ≥2 HEIs in ≥2 eligible Member States (at least one in an EIT RIS region) and ≥1 industry/non-academic partner. At least one HEI must be authorised to award ECTS credits. Focus on health biotech innovation, entrepreneurship, and translation to market-ready solutions across Europe.

National co-financing scheme for Norwegian participants in Chips JU calls on semiconductor technologies financed by the European Commission's Horizon and Digital Programme.

Funds mature digital, data-driven and AI-powered healthcare solutions ready to scale across Europe, covering commercialisation pilots, usability testing, go-to-market strategy, health economics and reimbursement pathway development. Funding covers up to 50% of costs; applicants must be legal entities in eligible Horizon Europe countries.

Funds development of an EIT Label-certified Biotech pathway within the Certified Innovation Path portfolio, designing personalised learning courses covering EU Biotech Act, Clinical Trials Regulation and MDR/IVDR translation and scale-up. Requires consortium of HEIs (one authorised to award ECTS credits) plus active industry/non-academic partner involvement in curriculum and assessment.

Call for consortia to develop an EIT Label-certified micro-credentials programme in entrepreneurship, innovation and project management for advanced Master's and PhD students in life sciences, medtech and biotech. Open to EIT Health Members and Non-Members, of special interest to universities, incubators, accelerators, business schools, industry and start-ups.

Ayudas para el fomento de la cultura científica, tecnológica y de la innovación en España, convocadas por FECYT bajo las bases reguladoras de la Orden CIN/1286/2022. Dirigida a entidades españolas que desarrollen proyectos de divulgación y cultura científica.

Industry Fellowships from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of sciences. Funds research and fellowships across the natural sciences; most schemes require a UK host institution (some exchange and visiting schemes involve overseas partners). Applications close 16 September 2026.

Funds projects to promote science, technology and innovation culture across Spain, including science communication, science fairs, citizen science, and a new 'Trío de Eclipses' category for the 2026-2028 eclipses. Open to research organisations, universities, healthcare entities, technology centres and R&D centres in Spain.

Call for the second three-year project funding period (2027-2030) of a long-term Infrastructure Priority Programme on new data spaces for social science panel surveys, covering four research areas including AI-based data integration and multimodal data acquisition. Proposals must follow DFG forms 53.01 and 53.200 and be submitted via the elan portal.

Transnational call under the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare covering two topics: Animal Welfare, and Prevention & Control.

Joint call to stimulate collaboration between Norwegian and Brazilian research organisations, with industry partner support, on environmentally friendly energy, petroleum, and green shipping.

Joint call under the European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare; proposals must address either animal welfare or prevention/biosecurity themes.

National co-funding scheme for Norwegian participants in EU Chips Joint Undertaking calls on semiconductor technologies under Horizon and Digital Europe programmes.

Joint call to stimulate collaboration between Norwegian and Brazilian research organisations, with support from companies, on green energy, petroleum and green shipping.

Supports novel, ambitious, transformative arts and humanities research teams (3–5 years, £2M–£3M FEC; AHRC funds 80%). Must be team-convened with distributed co-lead leadership. Lead research organisation must have standard UKRI eligibility (UK-based). International co-leads eligible up to 30% FEC. No PhD studentships permitted. Proposals must fall within AHRC subject remit.

European Partnership on Animal Health and Welfare call covering Topic 1 (Animal Welfare) and Topic 2 (Prevention & Control). International joint call requiring transnational consortia.

Joint transnational call under ERDERA funding rare disease research projects across multiple participating countries.

UK research organisations (excluding STFC facilities as lead) may apply as single institution or multi-institution consortium to host cohort-based doctoral training in data-intensive sciences (astronomy, particle physics, nuclear physics etc.). Industrial partner representation on management board required. Students must complete ≥6-month placement outside academia. Proposals submitted in English via UKRI Funding Service.

Recognizes excellent researchers up to 60 years of age with permanent employment at an Austrian research institution and a center of vital interests in Austria for at least one year. Candidates must be nominated by eligible nominators (rectors, vice-rectors, academy presidents, or previous winners); researchers cannot apply directly.

For registered nurses with a PhD (or PhD accepted for defence) applying for a full-time 3-year postdoc project; part-time (min. 50%) allowed if combined with clinical work. Applicant must be anchored at a Danish university, hospital or non-profit research institution throughout the fellowship.

Open to registered nurses with a master's degree who will be enrolled as full-time PhD students at a Danish university within a year of receiving the grant; PhD projects already initiated are not eligible. Research must be conducted at a Danish university, hospital or non-profit research institution.

Global Health EDCTP3 Calls for proposals 2026 — joint transnational call by the GH EDCTP3 JU European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating fu

Funds an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) to accelerate translation and commercialisation of CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) technology, advancing the UK's security-by-design landscape. Co-created with industry and end users; requires an exploitation strategy and IP management plan. Host institutions must be UK-based; project partners from UK or overseas are welcome.

Open to STFC theory community members (particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, cosmology, etc.) for HPC computing time on DiRAC facilities. Applicants must be UK-resident or employed by an STFC-approved overseas organisation. Early-career researchers including postdocs and PhD students are eligible as project lead. Awards computing time, not cash funding.

For registered nurses conducting nursing research affiliated with a Danish university, hospital or other non-profit research institution. Grant cannot cover the main applicant's own salary; funds 1-3 year projects within DKK 50,000-200,000 per budget year.

Open only to researchers who already hold an ERC grant, to explore the innovation potential of their ERC-funded frontier research project.

Supports novel, high-risk pilot research or new collaborations in cancer early detection/diagnosis. Applicants must be scientists, clinicians or healthcare workers at a UK university, medical school, hospital or research institution; host institution approval required before deadline.

Open to STFC-accredited UK universities and research organisations wishing to host one of five named core summer schools (Introductory Astronomy, BUSSTEPP, Solar/Solar-Terrestrial Physics, HEP, Nuclear Physics UK) in 2027. Schools must target STFC-funded PhD students and align with STFC's core science programme. Cost-per-student target below £150/day; specific caps apply to lecturer fees, accommodation, and conference dinner.

Call for the overarching coordination structure and its leadership for the Priority Programme German Pancreatic Cancer Alliance (Deutsche Allianz Pankreaskarzinom).

Funds large-scale venture doctoral training programmes integrating academic research with entrepreneurship and venture creation. Must support min. 50 students across up to 5 annual cohorts. Lead must be a UKRI-eligible organisation (or complete non-standard eligibility before award). Businesses and social enterprises may lead. Norway-based or IIASA project co-leads are not permitted. Non-full economic cost: 100% of eligible costs, no estates/indirect costs.

Fondation du Rein 2026 (En partenariat) — funding call from France's Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM), the country's leading private biomedical-research foundation. Open to researchers at French host institutions across all areas of biology, medicine and health.

International prize recognizing achievements in fundamental, translational and clinical cancer research; a recognition award rather than a project grant.

Prestigious cancer research awards recognising outstanding scientific contributions in oncology. Category: Prix & récompenses (Awards). Open call for nominations/applications.

Funding for established researchers or teams (2-8 applicants) to pursue bold, creative research in any discipline (STEM, humanities, social science, clinical/health) to shift understanding of human life, health and wellbeing. Administering organisation must be a not-for-profit in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or a low/middle-income country (excluding India and mainland China); grant funds cannot be transferred to mainland China.

Add-on funding for ongoing or recently completed KWF-funded projects (incl. KWF-PPP, TTW Technology for Oncology, KIC early detection projects) to define pathways toward clinical/commercial implementation. Requires TTO commitment letter; innovation must have reached at least TRL 3; not for fundamental research or CE-marking costs.

Funds 2-year research projects by Dutch hogescholen in collaboration with SMEs, aimed at promoting knowledge exchange to increase SME innovation capacity. Dutch hogescholen only.

International joint call under Horizon Europe's Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP), funding sustainable and secure access to raw materials; projects must involve multi-country partners.

Health~Holland PPP call for production technology of medical isotope lead-212 and enabling clinical technologies, run jointly by KWF, NRG PALLAS, FAST and Oncode Institute; requires PPP consortium with private party and Consortium Agreement, Dutch summary reviewed by Patient Advisory Committee.

PPP subsidy for Dutch LSH consortia combining a for-profit company (main applicant, must originate the R&D challenge) with a Dutch research organization; at least 80% of personnel costs must be incurred in the Netherlands; co-financing required; industrial research and/or experimental development projects only.

Invests in research groups at Dutch hogescholen with potential to grow into strong SPRONG groups over 8 years, aimed at building research infrastructure of hogescholen.

2-year research by universities of applied sciences together with SMEs. Max €375,000 per project, total ceiling €6,375,000.

Scheme for research groups with the potential to grow into a strong SPRONG group over 8 years. Total €14 million available in this round.

Faraday Discovery Fellowships – Stage 1 from the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of sciences. Funds research and fellowships across the natural sciences; most schemes require a UK host institution (some exchange and visiting schemes involve overseas partners). Applications close 22 Septembe

CBE JU 2026 — joint transnational call by the Circular Bio-based Europe European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funders.

HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026 — joint transnational call by the Circular Bio-based Europe European Partnership, listed on the ERA-LEARN joint-call calendar. Funded by national/regional agencies in participating countries; requires a transnational consortium. See the call page for participating funders.