ITEA is an industry-driven European ecosystem for collaborative R&D projects on software-intensive systems. ITEA projects cover all topics related to software innovation, including:

• Artificial intelligence (e.g. large language models and other generative AI)
• Smart healthcare
• Cybersecurity (digital safety and security)
• Industry 4.0 and smart engineering, including simulation tools, digital twins, robotics and IoT
• Sustainability, including smart mobility and smart cities

Participating countries include Austria, Belgium (Flanders: VLAIO; Brussels: Innoviris; Wallonia: SPW), Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, South Korea, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Sweden and Turkey.

Deadline: 10 November 2025 (concept); 29 May 2026 (full proposal)

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The call will officially open in December 2025. Detailed information on eligibility, guidelines, and application procedures will be published on the dedicated call website in the coming months. A webinar and Q&A session will also be organised to support prospective applicants.

Focus on mechanisms of their onset and progression, neglected determinants and novel strategies for critical transitional periods in life. Applications must cover only one of the two following topics:

1. Research that improves the understanding of the causes for obesity, overweight and its complications by using a mechanistic approach.
2. Research that focuses on prevention and public health strategies for critical transitional periods of life.

Deadline: 21 January 2026 (pre-proposal), 11 June 2026 (full proposal)

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The application portal for the 2025 funding cycle is now open! Grants of up to $150K over a two-year period are available to early career investigators — researchers within seven years after their first independent faculty-level position.

Making progress in treating and ultimately curing leukemia and MDS requires advances across the research continuum – from understanding the fundamental biology of cancer cells to preventing relapse after treatment. All projects that help move the field forward toward a better understanding of the diseases, improved symptom management and more effective treatment will be considered.

Budget: $150.000
Deadline: 6 February 2026 (LOI); 13 April 2026 (full proposal)

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Deadline: 10 February 2026 (pre-proposal), 9 June 2026 (full proposal)

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On 10 December 2025, ERDERA will launch its 2026 Joint Transnational Call, “Resolving unsolved cases in rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases through variant validation and new technological approaches”.

The call will welcome proposals focused on providing diagnostic clarity in unsolved rare genetic and non‑genetic diseases.

This call’s  pre‑announcement is available below, and it describes the forthcoming opportunity for multinational research teams to apply and will be updated with the full call when it launches.

Involving patient organisations from the very start is highly desirable. Should you need guidance about patient involvement in research, have a look at this guide.

Deadline: 12 February 2026 (pre-proposal); 8 July 2026 (full proposal)

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McKinsey & Company places great value on the promotion of scientific research. With the support of McKinsey & Company, the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) are able to annually award two scientific prizes recognizing outstanding PhD research in exact sciences, applied sciences, social, economics and management, or biomedical sciences. One scientific prize is awarded to a young researcher from the Flemish Community, and the other to a young researcher from the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Eligible researchers must demonstrate the social and/or economic relevance or a concrete implementation of their PhD.

Deadline: 16 February 2026

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Baekeland mandates offer researchers the opportunity to carry out a PhD in close collaboration with a company, with a project that has clear economic objectives. Mobility is encouraged, not only between the academic and industrial world, but also internationally. The Baekeland programme is open to candidates from all scientific fields, all nationalities and all ages.

Intake meetings

VLAIO organises intake meetings on 5 and 24 February 2026 for different scientific domains. Please register using this form.

VLAIO expects a short summary of the project and the questions you have (max. 1 page). Every intake takes about 1 hour.

Submit with Ghent Univesity?

Take a look on our website to see what to do for the budget, the collaboration agreement, the provisional acceptance for a PhD and the online applicaiton procedure from VLAIO.

We ask you to register your application as early as possible to vlaams-federaal@ugent.be, so we can guide you through the administration. Not all project information has to be known already.

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The aim of innovation mandates is to carry out strategic basic research whith a view to transferring research results to the industry, either to an existing company or to a newly created spin-off company.

Intake meetings

VLAIO organises intake meeting on 5 and 24 February 2026, for different scientific domains. Please register using this form.

VLAIO expects a short summary of the project and the questions you have (max. 1 page). Every intake takes about 1 hour.

Submit with Ghent Univesity?

Take a look on our website to see what to do for the budget, the collaboration agreement and the online application procedure from VLAIO.

We ask you to register your application as early as possible to vlaams-federaal@ugent.be, so we can guide you through the administration. Not all project information has to be known already.

Candidates submitting an innovation mandate with a spin-off finality are requested to make a personal appointment with the TechTransfer department (kamila.mascart@ugent.be or karen.cure@ugent.be) at least three weeks before submission deadline.  A prior and thorough involvement of TechTransfer is an important selection criterion for this type of mandate (see Innovation Mandates manual, page 4). 

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De vzw MS-Liga Vlaanderen maakt financiële middelen vrij om wetenschappelijk onderzoek in multiple sclerose (zowel fundamenteel als toegepast onderzoek) te steunen.

Het budget is beperkt tot €20.000 per jaar. Deze subsidie kan gebruikt worden op projectgebonden apparatuur aan te kopen en/of voor werkingskosten en/of manuren. 

Projecten hebben een looptijd van maximum 2 jaar.

De voorstellen dienen vóór 16 maart 2026 te worden ingediend via het online platform: https://www.ms-vlaanderen.be/nl/form/ms-grant-program-submission. 

Verdere vragen betreffende deze oproep kunnen gesteld worden aan Mieke Slenders, via mieke.slenders@ms-vlaanderen.be.

Deadline: 16 Maart 2026

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