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VLAIO – International ITEA-call 2025 and match making event
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)
BELSPO – Science 4 Policy call 2026 – policy driven projects: information session 23 June
BELSPO will launch a new call in the frame of the Science 4 Policy research programme which will open 11 June.
This call for proposals relates to the “policy-driven projects” of the S4Policy programme. These projects are submitted by the federal departments and call for a scientific support from the Belgian academic community. These projects aim either at an academic support to reinforce analytical capacities within federal departments or provide scientific evidence to inform federal policies. These policy-focused projects are based on a co-funding mechanism under which BELSPO finances a large proportion of the total project budget (sometimes up to 90%).
Deadline: 25 June 2026 (pre-submission); 1 October 2026 (final submission)
EU – ERA4Health Partnership – Call PREVENT-OO ‘Understanding and Preventing Overweight and Obesity’
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:
- Research that improves the understanding of the causes for obesity, overweight and its complications by using a mechanistic approach.
- 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)
EU – EP PerMed Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2026 – Personalised Medicine for CARdiovascular, MEtabolic, and kidNey diseases (CARMEN2026)
Deadline: 10 February 2026 (pre-proposal), 9 June 2026 (full proposal)
EU – ERDERA – Joint Transnational Call 2026
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)
FWO – BE READY Joint Transnational Call 2026
The European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness (BE READY Partnership) aims to establish a European research and innovation ecosystem that is optimally prepared for future health crises caused by infectious diseases. This ecosystem will be capable of responding swiftly and efficiently to such crises and will be fully integrated into the broader European institutional framework for health security.
Deadline: 13 April 2026 (pre-proposal); 20 August 2026 (full proposal)
King Baudouin Foundation – Research into the early detection of Parkinson’s disease
The call prioritizes non-invasive, scalable, and clinically actionable approaches to enable timely intervention, improve patient outcomes, and reduce the societal burden of PD.
The proposed projects are within the following scopes: biomarkers, digital health, multimodal approaches, clinical translation and patient/caregiver involvement.
Deadline: 28 May 2026
King Baudouin Foundation – Towards a paradigm shift in mental health care
The Fund for Mental Health Research was created to support Mental Health Research in Belgium. The Fund is managed by the King Baudouin Foundation with the help of a dedicated Steering Committee.
The Fund is launching its first call for research projects in mental health, supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF), to shift the current paradigm and prioritize underfunded yet critical research areas in mental healthcare, addressing urgent, unmet needs.
1. Who Should Apply?
· Research teams focused on mental health care in Belgium.
· Projects must address at least one of the 10 research priorities (see publication Bridging Gaps in Mental Health: 10 Research Priorities)
· Teams must include researchers from appropriate disciplines and stakeholders (patients, caregivers, policymakers etc.)
Budget: 400.000 - 600.000 euros
Deadline: 01 June 2026 (full proposal)
FIKO: Type I Call 2026
Het Fonds voor Innovatie en Klinisch Onderzoek lanceert een oproep voor de zogenaamde type I-projecten. Deze projecten zijn bedoeld voor klinische medewerkers van het UZ Gent die betrokken zijn bij de patiëntenzorg in brede zin en die klinisch gericht onderzoek willen uitvoeren met als doel het behalen van een doctoraat in de medische wetenschappen binnen de projectduur van maximaal vier jaar. De financiering bedraagt € 60.000 per jaar, voor een periode van maximaal vier jaar, en is bedoeld voor een gedeeltelijke vrijstelling van de normale klinische activiteiten.
Om in aanmerking te komen voor financiering, moet aan een reeks criteria worden voldaan (zie bijlage). Het is belangrijk om als kandidaat eerst te overleggen met het Health Innovation and Research Institute (HIRUZ.IVU@UZGent.be) om de ontvankelijkheid van de aanvraag in te schatten. Afhankelijk van hun advies wordt het aanvraagformulier beschikbaar gesteld. HIRUZ biedt ook inhoudelijke ondersteuning om de kans op succes te vergroten en te beoordelen of het project mogelijk beter op een andere manier gefinancierd kan worden.
Timing
Intakegesprek HIRUZ: vóór 19 juni 2026
Deadline indiening: uiterlijk op 26 juni 2026 om 17u
Bekendmaking selectie na goedkeuring DC en BC: september 2026
Start FIKO Type I: vanaf 1/10/2026, op te starten binnen het jaar
EU/FWO – Transcan-4 – European network on Translational Cancer Research with FWO funding
The Transcan-4 - European network on Translational Cancer Research co-funded call has been launched: "Translational Research on Cancer Metabolism: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Diagnosis and Treatment”
This first call focuses on translational research on cancer metabolism, more specifically on multidisciplinary approaches for diagnosis and treatment, to improve both diagnosis and treatment. The call aims to bring together researchers and clinicians to foster innovative collaborations and support high-quality projects with strong translational potential.
Applicants for FWO funding must submit an administrative application via the FWO e-loket:
- For fundamental research projects (FO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme fundamental research’;
- For strategic basis research projects (SBO): application type: ‘Research projects – European programme strategic basic research’.
Researchers are strongly advised to contact the FWO before submission regarding the eligibility criteria. This to avoid the ineligibility of a researcher individually, and the project consortium as a whole.
Deadline: 21 July 2026 (pre-submission); 13 January 2027 (final submission)
This list is non-exhaustive