Open calls for funding

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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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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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)

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Research infrastructure comprises all facilities and sources that promote the performance of frontier and strategic basic research across all scientific disciplines. Besides scientific infrastructure, this includes collections, natural habitats, corpora and databases (including digital opening up) and connection to data platforms. They may be single-sited, distributed, or virtual.

International research infrastructure refers to research infrastructure that operates in a collaborative framework between countries and regions and is a legal entity or one in the process of becoming a legal entity.

The International Research Infrastructure (IRI) programme governing the participation in and/or funding of international research infrastructure aims to support the Flemish participation in and/or funding of international investment initiatives that are carried out at large-scale international or supranational facilities to which the Flemish Government contributes and/or whose strategic importance for Flanders can be demonstrated.

Such support may pertain to:

• the decision for Flanders to participate in the international research infrastructure;
• payment of the membership fee for participation;
• funding of the activities or investments associated with the participation.

Deadline: 04 May 2026

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The Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in Cancer as a Systemic Disease: Insights on Organ Crosstalk in recognition of innovative scientific research that elucidates systemic hallmarks of cancer and inter-organ communication networks shaping tumor initiation, progression, organotropism/metastasis, treatment response/resistance, and cancer-associated conditions.

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The Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in Multi-Omics for Routine Risk Stratification and Prevention in recognition of innovative scientific research that develops, validates, and translates integrated multi omic tools for scalable risk stratification, early detection, and prevention in routine care,  including through integration with clinical/EHR, imaging, and building digital phenotypes.

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The Scientific Award AstraZeneca Foundation in in Zoonoses and Climate Change as Emerging Threats to Human Health in recognition of innovative scientific research on pathogen emergence, reservoirs, cross-species transmission and evolution, outbreak prediction and intervention strategies under the concept of One Health surveillance, particularly in the context of climate change and its impact on human health, including through changes in vector dissemination.

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Budget: 25.000 euro / price
Deadline: 04 May 2026

Research into the pathobiology of hematological cancers with an aim to advanced treatment.

Budget: 300.000 euro
Deadline: 07 May 2026

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Eligible projects must focus on fundamental, pre-clinical, or translational research exploring biochemical action mechanisms in cancer, such as protein-protein/protein-DNA interactions, tumor heterogeneity, and metastasis. Proposals using novel ex vivo models or high-resolution single-cell omics are particularly encouraged.

Budget: 225.000 euro
Deadline: 18 May 2026

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