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Funding Opps & Info SessionsAugust 2025 | Issue 7 |
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Dear Reader, We’re enhancing our internal automation to give you a comprehensive overview of funding opportunities. Below are this year’s remaining open calls. Don’t wait for the fall grant-season rush—reach out today for support. Book a free consult. Until next month, Matt |
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MSCA4Ukraine FellowshipsDeadline 16 Sept 2025MSCA4Ukraine Fellowships 2025 provides displaced Ukrainian researchers with EU-funded support to continue their work safely in Europe. With an additional €10 million budget, the scheme aims to safeguard Ukraine’s research... Read more Researchers displaced from ukraine |
Faraday Discovery FellowshipsStage 1 Deadline 23 Sept 2025The Faraday Discovery Fellowships support outstanding mid-career STEM researchers with grants of up to £8 million over ten years, enabling them to establish world-leading research groups in UK universities, tackle challenges... Read more Outstanding mid-career stem researchers ... |
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ARISE2Deadline 30 Sept 2025ARISE2 is EMBL's flagship postdoctoral program, funding and training researchers in molecular biology and life sciences. Applications are now open for positions across EMBL sites, offering comprehensive support, mentorship, and... Read more Postdoctoral researchers |
“New recyclable composites”Register 15 Oct 2025The DFG invites proposals for SPP 2528 “New recyclable composites,” funding three-year projects to develop fiber-reinforced polymers that retain at least 80% of mechanical performance after recycling and support... Read more Principal investigators and research g... |
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Biological systems under non-equilibrium conditionsDeadline 08 Oct 2025The Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Challenge Programme 2026 invites consortia of 2–4 research groups led by independent tenured/tenure-track researchers to investigate biological systems under non-equilibrium conditions. Grants... Read more Independent tenured/tenure-track researc... |
Modelling Human Cardiometabolic DiseaseDeadline 08 Oct 2025The Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Challenge Programme 2026 invites tenured/tenure-track research leaders to form consortia of 2–4 groups and solve modelling of human cardiometabolic disease. Grants of DKK 40–75 million support... Read more Independent tenured/tenure-track researc... |
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Unravelling pathways of human invasive fungal...Deadline 08 Oct 2025The Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Challenge Programme 2026 invites established research leaders to form consortia tackling human invasive fungal diseases. Grants of DKK 40–75 million over six years will support collaborative, ... Read more Independent tenured/tenure-track researc... |
Harnessing biology for climate-resilient and healthy soilsDeadline 08 Oct 2025The Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Challenge Programme 2026 offers consortia of leading research groups up to DKK 75 million for six-year projects that deepen mechanistic understanding of soil biology to enable climate-resilien... Read more Independent tenured/tenure-track researc... |
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Doctoral networksDeadline 31 Jan 2026The Hans-Böckler-Stiftung awards funding for doctoral consortia and junior research groups across all disciplines, offering scholarships, postdoc positions, and project resources. Application sketches for new programmes ca... Read more Uni. lecturers with right to award doctorates |
ERC Proof of Concept GrantDeadline 18 Sept 2025The ERC Proof of Concept Grant offers €150,000 over 18 months to PIs of ERC Starting, Consolidator, Advanced or Synergy Grants to explore the commercial and societal potential of their research. Applications are accepte... Read more All principal investigators in one of th... |
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Postdoctoral scholarship programDeadline 01 Oct 2025The Daimler und Benz Stiftung’s Postdoctoral Program awards twelve scholarships of €40,000 over two years to postdoc researchers, junior professors, and heads of junior research groups across all scientific disciplines. Ap... Read more Postdoctoral researchers |
NEXT – Rethink Neurodegeneration!Deadline 28 Aug 2025The Volkswagen Foundation’s NEXT – Rethink Neurodegeneration! call funds interdisciplinary teams of 2–5 principal investigators with up to €2 million over 5 years for high-risk, exploratory basic research into dementia-cau... Read more Interdisciplinary research teams with 2–... |
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DFG-Fraunhofer Cooperation – Trilaterale Transfer ProjectsPhase 1 deadline 09 Sept 2025The DFG and Fraunhofer are inviting applications for trilateral transfer projects across all disciplines. Consortia of a DFG-funded university/HAW/FH partner, a Fraunhofer-funded institute, and an industry partner can appl... Read more Scientists at Unis/HAWs/FH and fr... |
“Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems”Register by 19 June 2025The DFG invites tandem proposals for its Priority Program “Holistic Design of Molecular Communication Systems (HoD-MoCS)” (SPP 2526). Teams of communications engineers and experts in biology, chemistry and related... Read more Tandem teams of researchers combining ex... |
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AgoraDeadline 16 Sept 2025The SNSF’s Agora call invites researchers and communication experts to submit public engagement projects. Grants up to CHF 200,000 support diverse formats—from workshops to multimedia initiatives—fostering science communic... Read more Researchers and communication experts... |
CETPartnership Joint Call 2025Deadline Stage 1 09 Oct 2025The Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETPartnership) Joint Call 2025 invites transnational project consortia to submit pre-proposals by 9 October 2025 for funding integrated clean energy projects across Europe. Coverin... Read more Consortia of academia, industry, SMEs fr... |
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EIC Pre-AcceleratorDeadline 18 Nov 2025The EIC Pre-Accelerator call under the WIDERA Work Programme awards 70% grants between €300K–500K plus business acceleration services to early-stage deep-tech SMEs in widening countries. Enhance technology, business, and i... Read more Early stage deep-tech startups & SMEs... |
Globalstars call with TaiwanDeadline 29 Aug 2025The Eureka Globalstars call with Taiwan invites companies and research organisations to form international consortia of at least two independent parties, one from Taiwan and one from a participating Eureka country, ... Read more Companies (SMEs and large enterprises) a... |
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Canada and Singapore call for projects 2025Deadline 01 Sept 2025Eureka Network invites consortia of at least one Canadian SME and one Singaporean company to apply for funding—up to CAD 600,000 per SME and 50% support for Singaporean firms—across AI, biotech, green tech, robotics and mo... Read more At least one eligible canadian SME and o... |
Call for projects on applied quantum technologiesWebinar 27 May 2025Eureka’s call for applied quantum technologies welcomes international consortia of at least two independent organisations to develop quantum computing, simulation, communications, sensing and metrology... Read more Companies (SMEs, large enterprises)... |
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LinkUp call: connecting regions for innovationDeadline 10 Sept 2025The Eureka LinkUp call for projects invites organisations from Albania, Austria, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Türkiye to collaborate on R&D projects across all fields. Funding varies by country, with grants up to €50,0... Read more Universities, research organisations, st... |
Call for circular value creation R&D projectsDeadline 30 Sept 2025The Eureka network invites organizations from 17 countries to collaborate on R&D projects aimed at developing Circular Value Creation systems for market-ready products, services, and processes. Projects must involve at lea... Read more Startups, SMEs, medium-sized companies, ... |
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Poland call for projects – 2025Deadline 17 Oct 2025The National Centre for Research and Development invites Polish SMEs and their Eureka-country partners to apply for international R&D project grants in all technological fields. With a 10 million PLN budget, individual SME... Read more All organizations collaborating on internat... |
Transnational lightweightingDeadline 23 Oct 2025The Transnational Eureka lightweighting call invites organisations from participating Eureka countries to form consortia and submit R&D project proposals in lightweighting technologies. Projects must involve at least two i... Read more SMEs, mid-tier companies, large enterprise... |
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Call for disaster resilience, response, and recoveryDeadline 31 Oct 2025Eureka’s Network Projects call invites consortia of companies, research organisations and universities from at least two participating countries to submit collaborative R&D proposals on disaster resilience, response and re... Read more Consortia comprising at least two indepe... |
Eurostars call for projects - September 2025Deadline 04 Sept 2025Eurostars September 2025 call opens from 4 July to 4 September 2025, funding international R&D consortia led by innovative SMEs. Consortia must include at least two independent partners from two Eurostars countries, with S... Read more SME-led consortia with at least two... |
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European Researchers' Night and Researchers at SchoolsDeadline 22 Oct 2025MSCA and Citizens supports European Researchers’ Night and Researchers at Schools initiatives in 2026-2027 to bridge the gap between science and society. With an indicative budget of EUR 16.25 million, the call funds activ... Read more Universities and research organisations... |
MSCA Choose Europe for ScienceDeadline 03 Dec 2025MSCA Choose Europe for Science is a pilot action supporting host organisations in EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries to recruit at least three postdoctoral researchers for up to five years. With €22.5... Read more Single legal entity in an EU member stat... |
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EGARoh JuniorDeadline 31 Aug 2025The BMBF invites early-career postdoctoral researchers to apply for up to five years of funding to form international junior research groups focusing on exploration, extraction, and processing of primary raw materials. Groups ... Read more Early-career postdoctoral researchers (p... |
EIC Pathfinder ChallengesDeadline 31 Oct 2024The EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2025 fund early-stage deep-tech research under thematic tracks—from climate-resilient biotech and generative AI in cancer care to collaborative robotics and circular waste valorization—aiming ... Read more Single applicants, smaller consortia... |
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EURAXESS Global WebinarsWebinar start 06 Aug 2025 18:00 CESTThe European Research Council, in partnership with the EURAXESS Worldwide Network, is hosting global webinars from 6 to 21 August 2025. Each session offers an overview of ERC grant schemes and regional... Read more Researchers worldwide, especially non-eu... |
Philipp Schwartz InitiativeApplication deadline 22 Aug 2025The Philipp Schwartz Initiative by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation funds German institutions to host researchers facing significant personal threat. Fellowships cover up to 24 months of support (plus a 12-month... Read more Public and state-recognised universities... |
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Ocean 2 – Towards the Ocean We Want: Biodiversity & ...Deadline 05 Mar 2026The Belmont Forum’s Ocean 2 CRA funds 36-month transdisciplinary research consortia tackling global ocean challenges in support of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Proposals must include... Read more Interdisciplinary research consortia with... |
AI Research Groups Lower SaxonyDeadline 30 Sept 2025 14:00 CESTZukunft Niedersachsen's AI Research Groups call invites scientists with at least two years of postdoctoral experience to lead AI research teams. Grants up to €2 million over five years support AI method development and ... Read more Scientists with at least two years of po... |
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Mental Health Award: Transforming early intervention for anxiety...Information webinar 03 Sept 2025 15:00 GMTWellcome’s Mental Health Award supports two-phase research into early interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people. Teams of experienced researchers and implementation partners can apply for £200,000... Read more Teams of established researchers and imp... |
“Unconventional Magnetism: Beyond the S-Wave Magnetism Paradigm”Outline by 31 Aug 2025The DFG has launched Priority Programme SPP 2558 “Unconventional Magnetism,” inviting PIs at German institutions to submit proposals for fundamental research on altermagnets and non-collinear antiferromagnets. Funding... Read more Principal investigators affiliated with ... |
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BRIDGE Quantum Call 2025Deadline 16 Sept 2025The BRIDGE Quantum Call 2025 offers up to CHF 850 000 per applicant (CHF 2.55 million for consortia) over four years to experienced researchers at Swiss institutions to develop application-oriented projects in quantum comm... Read more Experienced researchers at Swiss univers... |
Vulnerability and resilience...Register 17 Oct 2025The Belmont Forum’s Resilience CRA funds 36-month, transdisciplinary research consortia to study vulnerability and resilience management in socio-environmental systems within highly exposed territories. Proposals must addr... Read more International, transdisciplinary researc... |
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Innovative ResearchDeadline 16 Sept 2025Klaus Tschira Stiftung’s Innovative Research funding line supports researchers in mathematics, computer science, and natural sciences with grants between €100,000 and €500,000. Priority research projects: Are... Read more Researchers in the fields of mathematics... |
APEX AwardsDeadline 09 Sept 2025The APEX Awards, offered by the Royal Society in partnership with the British Academy and the Royal Academy of Engineering and supported by the Leverhulme Trust, provide up to £200,000 over 24 months for establis... Read more Established independent researchers, ... |
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Mid-Career FellowshipsDeadline 20 Aug 2025The British Academy’s Mid-Career Fellowships support outstanding researchers in the humanities and social sciences with up to £152,000 (80% FEC) to devote 6–12 months to major research and public engagement. Open to... Read more Early-career researchers, postdoctoral... |
Internat. Interdisc. ProjectsDeadline 17 Sept 2025The British Academy’s International Interdisciplinary Research Projects 2026 scheme invites UK-based humanities and social sciences researchers to lead interdisciplinary collaborations addressing transnational and planetar... Read more Early-career researchers, mid-career... |
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Global Innovation FellowshipsDeadline 24 Sept 2025The British Academy’s Global Innovation Fellowships offer up to £150,000 for 12 months to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences. Hosted at DGAP in Berlin, fellows will develop ski... Read more UK-based early- & mid-career researchers... |
Postdoctoral FellowshipsDeadline 01 Oct 2025The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships offer outstanding early-career researchers in the humanities and social sciences three-year awards to pursue independent research, complete significant publishable work,... Read more Early-career, Postdoctoral or equivalent... |
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Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceDeadline 24 Sept 2025The British Academy’s Global Innovation Fellowships provide up to £150,000 over 12 months for UK-based early- and mid-career humanities and social sciences researchers to be hosted at the Carnegie Endowment for Internation... Read more UK-based early-career and mid-career res... |
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Procedure in Chemistry,...Deadline 01 Sept 2025The NSF and DFG have launched a Lead Agency Procedure for collaborative research in chemistry, process engineering, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. Eligible US and German teams submit a single joint proposal reviewed ... Read more Researchers at US institutions eligibl... |
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ERC Work Programme 2026Webinar RewatchJoin the ERC Executive Agency’s live webinar on 10 July 2025 to uncover the 2026 ERC Work Programme, including updates on funding opportunities, budget allocations, application timelines, and eligibility criteria. Hosted b... Read more Researchers new to ERC grants... |
Research Project GrantsDeadline 01 Sept 2025The Leverhulme Trust's Research Project Grants fund innovative and original research projects at eligible UK institutions with awards up to £500,000 over five years. Outline applications may be submitted at any time and un... Read more Principal investigators employed by el... |
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