Grants

The Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument, under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), supports interregional cooperation in innovation by connecting regional strengths, aligning complementary capabilities, and strengthening EU value chains. Strand 1 aims to increase competitiveness and resilience of EU value chains through interregional cooperation, facilitating the scaling-up and commercialisation of mature innovations in shared or complementary smart specialisation areas (S3). The objective is to provide financial and advisory support to consortia of innovation actors from the quadruple helix ecosystems to accelerate market uptake, scale-up, and commercialisation while integrating less developed regions into European value chains. Projects are expected to deliver concrete interregional investment cases in digital transition, green transition, or smart manufacturing, contributing to the strengthening of competitive and resilient European value chains.

The Interregional Innovation Investments (I3) Instrument supports interregional cooperation in innovation by promoting the scaling-up and commercialisation of interregional projects in shared or complementary Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3) areas. The instrument fosters innovation diffusion and industrial deployment across less developed, transition, and more developed EU regions to strengthen value chains and competitiveness. Strand 2a specifically focuses on integrating innovation actors from less developed and transition regions into European value chains and provides financial and advisory support to bring mature innovations to scale-up and commercialisation. The programme aims to create new value chains, drive adoption of new technologies (TRL 6-9), facilitate collaboration among SMEs, enable knowledge and skill building, and reduce Europe’s innovation divide.

LIFE Operating Grants support non-profit entities involved in the development, implementation, and enforcement of EU environmental, climate, and clean energy objectives. The aim is to strengthen civil society participation in EU policy dialogue and support enforcement of Union environmental and climate policy. These are annual grants that provide general financial support to the annual operating budget of eligible organisations, rather than specific projects, supporting activities in line with the LIFE Programme objectives.

Framework Partnership Agreements under the LIFE programme aim to strengthen the participation of civil society in the EU policy dialogue and to support implementation and enforcement of Union environmental and climate objectives, including clean energy transition. The objective is to support a broad range of non-profit-making organisations and networks that represent the general Union interest, primarily active in environment or climate action. This call targets partnerships aiming at Circular Economy and Quality of Life, Nature and Biodiversity, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and Clean Energy Transition. Framework Partnerships serve as umbrellas for regular or recurrent operating grants to non-profit-making entities involved in the implementation of EU legislation and policy, in line with LIFE Programme objectives.

The EYE 2027 - MUSIC PROGRAMME aims to support and promote emerging EU artists by increasing their visibility. The programme organises a 2-day music event at EYE2027 in Strasbourg, including an EU-wide online contest (with artist submissions and youth voting) to select performers. It also includes coaching, facilitation, and on-site coordination for the winners. The programme seeks to engage EYE participants and local youth in discovering new European talent and raise awareness of music’s contribution to the European Union.

This grant supports the development of European Union production capabilities for stable isotopes essential to the manufacture of radionuclides used in novel nuclear medicine therapies. It aims to strengthen the resilience and security of the EU's medical radioisotope supply chain by securing access to source materials, reducing dependence on third countries (particularly Russia), and enhancing industrial-scale production. The funding leverages the expertise of nuclear scientists, physicists, and engineers to optimise processes for EU-based stable isotope production, with a major focus on medical uses relating to cancer and other serious diseases. The initiative aligns with Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the Strategic Agenda for Medical Ionising Radiation Applications (SAMIRA), and fosters partnerships with industry, policymakers, and healthcare professionals.

The project aims to support research and innovation actions focusing on the safety of innovative nuclear reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs) and advanced modular reactors (AMRs). It specifically emphasizes the design, demonstration, and viability of new reactor types and fuel cycles, promoting integration within low-carbon and smart energy systems. Projects are expected to contribute to the development of consistent safety approaches among regulators, establishment of operational rules, advancement in instrumentation and digital technologies, improvement of fuel cycles for enhanced safety, waste minimisation, better resource use, and an overall increased safety and security of next-generation nuclear technologies.

This grant supports structuring the activities of the Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform (SNETP) and consolidating networks in technology areas under the Euratom programme. It focuses on cross-cutting nuclear energy applications (such as heat and electricity production, energy supply in space, maritime propulsion) and non-energy applications (including medical uses of ionising radiation and their optimization). The action aims to integrate energy roadmaps, foster collaboration across European Technology and Innovation Platforms, and maximize societal benefits of nuclear and radiation technologies. Emphasis is placed on integrating nuclear research into sustainable low-carbon and smart energy systems, supporting space applications, improving radiation protection, and communicating research efforts to a broad range of stakeholders. Activities funded include studies, workshops, data collection and analysis, development of technology roadmaps, and facilitating cross-sector and cross-project cooperation. The indicative project duration is three years.

Supports research to enhance the safety and long-term operation of nuclear power plants and research reactors. Expected outcomes include addressing technical challenges, meeting regulatory expectations, and achieving economic competitiveness for licence-holders and regulators. The grant encourages innovative solutions for safety assessment, advanced tools for risk mitigation, validation of ageing management approaches, and sharing of best practices to ensure high nuclear safety standards and support EU energy and climate goals.