Grants

This grant aims to promote increased citizen engagement in society, provide better awareness of EU citizenship rights, support participation of citizens and civil society organisations in policymaking, tackle discrimination and hate, strengthen mutual understanding among minorities, and enhance democratic involvement at various levels. The initiative promotes sustainable cooperation and exchanges between towns, empowering citizens and encouraging practical experience of the EU’s shared heritage and values.

The grant aims to close critical knowledge and data gaps in Earth system science as identified in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) and other authoritative sources. Projects are expected to improve the quality and reduce the uncertainty of global and regional climate change projections, generate new climate science evidence for policy needs, and address knowledge gaps not sufficiently tackled by ongoing research. Proposals should focus on areas relevant to Cluster 5, Destination 1, and provide new scientific insights and approaches, supporting the development of comprehensive and policy-relevant assessments.

Twinning actions aim to enhance networking activities between research institutions and infrastructures in Widening countries by linking them with at least two internationally leading research institutions from different Member States or Associated Countries. The actions target raising the research profile and management capacity of coordinating institutions from Widening countries, advancing research excellence, closing the gap within the European Union, and fostering strategic collaboration. Activities include joint research, staff exchanges, trainings, workshops, summer schools, and dissemination, with additional focus on improved gender equality, inclusiveness and researcher mobility.

The MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027 provide funding for excellent researchers undertaking international mobility. The goal is to enhance researchers’ skills, career prospects, and international networks, while strengthening participating organisations’ R&I capacity, research quality, and global reputation. The programme supports both European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, encourages inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary experience, and offers optional placements and training activities to boost employability inside and outside academia.

This action aims at fostering excellence in higher education by supporting higher education institutions in the design, adaptation, and implementation of innovative and inclusive transnational joint programmes at bachelor, master, or doctoral levels, aligned with the criteria for the joint European degree label. It generates practical models and evidence to encourage a broader adoption of the joint European degree label across Europe and encourages targeted exploration of the concept of a European degree in engineering.

The Hop-On Facility enables legal entities from Widening countries to join already funded Horizon Europe Pillar II 'main' work programmes and EIC Pathfinder collaborative R&I actions, with the aim of enhancing inclusiveness in Horizon Europe. The scheme facilitates the integration of one beneficiary from a Widening country into ongoing projects, improving knowledge circulation, research excellence and partnerships across the European Research Area. Expected outcomes include greater research excellence and skills in Widening countries, expanded networks and outreach of R&I actions, and access to new talent pools.

This grant aims to maximize the impact of EU-funded research and innovation in two-dimensional materials (2DM)-based emerging and enabling technologies, and to strengthen the related R&I community in Europe. Supported projects should provide key support functions fostering a dynamic R&I community, facilitate synergies and collaboration among relevant EU-funded projects including the Graphene Flagship, and support actors involved in roadmapping, innovation, and standardization activities in 2DM technologies. Additional objectives include mapping the European and global R&I and funding landscapes, amplifying communication and dissemination activities in the domain of graphene and other 2DMs, and fostering interactions with relevant initiatives and infrastructures at national, regional, and European levels.

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 offer funding for excellent researchers undertaking international mobility. The programme aims to increase research and transferable skills and competences, improve employability, enhance global networking, promote better research conditions and inter-sectoral experience, and facilitate knowledge transfer between academia and the non-academic sector. Funding is available for both European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships, with options for secondments and placements, and requires a Career Development Plan focusing on research objectives and transferable skills.

The Synergy action for Teaming Centres of Excellence (CoE) aims to ensure the sustainability of CoE funded under the Teaming calls. By fostering stronger long-term collaboration and strategic joint initiatives among Centres of Excellence, the grant seeks to enhance mutual learning, resource sharing, and collective research and innovation capacity. The initiative promotes multidisciplinary and transnational cooperation among CoE to address critical European and global challenges, supports strategic transformation of research and innovation systems, and advances policy priorities of the European Research Area (ERA), such as responsible AI, knowledge valorisation, and entrepreneurship. The grant encourages engagement between CoE and industry, policymakers, and society to increase visibility, leverage additional funding, and create economic and societal impact.