ATHENA Grant & Support Office

ATHENA Grant & Support Office Position paper - Download it from here

NEWS

Announcement for the Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2026

Infectious diseases can quickly escalate into health crises with global impact, exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 and the spread of Mpox. These events have highlighted the close link between environment, human and...
Read More

Where Europe’s Climate Transition Is Taking Shape: Lessons From 52 Cities

Across 52 European cities, local governments, communities, and businesses tested new ways to cut emissions and finance climate action. Their collective effort as part of the Pilot Cities Programme under NetZeroCities, led by Climate KIC, has produced...
Read More

Driving hydrogen innovation in Europe: Clean Hydrogen Partnership opens 2026 call with €105 million

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership has launched its 2026 Call for Proposals, making €105 million available under the Horizon Europe programme to accelerate the deployment of clean hydrogen technologies across Europe and strengthen European industrial...
Read More

Apply now! Just Transition Platform launches three calls for support services

The Just Transition Platform (JTP) has launched three calls for the support services JTP Groundwork, JTPeers Exchange and JTPeers Experts. These support services aim to build capacity, share best practices, and develop solutions for Just Transition Fund (JTF)...
Read More

Online info session – Skills & Talents Development 2026: Presentation and recording are now available!

On 20 January 2026, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) organised an online Info Session to present the 2026 Skills & Talents Development call under the Creative Europe MEDIA and cross sectoral strand. The presentation...
Read More

ESFRI publishes concept paper on strengthening ERIC framewor

ESFRI, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures, has published a new concept paper examining how the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) legal framework can be further strengthened to better support pan-European Research Infrastructures....
Read More

WIPO opens 2026 awards for innovative and creative start-ups and SMEs

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has opened its 2026 Global Awards competition, which will reward start-ups and SMEs using intellectual property as a strategic asset to scale up.  In total, 11 companies will be recognised, including 10 prizes...
Read More

ATHENA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CALENDAR

Digital Europe 2021-2027

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
ELEVATE: European League of Advanced Digital Skills Academies

DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-LEAGUE-OF-ACADEMIES

04 Nov 202503 Mar 2026
European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions

DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-COMPETITIONS

04 Nov 202503 Mar 2026

Erasmus +

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
Alliances for Education and Enterprises

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PI-ALL-INNO-EDU-ENTERP

04 Dec 202510 Mar 2026
Alliances for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills (implementing the ‘Blueprint’)

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PI-ALL-INNO-BLUEPRINT

04 Dec 202510 Mar 2026
Alliances for STEM Skills Foundries

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PI-ALL-INNO-STEM

04 Dec 202510 Mar 2026
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Neighbourhood East

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-NE

04 Dec 202526 Nov 2026
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in South Mediterranean Countries

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-SMC

04 Dec 202526 Mar 2026
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Western Balkans

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-WB

04 Dec 202526 Nov 2026
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Sub-Saharan Africa

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-SSA

04 Dec 202526 Mar 2026
Erasmus Mundus Design Measures

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-EMJM-DESIGN

18 Nov 202512 Feb 2026
European Universities

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-EUR-UNIV

18 Nov 202503 Mar 2026
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-PEX-EMJM-MOB

26 Nov 202512 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Actions for other fields of Education and Training: Learning EU

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-OFET-LEARNING-EU

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centers of Excellence

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-HEI-TCH-RSCH-COE

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Chairs

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-HEI-TCH-RSCH-CHAIR

27 Nov 202510 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Modules

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-HEI-TCH-RSCH-MODULE

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Network on Internal Policy: A resilient Single Market to boost EU competitiveness

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-NETWORKS-HEI-EU

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Networks in other fields of education and training

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-NETWORKS-SCHOOLS

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Network on External Policy EU-INDIA

ERASMUS-JMO-2026-NETWORKS-HEI-NON-EU-INDIA

27 Nov 202503 Feb 2026
Central Asia

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-6

04 Dec 202510 Feb 2026
Latin America

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-10

04 Dec 202510 Feb 2026
Caribbean

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-11

04 Feb 202610 Feb 2026
South Mediterranean

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-3

04 Dec 202610 Feb 2026
Cross-Regional

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-CROSS-REGIONAL

04 Dec 202610 Feb 2026
Neighbourhood East

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-2

04 Dec 202510 Feb 2026
Pacific

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-8a

04 Dec 202510 Feb 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa

ERASMUS-EDU-2026-CBHE-REGION-9

04 Dec 202510 Feb 2026
Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Chairs

ERASMUS-JMO-2025-CHAIR

28 Nov 202412 Feb 2026

Horizon Europe 2021-2027

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
EIC STEP Scale Up

HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP

06 Nov 202525 Nov 2026

Open for SMEs-Innovators-Students

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
EIC Accelerator 2026 – Short proposal

HORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01

06 Nov 202517 Dec 2026

Transanational Cooperation

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
Europe-Africa Research and Innovation call on Sustainable Energy – 2026

LEAP-SE

19 Nov 202506 Feb 2026

EVENTS

Horizon Implementation day – Novelties in the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe work programme (20 January 2026)

by | January 3, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments

On 20 January 2026, the European Commission is organising an information webinar focused on Novelties in the 2026-2027 Horizon Europe work programme.  The webinar can be followed live here (no prior registration required).
Read More

Harnessing international collaboration in research and innovation for competitiveness, EUA event, 14/01/2026

by | January 2, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments

Europe has long championed international cooperation in research and innovation, reflected in the wide network of countries already associated to Horizon Europe, as well as others that are now progressing toward association. As the EU prepares its next long-term...
Read More

Info day and brokerage event: AI – Data – Robotics

by | January 2, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments

This info day and brokerage event is dedicated to upcoming 2026 calls in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics, under Horizon Europe Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry and Space) and the Digital Europe Programme. GettyImages © imaginima This event is organised by the...
Read More

Infoday – GenAI Meets Public Administrations – presentations and recording

by | January 2, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments

Recording and presentations of the infoday held on 17 December are available. © AdobeStock volga The online infoday held on 17 December gave guidance on the CSA GenAI & Public Administration call for proposals DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-GENAI-PA under the...
Read More

Online Info Session: European Solidarity Corps 2026 – Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas

by | January 2, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments

Volunteering Teams are solidarity activities that allow groups of minimum 5 participants to volunteer together for a period between 2 weeks and 2 months. Volunteering Teams in High Priority Areas are large scale, high impact projects...
Read More

Online Q&A Session: Erasmus Mundus Action 2026- Presentations available

by | December 15, 2025 | Workshops | 0 Comments

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) is organising an online Q&A session related to the 2026 Calls for Proposals for Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) and Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM). The event will...
Read More

European Partnership Stakeholder Forum 2025: “Re-Imagining partnerships: the road to FP10”

by | December 13, 2025 | Workshops | 0 Comments

The event provided an excellent networking opportunity, bringing together the entire community of stakeholders from co-funded, co-programmed and institutionalised partnerships. Two panel discussions addressed: Shaping collaboration: European Partnerships under FP10...
Read More