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Commission proposes to unlock €4.2 billion in Cohesion funding for Hungary and restore full access to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe

European Commission has proposed to the Council to lift the protective measures adopted in 2022 concerning Hungary under the Conditionality Regulation, as it considers that Hungary has addressed the rule of law breaches affecting the EU budget. Ursula von der...

Regions in Europe – 2026 edition

EU countries are often compared with each other. However, contrasting small countries such as Malta or Luxembourg with larger ones such as Germany or France can sometimes be misleading. Analysing regional data can highlight disparities both across the EU or within...

European financing for Morphotonics to solve manufacturing bottleneck in wearable AI-technology

EIB provides €20 million convertible loan to Dutch deep tech innovator Morphotonics, to scale its advanced large-area nanoimprint lithography platforms. Morphotonics’ technology set to impact EU tech leadership in the field of AI glasses, Augmented Reality waveguides...

Commission and EIB Group launch European Institutional Investors Pact to boost investment in European tech scale-ups

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group launched today the European Institutional Investors Pact (EIIP) at the TechEU Equity Summit.  The Pact is a new voluntary framework designed to channel more long-term...

Digital education at school in Europe 2026: bridging gaps in access, teaching and learning

Digital educationCategories: Comparative reports As digital transformation is reshaping all aspects of society, how are European education systems responding? Drawing on Eurydice policy data and ICILS 2023 survey evidence, the report provides an evidence-based...

Latest selection of projects announced to support international cooperation in higher education

In today’s fast-changing world we look to our centres of knowledge and innovation – universities - to help us tackle the many challenges that face us: climate breakdown, resource management and supply and how we safely but effectively harness the power of artificial...

87 projects selected under Erasmus Mundus in latest call for proposals

Calls for funding are open to organisations and institutions every year. Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters This year’s selected consortia are made up of organisations from 33 different countries, while another 57 additional countries are represented by associated partners....

ATHENA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CALENDAR

Erasmus +

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Neighbourhood East
ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-NE
04 Dec 202526 Nov 2026
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Western Balkans
ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-WB
04 Dec 202526 Nov 2026

Horizon Chips 2023 JU

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies
HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-QEXP-14-01
13 Aug 202617 Nov 2026

Horizon Europe 2021-2027

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
MSCA Staff Exchanges 2027
HORIZON-MSCA-2027-SE-01-01
15 Dec 202615 Apr 2027
Pilot access schemes to Technology Infrastructures for European startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs (CSA)
HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-47
22 Sep 202602 Feb 2027
R&I Policy Support for Enlargement Countries
POLICY ENLARGE
09 Sep 202612 Nov 2026
Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Call 2026
DUT
01 Sep 202617 Nov 2026
EIC STEP Scale Up
HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP
06 Nov 202525 Nov 2026

Horizon Europe Cluster 5

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
Africa-EU CO-FUND action on climate
HORIZON-CL5-2027-01-D1-11
17 Nov 202604 Mar 2027

Open for SMEs-Innovators-Students

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
EIC Accelerator 2026 – Short proposal
HORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01
06 Nov 202517 Dec 2026

Regional Innovation-Research-Education

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
KAVA Call 14 – RIS Innovation
EIT RM BP26-28
07 Aug 202616 Oct 2026

Transanational Cooperation

Call/TopicOpenDeadline
European Partnership on Innovative SMEs/Innowwide CALL 5
InnovativeSMEs
01 Oct 202601 Oct 2026

EVENTS

Improving access for industrial users to research and technology infrastructures, 22/09/2026, live stream

Join us to hear how one of the leading research and technology organisations in Europe, CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission), has built successful collaboration with start-ups and SMEs. The webinar demonstrates how cross-border access,...

TechEU Equity Summit 2026

TechEU is the EIB Group’s flagship platform for innovation financing, delivered in close partnership with the European Commission. It brings together equity, debt and advisory services into one streamlined system to support European companies at every stage—from...

CETPartnership Annual Conference 2026: Impactful RTDI for Energy Security and Resilience, 20/10/2026

Impactful RTDI for Energy Security and Resilience – this year´s focus on how transnational, coordinated RTDI can deliver on this agenda across digitalisation and AI, cybersecurity, electrification, industrial decarbonisation, and cross-sector integration. This...

Central European Joint Infodays 2026

The Central European Joint Infodays 2026 (training seminar focusing on Erasmus+ international centralised actions in higher education) are organized by Erasmus+ National Agencies from four neighbouring countries: Czechia, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia. In...

Defence Innovation Day 2026

The event has reached capacity, so registration is now open for the waiting list. If you are the right person to be in the room, register now. Places may become available if registered participants cancel. Join us on 21...

Horizon Europe Event 2026

https://research-innovation-community.ec.europa.eu/events

CASSINI Entrepreneurship Days 2026: Built in Europe. Built to Last!

This annual event brings together promising startups, investors, accelerators, and industry and institutional leaders to discuss how European Union space tech ventures are adapting to evolving geopolitical and market dynamics....