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EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 call continues to attract strong interest from the research community
The European Innovation Council (EIC) has received 2103 project proposals under the EIC Pathfinder Open 2026 call, confirming the continued strong interest of the research and innovation community in breakthrough deep-tech funding opportunities. The call, which closed...
European Competitiveness Fund: synergies with Erasmus+ must be maintained
The European University Association calls on policy makers to maintain explicit references to higher education in the regulation to establish a European Competitiveness Fund, as originally proposed by the European Commission. Notably, the recent draft report on the...
European Innovation Council selects EQT to lead €5 Billion Scaleup Europe Fund
The European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund Board has chosen EQT as the preferred investment adviser and fund manager for the Scaleup Europe Fund, following a rigorous and highly competitive selection process to lead the EU's €5 billion initiative designed to empower...
The public consultation process for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project begins in Switzerland and France
The public consultation process for the CERN-led Future Circular Collider (FCC) project will soon begin in Switzerland and France. These four months of exchanges and dialogue with the public are part of the preparations for a final decision on the...
UCD Space Strategy 2030 charts ambitious course for Ireland
University College Dublin (UCD) launched its Space Strategy to 2030, calling for Ireland to hold outsized ambitions for its future in the trillion dollar global space sector. The strategy offers an ambitious blueprint to position Ireland as a national and European...
Associated Countries position on FP10
Universities from four countries associated with Horizon Europe have called on the EU Council to ensure that Framework Programme 10 (FP10) remains open, research-led and attractive to trusted international partners. In a joint letter addressed to the Cyprus EU...
Keeping Europe’s science-based companies in Europe: CESAER contributes input on EU Inc.
CESAER has contributed input to the European Parliament on the proposed EU Inc. framework, calling for the new European company form to support science-based startups, university spinouts and deep tech ventures....
ATHENA FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CALENDAR
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Erasmus +
| Call/Topic | Open | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Neighbourhood East ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-NE | 04 Dec 2025 | 26 Nov 2026 |
| Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges in Western Balkans ERASMUS-EDU-2026-VIRT-EXCH-WB | 04 Dec 2025 | 26 Nov 2026 |
Horizon Europe 2021-2027
| Call/Topic | Open | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| EIC STEP Scale Up HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP | 06 Nov 2025 | 25 Nov 2026 |
Open for SMEs-Innovators-Students
| Call/Topic | Open | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| EIC Accelerator 2026 – Short proposal HORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01 | 06 Nov 2025 | 17 Dec 2026 |
EVENTS
The European degree label: state of play and ways forward
by ATHENA | May 20, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
During this webinar, EUA will update participants on the current status of the development of the European degree label, explain how and when it can be used by institutional consortia offering joint degrees and provide some reflections on the future evolution of the...
STOA-STS forum Conference ‘Start-ups and scale-ups: lessons from EU and Japan’
by ATHENA | May 15, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
This event organised by STOA together with the Japanese STS forum, aims to look into one of the key questions facing the economic competitiveness of both EU and Japan: how to bridge a strong research ecosystem with successful commercialisation of innovations through...
ERC Grants Info Session: Funding for Excellent Frontier Research
by ATHENA | May 15, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
Join EURAXESS North America and the European Research Council Executive Agency for a webinar on the bottom-up funding schemes that make up the European Research Council grants. The ERC is the premier European funding organization for excellent frontier...
Leading career assessment reform across academia to enhance culture, engagement and impact
by ATHENA | May 12, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
Organisations involved in research and academic career assessment across Europe, including universities, funders, national authorities and others, are rethinking how they assess, incentivise and recognise academic work. Academic career assessment reform,...
Economic impact of options for improving access to and reuse of research results, publications and data for scientific purposes
by ATHENA | May 12, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
The workshop concerns the findings of an economic study launched in the context of structural policy 1 of the European Research Area Policy Agenda 2025-2027. The findings of this study will be presented by the study consortium. Join event online Register here
Info session: Accelerating Best Use of Technologies – Materials available
by ATHENA | May 8, 2026 | Workshops | 0 Comments
In the context of the Digital Europe Programme call "Accelerating Best Use of Technologies" (DIGITAL-2026-BESTUSE-10), HaDEA organised an Info Session on 29 April 2026. Participants had the opportunity to learn more about the calls, how to prepare and submit a...
