Calls for proposals in spring 2026

Some of the calls you are used to applying for have changed titles and some that were previously part of a joint call are now separate calls.

Below you will find a preliminary overview of when we expect to open the calls for applications.

Several of the calls are available in a temporary version. Some descriptions, claims, and links may be incomplete and missing. The complete and final call text will be published as soon as we can.

Our plan is to publish many calls this spring in our new application system (My page). If this plan changes, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Here you will find an overview based on the old call funding schemes:

• Researcher projects (except FRIPRO). Preliminary deadlines are in March and April.
• Collaborative projects (equivalent to old Collaborative and Knowledge-building Project, KSP). Preliminary deadlines are in May and June.
• Innovation in the industrial sector. The green platform has a deadline of 3 June, the others have open-ended deadlines.

Deadlines for calls in spring 2026

Calls where you can submit applications on an open-ended basis

These calls have an open-ended application deadline and we plan to open these mid-March:

• Innovation in the industrial sector
• Enabling Technologies theme
• Theme Innovation
• Theme Food and Bioresources
• Theme Energy and Transport

Calls with deadlines

• Knowledge-building projects for the business sector and other calls for proposals (application deadline 11 March)

We plan to open the following calls in mid-March:

• Thematic calls for proposals for research organisations (application deadline 22 April 2026)
• Theme Oceans
• Enabling Technologies theme
• Theme Welfare and Education
• Democracy and Global Development
• Cross-cutting

We plan to open the following calls at the end of March:

• Thematic calls for proposals for research organisations (application deadline 20 May 2026)
• Theme Groundbreaking research
• Theme Energy and transport
• Topics Welfare and education
• Theme Climate and environment
• Theme Democracy and Global Development
• Theme Food and Bioresources

We plan to open the following calls in mid-April:

• Calls for collaborative projects where research organisations can apply, thematic calls for proposals where research organisations can apply and thematic calls for proposals where the public sector can apply (application deadline 10 June 2026, there will be more calls for proposals)
• Topic Health
• Topics Welfare and education

We plan to open this call at the end of April:

• Green platform (application deadline 3 June 2026)

What should you do now?

Although not all the call texts have been published yet, it may be useful to:

• watch our webinar on changes in application processing and the new application form
• initiate dialogue with potential partners
• clarify project ideas internally in your organisation

This makes your work with the application more efficient when the calls open.

Stay tuned for updates

The dates above may be subject to change. We reserve the right to make changes to both publication dates and application deadlines.

We publish updated information in each call text on our website and through our newsletters as soon as we have updates.

New terms on the call for proposals webpage

Innovation in the Industry Sector, where the main purpose is to stimulate active participation in research by the business sector over time and more research-based innovation in the business sector. Here you will find calls that are similar to previous IPN and commercialisation calls.

Innovation in the Public Sector, where the main purpose is to contribute to skills development, restructuring and innovation in the public sector. Here you will find calls similar to previous IPO calls.

Research for Increased Knowledge, the main purpose of which is to contribute to knowledge preparedness for future challenges. The calls call for proposals call for research that expands the knowledge base without requiring specific use in specific areas. Many of the calls that were previously Researcher Project Calls can be found here.

Research for application, where the main purpose is to meet challenges within thematically delimited areas, both broad societal challenges and narrower sector guidelines. The calls for proposals are aiming for specific applications in specific areas of use. Many of the calls that were previously Researcher Project or KSP calls can be found here.