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📣Calling all artists/researchers: applications for SCI_ART 2026 are open!
 
 🎨For the second year in a row, the European Union Delegation to Canada and EU Member States, in partnership with The University of British Columbia Okanagan, invites European and Canadian artists working at the intersections of art, science, and technology to propose ambitious, research-driven projects that engage the urgencies of our present moment.

#SCI_ART 2026 convenes a transnational network of practitioners, scientists, and institutions across Canada and the European Union through an Artist-in-Residence program and festival unfolding from September 22 to October 8, 2026, across Vancouver Island, Vancouver, and the Okanagan.

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New funding opportunities are now available under the LIFE Programme - €601.5 million to support a greener, more competitive Europe.

The 2026 calls are targeting innovative projects in:
✅ Nature and biodiversity
✅Circular economy and quality of life
✅Climate change mitigation and adaptation
✅Clean energy transition
and more!

The Info Days presenting the call priorities and providing practical guidance for applicants will take place on 28 to 30 April 2026. Registrations are still open.

For more than three decades, the LIFE Programme has been at the forefront of climate and environmental action co-financing over 6,500 projects across Europe and beyond. It is always inspiring to see the quality and ambition of projects that come forward. I look forward to discovering the next generation of…

Source of Funding: Urban Mobility

✍️Applications are now officially open for the Urban Mobility Startup Creation Program 2026, a free and fully online initiative led by…

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A COST Action is an interdisciplinary research network that brings together researchers and innovators to investigate a topic for four years. Open to all science and technology fields, including new and emerging ones, COST Actions are also bottom-up meaning you can propose a network based on your own interests or ideas.

The funding a COST Action receives covers the expenses of networking activities and can be used to fund events, Short-Term Scientific Missions, Training Schools, communication activities, and virtual networking tools. A COST Action has an estimate budget of €150,000 in its first year and on average €180,000 per year for the other three years.

Our 2026 Open Call for new COST Action proposals will open this summer. If you’re familiar with our existing submission and evaluation procedure you might notice some changes so we want to keep you up-to-date on what to expect and…

Source of Funding: TÜBİTAK

Xjenza Malta and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) launched the Xjenza Malta-TÜBİTAK 2026 Joint Call for R&I Proposals to support cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation. 

This Joint Call aims to assist researchers and innovators from both countries in strengthening their scientific expertise and networks, fostering collaboration for future funding opportunities, including the annual PRIMA Section 1 and Section 2 Calls. This Call will focus on two distinct pillars:

Pillar 1: PRIMA Thematic Areas: 

1. Management of Water 🌊

2. Farming Systems 🌱

3. Agro-Food Value Chain 🥦

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Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

This scheme offers up to €8,000/project to support collaboration with partners across PRIMA Participating States.

Funding supports:
• Short training or research placements abroad
• Strategic networking visits
• Knowledge-transfer seminars or workshops in Malta on PRIMA R&I themes

Submission deadlines:

• 7th July 2026 at 23:59 CET

• 6th October 2026 at 23:59 CET (final deadline) 

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Further information is available here.

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Source of Funding: PRIMA

Xjenza Malta is pleased to announce the launch of the PRIMA Section 2 Call 2026—an exciting funding opportunity for Malta-based researchers and innovators to participate in transnational research projects focusing on Water Management, Farming Systems, and Agro-Food Chain.

With a national budget allocation of up to €500,000, this call enables Malta-based entities to collaborate with international partners in tackling key challenges related to the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus.

Unlocking New Opportunities

The PRIMA Section 2 Call 2026 offers eligible applicants the chance to:

• Participate in transnational projects by leveraging funding and support to develop pioneering solutions in sustainable water, farming, and agro-food systems.

• Address critical challenges within…

Source of Funding: Xjenza Malta

📣Xjenza Malta is pleased to announce the launch of the M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2026 — a dynamic funding opportunity that will empower Malta-based researchers and innovators to participate in transnational research projects focused on advanced materials and battery technologies in support of the European Green Deal.

💰Xjenza Malta is participating with a national budget allocation of up to €300,000 per project.

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Source of Funding: R&I Unit at Xjenza Malta

🔉Xjenza Malta has just launched the Innovation for Industry (I4I) scheme.

I4I is a national funding initiative designed to boost applied, industrial R&D and drive incremental product and process improvements. 

I4I is a scheme, tailored to strengthen Malta’s industrial sector and enhance its competitiveness through sustainable, innovation-based growth.
🔹 Funding Up to €150,000
🔹 Two Key Streams: 

 ➡️Industry-Academia Stream: Collaborate with Maltese Education Institutions to access expertise, technology transfer and safeguard your IP.

🧠Talent Integration Top-up: Recruit or transfer highly qualified researchers (M. Sc./Ph.D.) into R&D roles with a €40,000 wage top-up

ℹ️Join the online information session on Tuesday, 10 March 2026 to learn more.

🔗Register…

Source of Funding: EIT Urban Mobility

EIT Urban Mobility invites innovators from across Europe to submit a proposal to its Strategic Innovation Open Call, designed to accelerate the deployment of impactful solutions that address the most pressing challenges in urban mobility.

The call focuses on supporting ambitious, market-critical projects that tackle clearly defined problems faced by cities, public authorities, and mobility providers. We aim to de-risk development and enable large-scale deployment by backing solutions with a clear path to market and the potential to scale across Europe.

EIT funding allocation

The total estimated funding allocated to this Call is 60 million EUR for the period 2026-2028 and has multiple cut-off dates.

Each project may receive up to 2 million EUR of EIT funding. EIT Urban Mobility will reimburse up to 65% of…