✍️Applications are now officially open for the Urban Mobility Startup Creation Program 2026, a free and fully online initiative led by BGI – Sustainable Ventures and co-financed by EIT Urban Mobility. This program aims to support future entrepreneurs in creating startups with real impact in the urban mobility sector.

💰With up to €10,000 in prizes for the top-performing teams, the program offers one-on-one mentorship, support in developing an investor-ready MVP, access to a leading international innovation network, and the opportunity to pitch your project at the Demo Day, in front of early-stage investors.

📋The program will provide essential early-stage startup tools through Bootcamp stage (19-26 May), a Mentorship phase (3 June- 22 July) and final pitch Demo Day (4th Aug.)

Who should apply?

• Student entrepreneurs

• Individuals or teams at the idea or prototype stage

• Technically skilled founders seeking business support

• Pre-incorporation teams

⏱️Applications are open until May7!
We’ve attached a press kit with images, text, and the application link ready for sharing.

⚠️ If you believe this program is perfect for you, we would love to receive your application.
Apply here!!!!

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Visit the below link to view the 13 funding opportunities on Cascade Funding portal, an instrument by the European Commission. 

Please note that these calls have different deadlines within the month of April 2026.

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About the job

If you want to make a difference to the future of sustainable energy and would like to work on a multi‐billion euro first‐of‐a‐kind development project, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Apply to become Corporate Services Officer within our Administration Department of Fusion for Energy.

The Corporate Services Officer will support the Head of Unit in managing and coordinating all corporate services activities, ensuring operational excellence and compliance with organisational standards, as well as ensuring a functional, safe and secure workplace for all people working within premises in Barcelona and Cadarache.

Fusion for Energy is managing Europe’s contribution to ITER, the biggest fusion experiment, and is contributing to several other major projects in the same domain. The fusion landscape is changing fast and F4E as a key European player has just entered in a new organisation.

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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 highlight what’s new:

🕸️ Expand your network of proposers

Historically, a network of proposers comprises at least seven COST Full or Cooperating Members amongst which at least 50% are from COST Inclusiveness Target Countries. Now, in addition, at least 40% of proposers must be Young Researchers and Innovators.

📂 One role per Open Call

In each Open Call, an individual may participate either as Main or Secondary Proposer in one proposal only.

🗳️ New submission tool developments (e-COST) 

To make it easier, the Technical Annex is no longer a separate document and is a integrated part of the submission process to be completed directly via the e-COST platform.

The system also won’t allow you to submit a proposal if you exceed page and text limits, helping ensure eligibility.

⌛The timeline

e-COST will open for submission on 31 July 2026 (12:00 noon CEST) and close on 28 October 2026 (12:00 noon CET).

You can already start building your network and preparing your proposal. Please check the Open Call Proposers Guidelines for the general features of the proposal that will need be needed for submission and also the Open Call Announcement. All relevant documents are available in our Documents and Guidelines section.

💰 More funding opportunities

COST will fund up to 80 COST Actions in it’s 2026 call, an increase on the 70 networks that were funded last year. This improves the success rate for applicants and provides greater opportunities for short-term mobility, networking, and transfer of knowledge.

ℹ️ Join our online Info Day

If you would like further information on the COST Open Call then join our online Info Day on 16 June (from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST). The aim of the event is to inform the research community on how to participate in COST Actions or submit a COST Action proposal, as well as the role and impact of the COST programme. Register your attendance here.

The European Network on Cultural Management and Policy, ENCATC, launches two Opportunities for Young and Emerging Researchers & Professionals, inviting PhD candidates and early-career scholars working in cultural policy and cultural management to participate in two initiatives. Both initiatives are organised within the ENCATC Congress on Cultural Management and Policy 2026, taking place 23–25 September 2026 in Nice, France, in partnership with the Université Côte d’Azur, under the theme: “Artists and Cultural & Creative Professionals at the Centre: Rethinking Work, Policy, and Cultural Ecosystems”.

The two initiatives are:

• the ENCATC Research Award, recognising outstanding doctoral research;

This award recognizes research that demonstrates academic rigor and originality while proving methodological innovation, interdisciplinary approaches, and meaningful impact. The award highlights research that pushes beyond traditional boundaries to address complex issues in transformative ways. Each year, the award is presented to a recently defended doctoral/PhD thesis at the ENCATC Research Award Ceremony, held annually during the ENCATC Congress. The award exemplifies scholarly excellence by addressing contemporary issues, showcasing a robust research design, and demonstrating the potential to influence policy and benefit practitioners.

• the Young and Emerging Researchers Forum (YERF), providing a platform for PhD candidates and emerging scholars to present and discuss their research.

The ENCATC Young and Emerging Researchers Forum (YERF) is specifically designed for the new generation of talented researchers in the field of cultural management and policy, to advance in their careers and enlarge their network in Europe and beyond. It offers you a unique opportunity to: get feedback on your research, get comments from fellow young and emerging researchers, engage in discussions on shared challenges and expand your international network and develop relations for future endeavours. This year, in its 19th edition, the YERF will take place in a face-to-face format on 25 September 2026 in Nice, France, and will be chaired by Prof. Leticia Labaronne, ENCATC Vice-President, Head of the Center for Arts Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland).

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The EIT Jumpstarter 2026 Call is NOW OPEN.

The EIT just launched the EIT Jumpstarter programme for 2026- a fully-funded, award-winning pre-accelerator. Over seven months, early-stage innovators will develop essential entrepreneurial skills, validate their business cases, and gain access to mentorship and funding opportunities, including prizes of up to €10,000 💰.

🏆 For the first time, Xjenza Malta has managed to secure and collaborate on a dedicated category within the EIT Jumpstarter programme to support Maltese startups and innovators in attaining the necessary tools, skillsets and connections to refine their business concepts and take their products closer to the market. The EIT Jumpstarter is open to individuals and teams, including startups, working on innovative ideas across all research sectors - Health, Food, Raw Materials, Energy & Renewables, Manufacturing, Urban Mobility, Digital & Climate. 

⏳Application deadline: 8 May 2026.

For more information visit Xjenza Malta website
Click here to read the full call text.

📅 Information Session: Join us online on 7 April at 12:30 pm to learn more about the programme, eligibility, and how to apply.
 

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An acceleration programme managed by EIT Food on the management of water resources will take place at the Isola Catania Hub.

🏁 The Hub is looking for 10 innovative and visionary startups from across Europe that are eager to join this intensive programme, which will include workshops delivered by EIT Food and the Hub team, tailored mentoring, technology validation activities, and networking sessions with leading agri‑food corporates and investors.

💸 The programme is completely free of charge for selected startups and will be delivered in a hybrid format, with two to three in‑person sessions in Catania.

 In addition, participating startups will benefit from:

• A grant of up to €50,000 for technology validation: non‑dilutive funding to refine your technology and product roadmap.

• Direct access to corporates: a fast‑track opportunity to present your solution and launch pilot projects with leading agri‑food companies.

• A pan‑European innovation network: immediate connection to a wide network of European investors and sector‑specific mentors.

• Travel reimbursement of up to €3,000 to cover costs for key networking and sector‑specific events across Europe.

📅 The application deadline is fast approaching – 8 April – with a possible extension.

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ℹ️ Further information can be found here: Food Accelerator Network - EIT Food - EIT Food