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All open calls (sorted by deadline)

• Austrian Science Fund (FWF)7 Jul 2026Austria

  FWF Stand-Alone Projects 2026 (Austria)

  Austria's main basic research funding — funds individual researchers pursuing their own research goals in any scientific discipline.

• FAPESP — Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo8 Jul 2026BR

  Chamada Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition (Chamada FAPESP 23/2026)

  Chamada FAPESP 23/2026 Prazo para submissão de pré-propostas: 08/07/2026 Prazo para submissão da proposta completa: 28/10/2026 Chamada apoiará pesquisa transnacional em Ciências Humanas e Sociais, com foco em desafios comuns e áreas estraté

• Fundación "la Caixa"8 Jul 2026Iberia

  la Caixa Foundation Health Research Call 2026

  Competitive biomedical research call supporting projects on oncology, neuroscience, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, enabling technologies and regenerative medicine.

• Wellcome Trust14 Jul 2026Global

  Wellcome Early-Career Awards 2026

  Five-year awards for researchers who are ready to develop their research identity and establish themselves as an independent researcher.

• National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)21 Jul 2026South Korea

  Korea NRF Basic Research Programme 2026

  National Research Foundation of Korea basic research programme supporting individual researchers across natural sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences.

• National Science Foundation (NSF)22 Jul 2026US

  NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) 2026

  NSF's most prestigious awards for early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal23 Jul 2026EU

  Support for social dialogue

  Horizon Europe topic SOCPL-2026-SOC-DIALOG · Call: Support for social dialogue · SOCPL Project Grants

• Science Foundation Ireland / Research Ireland30 Jul 2026Ireland

  SFI Frontiers for the Future Programme 2026 (Ireland)

  Science Foundation Ireland funding for high-risk, high-reward research across STEM disciplines and oriented research with societal impact.

• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)15 Aug 2026EMBC

  EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026 (rolling)

  Two-year postdoctoral fellowships in life sciences for researchers moving to another country within the EMBC region.

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)15 Aug 2026Global

  NIDDK Kidney Disease Research Programme 2026

  NIDDK kidney and urologic disease research opportunities across translational, clinical, epigenetics, ageing, and population research.

• DST — Department of Science & Technology (India)28 Aug 2026IN

  India-Finland Joint Innovation Call 2026

  Call for proposals published by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Posted 2026-04-01. Submission deadline 2026-08-28.

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)28 Aug 2026Germany

  DFG Sachbeihilfe (Research Grants Programme) 2026

  German Research Foundation Research Grants Programme — the most flexible funding instrument for individual PI-led research projects.

• European Research Council (ERC)3 Sept 2026EU

  ERC Advanced Grant 2027

  Up to €2.5M over 5 years for established, leading principal investigators with a recognised track record of research achievements in the last 10 years.

• Wellcome Trust8 Sept 2026Global

  Wellcome Discovery Awards 2026

  Bold discovery research to improve human life, health and wellbeing — up to 8 years of support for established researchers and teams.

• European Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)10 Sept 2026EU

  Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026

  European and Global Postdoctoral Fellowships supporting researcher mobility across Europe and worldwide — 2-3 year individual fellowships.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal15 Sept 2026EU

  R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of energy intensive industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships)

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CID-2026-01-01 · Call: R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal · HORIZON Innovation Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal15 Sept 2026EU

  R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Clean Technologies for Climate Action

  Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-CID-2026-01-02 · Call: R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal · HORIZON Innovation Actions

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)15 Sept 2026Canada

  CIHR Project Grant Competition Fall 2026

  Canadian Institutes of Health Research flagship project grant competition — semi-annual open competition across the full scope of health research.

• European Commission (HaDEA)16 Sept 2026EU

  Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health — 2026 Calls

  Research and innovation actions on personalised medicine, rare disease, chronic disease, infectious disease, health systems, AI in health, pharmaceutical innovation.

• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)22 Sept 2026Portugal

  FCT Projetos de IC&DT 2026 (Investigação Científica e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico)

  Biannual FCT call for scientific research and technological development projects across all domains: health, engineering, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences.

• Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)25 Sept 2026Japan

  JST Moonshot Research and Development Program 2026

  Japan's Moonshot R&D Program targeting challenging and ambitious goals in society, environment and economy — disruptive innovation.

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Multiple rocket launcher

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-GROUND-MRL · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Enhanced cognitive EW system with intelligent RESM CESM signal analysis

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-SENS-CEW-STEP · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Secure digital military mobility system

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-PROTMOB-DMM · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  New abilities in over-the-horizon sensing

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-LS-DA-DIS-OTHR · Call: Development actions implemented via lump sum grants targeting disruptive technologies for defence · EDF Lump Sum Grants

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Ammunition Waste Collection and Disposal Unmanned Platform

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-ENERENV-AWC-STEP · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Development and validation of models predicting flow-related underwater noise

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-RA-UWW-FUWN · Call: Research actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Research Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Modelling & simulation supported AI framework for military decision-making and training

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-RA-SIMTRAIN-MSAI · Call: Research actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Research Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  AI-based tactical situational awareness using swarms of small robots and drones – participation in a technological challenge"

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-LS-RA-CHALLENGE-DIGIT-AISAP-STEP · Call: Research actions in the form of a technological challenge implemented via lump sum grants · EDF Lump Sum Grants

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  Future main battle tank platform systems

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-DA-GROUND-MBT · Call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Development Actions

• European Commission — EU Funding & Tenders Portal29 Sept 2026EU

  CBRN decontamination systems and technologies

  Horizon Europe topic EDF-2026-RA-MCBRN-DST · Call: Research actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF Research Actions

• Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)30 Sept 2026Global

  HFSP Research Grants 2027

  Human Frontier Science Program Research Grants for international teams tackling fundamental questions in the life sciences through interdisciplinary collaboration.