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| Funder | Target | Funding Available | Launch Date | Deadline | Funding Duration | Stage | Further Information |
| Enterprise Ireland | Rolling | https://www.enterprise-ireland.com/en/funding-supports/ | |||||
| DAFM | DAFM previously operated three separate ‘public good’ competitive research funding programmes covering agriculture ‘Research Stimulus Fund (RSF)’, food ‘Food Institutional Research Measure (FIRM), and forestry ‘Programme of Competitive Forest Research for Development (CoFoRD)’. In December 2020, DAFM updated this Programme which now comprises of the following five strands: 1. Thematic Research Strand: 2.International Outreach Strand:3. Strategic Studies Strand: 4 5. Coordination and Support Activities: | gov.ie – Research – Open Calls | |||||
| Research Ireland | Research Ireland Pathway Programme Deadline: 7 May 2026 Scholarships/fellowships for post-doctoral researchers. Agriculture of Data (AgData) Partnership Deadline: 21 January 2026 Funding for research projects related to data-driven agriculture — likely interdisciplinary, involving data + agri-food systems. The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership – Joint Transnational Call 2025 Deadline: 17 November 2025 Projects under sustainable blue-economy/ marine / maritime research themes. QuantERA Deadline: 5 December 2025 International/transnational research collaborations in quantum-related areas (or other fields defined by QuantERA). Research Ireland Frontiers for the Future Programme Status: Rolling call / open Grants for independent investigators to conduct innovative, potentially high-impact research across priority areas. | Funding – Research Ireland | |||||
| European Commision | Horizon Europe (EU R&I programme 2021–2027) Framework + Missions calls (across clusters) Broad research & innovation across many disciplines; collaboration, transnational consortia, fundamental & applied research, societal challenges Ongoing work programme — multiple calls open (see below) Research and innovation+2Research and innovation+2 Horizon Europe — Mission: Mission Ocean and Waters 2025 Multiple calls under the mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters” (marine protection, biodiversity, sustainable blue economy, ecosystem restoration, aquaculture, digital ocean, etc.) Research and innovation+1 Research, innovation and demonstration projects related to marine / water ecosystems, pollution reduction, sustainable blue economy, ecosystem restoration, coastal & freshwater resilience Deadline: 24 September 2025, 17:00 CEST for many sub-calls. Research and innovation+2Research and innovation+2 Horizon Europe — Mission Ocean & Waters: Associated-Regions Calls Calls such as DANUBElifelines, EUROLakes, Path4Med, Seacure — aimed at regions outside core Mission lighthouse areas For public authorities / regional bodies to implement, replicate or scale up solutions developed within Mission projects; helps spread innovations to more regions / basins Research and innovation+1 Open: e.g. DANUBElifelines — deadline 31 December 2025; EUROLakes — 15 January 2026; Path4Med — 30 January 2026; Seacure — 28 February 2026. Research and innovation+1 LIFE Programme (2021–2027) Environmental / biodiversity / climate / nature / ecosystem calls — e.g. Nature & Biodiversity, Strategic Nature Projects (SNaP), Climate Adaptation / Mitigation, etc. Research and innovation+2Research and innovation+2 Conservation, habitat protection/restoration, biodiversity, ecosystem & climate-related environmental projects; nature-based solutions; governance & policy implementation for EU environmental legislation. Research and innovation+2Research and innovation+2 Example open call: LIFE-2025-STRAT-NAT-SNaP-two-stage — deadline 5 March 2026, 17:00 CET. Research and innovation Horizon Europe — Research Infrastructures Example: AQUARIUS — transnational access to marine & freshwater research infrastructures Enables access to a network of research infrastructures (vessels, labs, observational platforms, data infrastructure) for marine / freshwater research; supports collaborative, transnational ocean/water-related science. Research and innovation+1 Recent call closed (final transnational access call 2 ran until 28 October 2025) Research and innovation+1 European Innovation Council (EIC, under Horizon Europe Pillar III) Deep tech / breakthrough innovation / market-creating innovation / scale-ups Early-stage deep-tech research (Pathfinder), innovation transition, SME & startup support, commercialization of new technologies, “disruptive” innovation with global scale-up potential. Research and innovation+1 Work programme ongoing — calls launched as per EIC schedule. Research and innovation+1 Other EU structural / cohesion / regional / fund-based programmes European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), various ESIF funds, Cohesion Fund, technical support instruments, agriculture/fisheries funds, etc. Research & innovation investments at regional level, infrastructure, development, economic cohesion, support for R&I via structural/regional funding Open calls depend on national/regional implementation; details vary by country/region. Research and innovation | ||||||
| ERC | ERC Starting Grant (StG) ERC-2026-StG 9 July 2025 Portal GOV.SI+1 14 October 2025 Portal GOV.SI+1 Up to €1.5 million for 5 years, plus up to €1.0 million “additional funding” (for equipment, major resources, etc.) if justified. רשות החדשנות+2ERC+2 Project typically 5 years; PI must devote ≥ 50% of working time. רשות החדשנות+1 ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG) ERC-2026-CoG 25 September 2025 Portal GOV.SI+1 13 January 2026 fgga.univie.ac.at+1 Up to €2.0 million for 5 years, plus up to €1.0 million additional funding if justified. רשות החדשנות+1 Project typically 5 years; PI must devote ≥ 40% of working time. רשות החדשנות+1 ERC Advanced Grant (AdG) ERC-2026-AdG 28 May 2026 Portal GOV.SI+1 27 August 2026 Portal GOV.SI+1 Up to €2.5 million for 5 years (lump-sum funding model as of recent calls) verwaltung.uni-koeln.de+1 For established researchers with a proven track-record; PI commit ≥ 30% working time. רשות החדשנות+1 ERC Synergy Grant (SyG) ERC-2026-SyG 10 July 2025 Portal GOV.SI+1 5 November 2025 Portal GOV.SI+1 Up to €10 million over up to 6 years; plus up to €4.0 million additional funding (for large equipment, relocation, major resources) if needed & justified. ERC+2רשות החדשנות+2 Supports small teams (2–4 Principal Investigators + their teams) tackling ambitious, high-risk projects. ERC+1 ERC Proof of Concept Grant (PoC) ERC-PoC (2025/2026) Next call opens 13 November 2025 Universidade de Coimbra+1 Deadlines typically around 17 March 2026 and 17 September 2026 Universidade de Coimbra+1 Fixed lump sum: €150,000 for up to 18 months. רשות החדשנות+1 For researchers who already hold an ERC grant and want to explore commercialization or social application potential of their research. verwaltung.uni-koeln.de+1 | ||||||
| Erasmus+ | General 2026 Call for Proposals Mobility, cooperation, training, youth, adult education, school education — including new school-partnership actions. Budget ~ €5.2 billion for 2026 overall. Erasmus++2eurireland.ie+2 The call opened 12 November 2025. Next key deadlines (see below). eurireland.ie+1 Key Action 1 (KA1) — Mobility (Higher Education, VET, Schools, Adult Ed, Youth, Sport) Student/staff mobility (study, traineeships, teaching, youth exchanges, etc.); lifelong-learning mobility opportunities. eurireland.ie+2European Commission+2 Higher-ed mobility deadline: 19 February 2026, 11:00 GMT / 12:00 CET eurireland.ie+1 Some agencies may have a second round (~1 October 2026). Europass Teacher Academy+1 Key Action 2 (KA2) — Cooperation Partnerships, Small-Scale Partnerships, School Development Partnerships, etc. Cooperation between institutions/organisations across Europe: could be in education, training, youth, schools, adult ed, etc. EVBB+2European Commission+2 Main deadline: 5 March 2026 (12:00 Brussels time) for many actions. EVBB+1 “European Partnerships for School Development” action: deadline 9 April 2026 (12:00 Brussels time). Anefore+1 Specialised Calls: e.g. Alliances, Virtual Exchanges, Capacity-Building, etc. (centralised calls via EU agency) For institutional cooperation, innovation in education/training, capacity-building (higher ed / VET), virtual exchange programmes, etc. EVBB+2GetGrant Service+2 Example: Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) — deadline 10 February 2026, 17:00 Brussels time. EVBB Virtual Exchanges, other actions: some deadlines in March 2026 depending on action. EVBB+1 European Universities Initiative – 2026 Call Funding to support alliances of higher-education institutions with deep transnational cooperation: facilitate cooperation, mobility, shared programmes, etc. European Education Area+1 2026 call launched 18 November 2025; total call budget ~ €145.6 million; deadline 4 March 2026, 17:00 Brussels time. European Education Area+2subsdy.com+2 |