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DateOpportunities
31.7.2026 LBG OIS Early Career Researcher Award: Open Innovation in Science | WKÖ Foundation Award for Knowledge Transfer & Commercialization | Support Package for an OIS Project with Development Potential
19.8.2026 EU Reference Laboratories for public health – 2026 calls for applications: EURL for Public Health on Clostridioides difficile | on Sexually Transmitted Bacteria | on Mycobacteria | on Invasive Bacteria
20.8.2026 FFG: Expedition Zukunft: Challenge Nature-based Solutions
21.8.2026 CDG: CD labs and JR centers
26.8.2026 FFG: Praktika für Schüler:innen 2026 - mind. 4 Wochen in Forschung und Entwicklung für Jugendliche ab 15 Jahren im Zeitraum 1. Juni bis 30. September 2026, Förderanträge werden laufend geprüft
31.8.2026 ACHEMA Gründerpreis - Die Zukunft der Life-Science- und Prozessindustrie gestalten: Einreichungsschluss für Geschäftskonzepte
31.8.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Innovation Funding
31.8.2026 Vienna Business Agency: International Market Entry Funding
31.8.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Production Funding
31.8.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Business Location Funding
2.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-SERP-01: Training and innovation networks for sustained capacity development related to ethics, regulatory, pharmacovigilance, and related digital regulatory platforms
2.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-GH-EDCTP3-2026-03-DIGIT-02: Enhancing integrated research and healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa through digital innovation and Artificial Intelligence
2.9.2026 EDCTP Prizes 2027 recognising outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe for their achievements in global health research and innovation
2.9.2026 HADEA/2026/CPN/0015: Multiple sourcing Framework Contracts to speed up the development of and access to innovative medical countermeasures Next Generation Therapeutics for Infectious Diseases
2.9.2026 ERC Plus Grant
3.9.2026 LIFE-2026-STRAT-NAT-SNAP-two-stage: Strategic Nature Projects
3.9.2026 LIFE-2026-STRAT-ENV-SIP-two-stage: Strategic Integrated Projects - Environment
8.9.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Content Vienna – competition for digital design (incl. Digital Design for Health)
10.9.2026 Eurostars-3 Cut-off Date 11: Partnership on Innovative SMEs
10.9.2026 ERDERA: Clinical Trial Call (ECTC) to support multinational, GCP‑compliant Phase I, Phase I/II and Phase II interventional clinical trials in rare diseases
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-04: Earlier and more precise palliative care
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-01: Virtual Human Twin (VHT) Models for Cancer Research
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-07: Improve the Quality of Life of older cancer patients
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-03: Pragmatic clinical trials to optimise immunotherapeutic interventions for patients with refractory cancers
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-02: Microbiome for early cancer prediction before the onset of disease
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-05: Boosting mental health of young cancer survivors through the European Cancer Patient Digital Centre (ECPDC)
15.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-06: Development of a research capacity building programme on cancer with and for Ukraine
15.9.2026 FFG: Eureka GlobalStars-Ausschreibung mit Taiwan 2026
15.9.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Startup Grant
16.9.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-TRANSITIONOPEN: EIC Transition Open
16.9.2026 Phönix: Austrian Startup Award
16.9.2026 EIT Health: Innovation Uptake Call for mature digital, data-driven and AI-powered healthcare solutions ready to scale across European markets
16.9.2026 EIT Health: Transformative Healthcare Instrument 2026 for high-potential European start-ups developing innovative solutions in biotech, medtech, digital health, AI, and biomarkers or diagnostics
16.9.2026 EIT Health: Biotech Certified Innovation Path: design and deliver personalised learning courses for graduates and professionals across the health biotechnology value chain
16.9.2026 EIT Health: Entrepreneurship & Innovation Micro-Credentials Call: funding to develop a new EIT Label-certified micro-credentials programme for advanced Master’s students and PhD candidates in life sciences, medical technologies, biotechnology, and related fields
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-07: Advancing the European bio-based innovation enabled by biotechnology and biomanufacturing concepts
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-02: Developing methods to assess the presence, functions and sensitivity of groundwater ecosystems
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01: Understanding and tackling the decline of insects
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-09: Balancing food security, bioeconomy, climate and biodiversity objectives to unlock sustainable value chains
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01: Toward a comprehensive assessment of the disturbance of marine ecosystems by anthropogenic underwater noise
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-04: Ensuring continuous effectiveness of protected areas in conserving habitats and species while facing intensifying drivers of biodiversity loss
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-06: Bioeconomy policy support hub for Member States, regions and sectors
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-05: Understanding biomass flows in Europe
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01: Improving circularity of multilayer flexible plastic food contact packaging
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-08: Supporting pre-normative research for standardization of the bio-based products
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-03: Advanced recovery of critical raw materials from Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-02: Advancing recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer textiles waste from blended products
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-10: Bio-based innovation in society: supporting the sustainable way of living
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-02: Bioremediation of Ukraine’s ecosystems contaminated by conflicts
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-05: Advancing integrated scenarios and prediction models for informing transition to a nature positive society
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-03: Developing managed aquifer recharge techniques (MAR) in a rural context
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-04: Demonstrating and deploying innovative collection, sorting-for-reuse and repair systems for textiles at city/region level (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative topic)
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-11: Harnessing the unique properties of marine organisms to deliver sustainable blue bio-based products
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-03: Pushing the frontier of knowledge and conservation action for deep sea ecosystems
17.9.2026 HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-06: Boosting agrobiodiversity for food security and sustainable competitiveness
17.9.2026 ERC-2026-POC: ERC Proof of concept grants
18.9.2026 Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science - in collavoration with with Nature: New interventions that can transform the lives of people affected by anxiety, depression and psychosis
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-01: Boosting biorefinery competitiveness through biotech
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-02: SSbD bio-based alternatives for fertilising and/or crop protection products
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-03: SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IAFlag-04: Diversification of nutritional food ingredient sources for increased EU resilience and strategic autonomy
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-01: Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-02: Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-03: Bio-based chemicals and/or materials from woody residues
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-04: High-performance, circular-by-design, bio-based thermosets
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-IA-05: Films and coatings for circular packaging
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-01: Addressing separation and purification challenges in biorefineries
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-02: SSbD bio-based polymers from alternative sources
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-RIA-03: Develop breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres
22.9.2026 HORIZON-JU-CBE-2026-CSA-01: Supporting industry in the switch to sustainable and circular bio-based products and processes
22.9.2026 HORIZON-EIE-2026-03-CONNECT-01: From lab to market: Strengthening the role of Technology Transfer Offices in bringing knowledge to the market
22.9.2026 LIFE-2026-PLP-NAT-ENV: Projects on Legislative and Policy Priorities in the fields of Nature & Biodiversity and Circular Economy & Quality of Life
22.9.2026 LIFE-2026-SAP-CLIMA-CCA: Climate Change Adaptation
22.9.2026 LIFE-2026-SAP-ENV-ENVIRONMENT: Circular Economy and Zero Pollution
22.9.2026 LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-GOV: Nature Governance and Information
22.9.2026 LIFE-2026-SAP-NAT-NATURE: Nature and Biodiversity
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-06-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Leveraging long-term field experiments and other datasets to develop AI-ready decision support systems for sustainable soil management
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils: developing key understanding and counteractive strategies using a One-Health approach
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-05: Regional (sea-basins) components of the EU Digital Twin Ocean
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-03: By fishers, for fishers: co-management of marine and freshwaters ecosystems and resources
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-01: Large-scale demonstration for mapping the distribution and condition of marine habitats to implement the Nature Restoration Regulation
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-04: Towards a European network of ocean technology testing sites
23.9.2026 HORIZON-MISS-2026-03-OCEAN-02: Addressing aquatic pollution and biodiversity loss through nature positive solutions from source to sea
25.9.2026 FFG: Eureka Biotech-Ausschreibung 2026
29.9.2026 EDF-2026-LS-DA-SME-NT: Non-thematic development actions by SMEs
29.9.2026 EDF-2026-RA-MCBRN-DST: CBRN decontamination systems and technologies
29.9.2026 RAMP JOINT TRANSNATIONAL CALL 2026 - Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition
29.9.2026 EU Award for Gender Equality Champions
30.9.2026 FFG: IraSME 38. Call - International Research Activities in SME
30.9.2026 VRVis Visual Computing Award 2027: Outstanding application-oriented research projects from Europe
30.9.2026 FFG: Industrienahe Dissertationen 2026 - für außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen mit F&E-Aktivitäten (laufende Einreichung und Begutachtung)
30.9.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Digitalisation Funding
1.10.2026 DIGITAL-2026-AI-PILOTING-10-SCREENING: Apply AI: Piloting AI-based image screening in medical centres
1.10.2026 DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-DIGITAL-HEALTH-STEP: Advanced Digital Skills for AI Uptake in Health
1.10.2026 DIGITAL-2026-BESTUSE-10-EHDS: Building capacity to deploy the EEHRxF and digital health services and systems to support the rights of citizens and reuse of health data under EHDS
8.10.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-13-two-stage-01: IHI European HealthCare Incubator Network
8.10.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-13-two-stage-02: An AI Foundation Toxicology Model and Framework to Support Waiving a Second Species in Drug Safety Studies
8.10.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-13-two-stage-03: Decode the Immunoscience of age-related diseases
13.10.2026 FFG: COMET-Module 2026
13.10.2026 FFG: COMET-Projekte 2026
15.10.2026 FFG: Industry-Scale Reality Check 2026 - Schlüsseltechnologien vom Prototyp zur technischen Demonstration in Realumgebung
20.10.2026 GRAPPA open call: Agri-food Biomass Upcycling
26.10.2026 Eureka call for disaster resilience, response and recovery projects – 2026 | Topics include: Health resilience technologies (Examples: mobile diagnostics, emergency health technologies, sanitation systems, medical logistics innovations) or Circular post-disaster recovery solutions (Examples: debris recycling technologies, waste valorisation, circular reconstruction materials)
26.10.2026 Eurogia2030 – Call 31: Low Carbon Technology R&D solutions | Topics include e.g. Bio-resources and environment
28.10.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-01: Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems (for applications in areas such as point of care diagnostics, smart sustainable cities etc.)
28.10.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-02: Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing
31.10.2026 aws Wachstumsinvestition - spezielle Konditionen/Bedingungen: Industrielle Schlüsseltechnologien - Leitbetriebe 2030
4.11.2026 FFG: Go!Tech Praktika 2026: mehrmonatige Praktikumsplätze für Maturant:innen, die noch keine Studienrichtung oder Berufsperspektive gewählt haben
4.11.2026 EIC: Biotech for Regenerating Agricultural Soils - Bioremediation technologies, Soil and soil microbiome management technologies, Renewable fertilizers and bio stimulants (Deadline model: continuous | Deadline for full proposals for successful short proposals: Batch 1: 07.01.2026 | Batch 2: 04.03.2026 | Batch 3: 06.05.2026 | Batch 4: 08.07.2026 | Batch 5: 02.09.2026 | Batch 6: 04.11.2026)
4.11.2026 EIC: Boosting the European Critical Raw Materials value chain - Exploration of critical and strategic raw materials, Extraction, processing and metallurgy refining for the supply of primary critical and strategic raw materials, Recycling from end-of-life products for the supply of secondary critical and strategic raw materials (Deadline model: continuous | Deadline for full proposals for successful short proposals: Batch 1: 07.01.2026 | Batch 2: 04.03.2026 | Batch 3: 06.05.2026 | Batch 4: 08.07.2026 | Batch 5: 02.09.2026 | Batch 6: 04.11.2026)
5.11.2026 HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-06: Prevention and mitigation of misuse of synthetic biology for bioterrorism purposes
5.11.2026 HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-03: Reliability of age assessment methods in the context of security and border management
5.11.2026 HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-03: Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditions
5.11.2026 HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
6.11.2026 CDG: CD labs and JR centers
6.11.2026 LBG: Clinical research group in gender medicine
24.11.2026 HORIZON-MSCA-2026-DN-01-01: MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 - Doctoral candidates are to either develop or significantly participate in the development of innovative AI systems, models, tools or methodologies for their scientific domain
25.11.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP: EIC STEP Scale Up - equity-only investments managed by the EIC Fund (deadline model: continuous | Batch 1: 11.02.2026 | Batch 2: 06.05.2026 | Batch 3: 09.09.2026 | Batch 4: 25.11.2026)
28.11.2026 FFG: Veranstaltungen und Dissemination 2026 (laufend: Einreichung, Begutachtung, Entscheidung)
30.11.2026 ACHEMA Gründerpreis - Die Zukunft der Life-Science- und Prozessindustrie gestalten: Einreichungsschluss für Businesspläne
30.11.2026 FFG: Digital Health Austria Leitprojekte 2026: Innovationen für das Gesundheitssystem von morgen
4.12.2026 EUIPO: Call for PROPOSALS – GR/001/26 (SME FUND - Intellectual property vouchers) - The SME Fund 2026 has limited funds. If the funds are exhausted, applications will be closed before the indicated date. Decisions are taken on a rolling basis.
17.12.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01: EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal (Deadline model: continuous | Full proposal deadlines: Batch 1: 07.01.2026 | Batch 2: 04.03.2026 | Batch 3: 06.05.2026 | Batch 4: 08.07.2026 | Batch 5: 02.09.2026 | Batch 6: 04.11.2026)
18.12.2026 FFG: Austrian Life Sciences Program (Projekte können laufend eingereicht werden)
31.12.2026 FFG: Frontrunner 2026 (laufende Einreichung, Begutachtung und Entscheidung)
31.12.2026 FFG: Collective Research 2026 - Förderung für vorwettbewerbliche Branchen-Forschungsprojekte (Anträge können jederzeit eingereicht werden und werden laufend bearbeitet)
31.12.2026 FFG: Projekt.Start 2026 - Förderung der Projektvorbereitungskosten für konkrete F&E-Unternehmensprojekte (laufende Einreichung und Begutachtung)
31.12.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Innovation Funding
31.12.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Digitalisation Funding
31.12.2026 Vienna Business Agency: International Market Entry Funding
31.12.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Production Funding
31.12.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Business Location Funding
26.1.2027 SMART Call 10 – 2026: Advanced manufacturing technologies topics including e.g. sustainable manufacturing towards a circular economy
13.7.2027 Women TechEU 2 EIC (Weekly cut-offs every Tuesday until July 13, 2027)
1.1.2030 EUREKA Open call for Network Projects applications: open for applications all year round

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