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DateOpportunities
14.4.2026 CEPI: Innovations CfP_Focus Area 1: Innovative vaccine platforms that can transform outbreak response (Proposals may be submitted at any time until this date. Submitted proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.)
14.4.2026 CEPI: Focus Area 2: Developing new vaccine candidates against CEPI priority pathogens with epidemic or pandemic potential and viral families (Apply at any time, decisions are taken on a rolling basis)
15.4.2026 FFG: Austrian Climate Research Programme (ACRP) – 18th Call
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster in Apply AI prioritised sectors (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Apply AI: Pilot of the “Science for AI” Pillar of RAISE (“Resource for AI science in Europe”) (RIA)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Apply AI: Robotics for Manufacturing: Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges (RIA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01: Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 (IA) (Virtual worlds Partnership)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-06: Efficient and compliant access to and use of data (IA) (AI, Data and Robotics partnership)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-MAT-PROD-25: New or enhanced Innovative Advanced Materials (IAM) enabled sensing functionality (RIA)
15.4.2026 HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors (RIA) (Partnership in AI, Data and Robotics)
21.4.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-12-SINGLE-STAGE-01: Boosting innovation for a better understanding of the determinants of health
21.4.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-12-SINGLE-STAGE-02: Boosting innovation through better integration of fragmented health R&I efforts
21.4.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-12-SINGLE-STAGE-03: Boosting innovation for people-centred integrated healthcare solutions
21.4.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-12-SINGLE-STAGE-04: Boosting innovation through exploitation of digitalisation and data exchange in healthcare
21.4.2026 HORIZON-JU-IHI-2026-12-SINGLE-STAGE-05: Boosting innovation for better assessment of the added value of innovative integrated healthcare solutions
26.4.2026 EIT Food: Call for Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) Advance Programme 2026 Participants
29.4.2026 EC Joint Scientific Consultations - health technology assessment for medicinal products or medical devices
29.4.2026 FFG: FTI-Initiative für die Transformation der Industrie 2025 (Für die Einreichung von Leitprojekten (FFG) sowie kombinierten Projekten (FFG & KPC) sind verpflichtende Vorgespräche erforderlich. Anmeldung bis spätestens 31.03.2026)
30.4.2026 Eureka-Cluster Ausschreibung Eurogia 2026
1.5.2026 CEPI: Innovative analytical technologies to improve vaccine manufacturing speed and equitable access: Minimizing time/cost to release/develop vaccine | Vaccine characterisation
5.5.2026 WWTF: Life Sciences 2026 - Targeted Prevention
8.5.2026 FFG: Praktika für Studentinnen 2026
12.5.2026 M-ERA.NET Call 2026 - Advanced Materials
12.5.2026 HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDEROPEN: EIC 2026 Pathfinder Open
13.5.2026 CDG: CD labs and JR centers
20.5.2026 FFG: FH-Forschung für die Wirtschaft 2026
22.5.2026 LBG: LExA – Leadership Excellence Award in Research
27.5.2026 ÖGMBT: Life Sciences Research Awards Austria | Life Sciences PHD Awards Austria
31.5.2026 Vienna Business Agency: Tech4People Funding
11.6.2026 BRIDGE 2026/1
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-07: Risk management, mitigation and contingency for ESFRI/ERIC and other world-class research infrastructures
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-01: R&D for the next generation of scientific instrumentation, tools, methods, digitalisation and solutions for research infrastructure upgrades
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-01-EOSC-01: Uptake of FAIR data management practices and of EOSC by research communities and research infrastructures (EOSC Partnership)
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-SERV-01-01: Implementing digital services to empower neuroscience research for health and brain inspired technology via EBRAINS
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-04: Strengthening the human capital managing research infrastructures, including in international context
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-02: Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – pilots for strategic coordination, synergies and simplified access pathways, by large thematic clusters of pan-European research infrastructures
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-TECH-01-02: Digital twins and/or their major components for environment, climate and security
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-06: Strengthening the international dimension of ESFRI and/or ERIC research infrastructures
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-01-EOSC-02: Trusted frameworks for secure and efficient data sharing in EOSC (EOSC Partnership)
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-03: Consolidation of the research infrastructure landscape – individual support for evolution, long-term sustainability and emerging needs of pan-European research infrastructures
16.6.2026 HORIZON-INFRA-2026-DEV-01-01: Research infrastructure concept development including major upgrades or extensions of existing infrastructures
23.6.2026 aws First Call 2 (proposals in English)
30.6.2026 FFG: Qualifizierungsprojekte 2025 - Transformationsoffensive des BMWET (laufende Einreichung und Begutachtung)
1.7.2026 FFG: Nano Environment, Health and Safety (Nano EHS) - F&E-Dienstleistungen
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
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
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 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
15.9.2026 FFG: Eureka GlobalStars-Ausschreibung mit Taiwan 2026
25.9.2026 FFG: Eureka Biotech-Ausschreibung 2026
30.9.2026 FFG: Industrienahe Dissertationen 2026 - für außeruniversitäre Forschungseinrichtungen und Unternehmen mit F&E-Aktivitäten (laufende Einreichung und Begutachtung)
13.10.2026 FFG: COMET-Projekte 2026
30.11.2026 ACHEMA Gründerpreis - Die Zukunft der Life-Science- und Prozessindustrie gestalten: Einreichungsschluss für Businesspläne
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.
18.12.2026 FFG: Austrian Life Sciences Program (Projekte können laufend eingereicht werden)
31.12.2026 FFG: Collective Research 2026 - Förderung für vorwettbewerbliche Branchen-Forschungsprojekte (Anträge können jederzeit eingereicht werden und werden laufend bearbeitet)

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