Calls for proposals- July 2025
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| Name of call | Operational Digital Platforms |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 20 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Oct-2025 |
| Grant Summary | The European Commission is seeking proposals for its Operational Digital Platforms which aim to support EU environmental and energy targets, improve the competitiveness of the EU industry and address the ongoing energy crisis, by providing both technologies and connectivity to enable a cyber-secure Internet of Energy and an optimized transport system along the major European paths. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/cef-dig-2025-platforms-works |
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| Name of call | Projects supporting sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 144 million. |
| Deadline | 2 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2025 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation in the area of sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-144-million-available-projects-supporting-sustainable-secure-and-competitive_en |
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| Name of call | Horizon Europe: EUR 130 million available for projects supporting cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 130 million |
| Deadline | 2 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2025 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation in cross-cutting areas. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-130-million-available-projects-supporting-cross-sectoral-solutions-climate_en |
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| Name of call | Horizon Europe for projects supporting clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 139.5 million |
| Deadline | 4 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2025 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposals to support research and innovation in the area of clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-1396-million-available-projects-supporting-clean-and-competitive-solutions-all_en |
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| Name of call | Horizon Europe: for projects supporting safe, resilient transport and smart mobility services. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 34.5 million |
| Deadline | 4 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Following the adoption of the Horizon Europe 2025 work programme, the European Commission has launched a new call for project proposalsto support research and innovation in the area of safe and smart mobility services for passengers and goods. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-345-million-available-projects-supporting-safe-resilient-transport-and-smart_en |
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| Name of call | Horizon Europe: EUR 12 million available for joint call under the EU Missions on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and Cancer. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 12 million |
| Deadline | 4 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | As part of the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme, the European Commission has announced a new joint call for project proposals to support research and innovation under the EU Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and the EU Mission on Cancer. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-12-million-available-joint-call-under-eu-missions-climate-neutral-and-smart_en |
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| Name of call | Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for Circular Economy and Zero Pollution – Environment |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/standard-action-projects-saps-circular-economy-and-zero-pollution-environment_en |
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| Name of call | Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for Climate Change Mitigation |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/standard-action-projects-saps-climate-change-mitigation_en |
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| Name of call | Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for nature and biodiversity – Nature |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/standard-action-projects-saps-nature-and-biodiversity-nature-0_en |
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| Name of call | Standard Action Projects (SAPs) for Environmental Governance |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/life |
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| Name of call | LIFE Preparatory Project (PLP) in the field of Nature & biodiversity and Circular Economy & Quality of Life |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/programmes/life |
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| Name of call | LIFE Preparatory Project (PLP) in the field of Nature & biodiversity and Circular Economy & Quality of Life. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | €600 million |
| Deadline | 23-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | On 24 April, the European Commission launched the LIFE Programme Calls for Proposals 2025. This year, €600 million is available to support projects in the areas of nature conservation, environmental protection, climate action, and the clean energy transition. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/life-preparatory-project-plp-field-nature-biodiversity-and-circular-economy-quality-life_en |
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| Name of call | FS4Africa launches Open Call 1 to support Research and Technology Stakeholders |
| Funding agency | The FS4Africa |
| Amount | €600,000 |
| Deadline | 30-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The purpose of the OCs is to provide solutions for the improvement of food safety in the informal sector and ensure better access to nutritious food for urban and rural populations, build innovation ecosystems to bring together relevant public and private sector actors, researchers and society. |
| Link | https://foodsafety4africa.eu/open-call/ |
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| Name of call | Postdoctoral Fellowships offer researchers holding a PhD the opportunity to acquire new skills through advanced training and international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral mobility. |
| Funding agency | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) |
| Amount | €404.3 million. |
| Deadline | 10-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | The 2025 call for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships is open as of 8 May 2025. The grants aim to improve the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, with a budget of €404.3 million. They will help researchers acquire new skills, develop their careers, and gain international, interdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral experience by working in another country. These prestigious fellowships are also a stepping stone in researchers’ careers. They allow them to strengthen research cooperation with leading scientific teams and figures worldwide. |
| Link | https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/msca-opens-eu4043-million-call-postdoctoral-fellowships |
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| Name of call | Gender Equality & Digital Safety. |
| Funding agency | The French Development Agency (AFD) |
| Amount | €6M |
| Deadline | 31-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The call also aims to Strengthen the cybersecurity capacities of vulnerable CSOs—especially feminist organizations—by encouraging them to adopt and develop appropriate digital technologies. In parallel, the program supports victims of digital violence through guidance services and initiatives that also monitor and respond to the behavior of aggressors. |
| Link | https://www.afd.fr/en/calls-for-projects/call-projects-technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence |
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| Name of Call | Contracts for Innovation: resource efficient construction impacts. |
| Funding agency | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Amount | £3,000,000 |
| Deadline | 27-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | Organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million, inclusive of VAT, to develop the impact validation of a demonstrated resource efficiency solution. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ |
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| Name of call | Digitise UK natural science collections |
| Funding agency | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Amount | £6,500,000 |
| Deadline | 16 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Apply for funding to establish a Digitisation Hub for Natural Science Collections as part of the Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) UK programme. Project leads must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ |
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| Name of call | Expression of interest: ATI Programme strategic batch, Jul 2025 |
| Funding agency | Innovate UK |
| Amount | £975,000,000 |
| Deadline | 23 July 2025 |
| Grant Summary | The ATI Programme funds industrial research and investment aid for research infrastructures to make the UK civil aerospace sector more competitive. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ |
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| Name of Call | Pre-announcement: Local Innovation Partnerships Fund |
| Funding agency | UK Research and Innovation |
| Amount | £500,000,000 |
| Deadline | Open |
| Grant summary | The Local Innovation Partnerships Fund is a UK-wide programme that will provide up to £500 million funding to grow high potential innovation clusters. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ |
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| Name of Call | Experimental medicine: invited stage two application |
| Funding agency | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Amount | £10,000,000 |
| Deadline | 3 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Apply for funding to investigate the causes, progression and treatment of human disease. Your application must include an intervention in humans. You must be based at an eligible research organization. You must be invited to apply for stage two of this funding opportunity. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/ |
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| Name of call | Call for LOIs: AJA Foundation Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The AJA Foundation |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | Ongoing |
| Grant summary | The AJA Foundation invites Letters of Intent from organizations committed to supporting individuals who strive to improve their lives but face systemic barriers to essential resources and opportunities. |
| Link | https://www.ajafoundation.org/how-to-apply/ |
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| Name of call | Call for Proposals: WISER Africa Co-Production Fellowship |
| Funding agency | Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) |
| Amount | £150,000 |
| Deadline | 08-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | Are you an early-career researcher or professional based in East, West, or Southern Africa with a strong interest in co-producing weather and climate services? The Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship is now open for applications |
| Link | https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/government/international-development/weather-and-climate-information-services-wiser/wiser-africa/wiser-africa-co-production-fellowship-2025 |
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| Name of call | Africa Impact Fundraising Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The New Africa Fund |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 31-Jul-2025 |
| Grant summary | The New Africa Fund has announced an exciting opportunity for grassroots organizations with the launch of its Africa Impact Fundraising Grant Program. This initiative is tailored specifically to help NGOs, community-based organizations (CBOs), and social enterprises across the African continent build their fundraising capacity and access essential resources needed to amplify their impact. |
| Link | https://www.newafricafund.org/aifgrants |
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| Name of call | Anticipatory call for proposals for research teams — Adolescents Thrive: African Adolescents Bolstered through Local Evidence (AABLE) |
| Funding agency | International Development research Center IDRC |
| Amount | CAD692,000 |
| Deadline | 7- August -2025 |
| Grant summary | This call for proposals will support implementation research that addresses challenges in adolescent sexual and reproductive health in 13 African countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
| Link | https://idrc-crdi.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=787c4591eba6f6cfbfa04fbe1&id=a42d5f3c62&e=b7cad5f013 |
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| Name of Call | Language Technology Innovators Funding Program |
| Funding agency | Imminent |
| Amount | $100,000 |
| Deadline | 15-Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the Imminent – Language Technology Innovators Fund Program. |
| Link | https://imminent.translated.com/apply-for-your-grants |
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| Name of call | Call for Projects: Play for Nature’s Biodiversity Conservation Project 2025 |
| Funding agency | The Play for Nature |
| Amount | €5,000 to €15,000 |
| Deadline | 25-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Play for Nature is launching its annual call for projects aimed at all biodiversity conservation associations seeking financial support for their projects. |
| Link | https://playfornature.org/en/submit-a-proposal/ |
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| Name of call | RFAs: GenScript Life Science Research Grant Program |
| Funding agency | The GenScript |
| Amount | USD 100,000.00 |
| Deadline | 15-Nov-2025 |
| Grant summary | This initiative is designed to empower researchers by offering grant funding specifically for purchasing GenScript reagents and services. Researchers from various life science fields are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this unique opportunity to advance their work. |
| Link | https://www.genscript.com/grantprogram-2025.html |
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| Name of call | Call for Applications: International Writing Workshops |
| Funding agency | The British Academy |
| Amount | £30,000. |
| Deadline | 17-Sept-2025 |
| Grant summary | The British Academy is excited to invite applications for its International Writing Workshops to cultivate professional networks and mentorship and provide access for early career researchers in developing countries to the academic requirements of journals, including international journals and to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to publish in these journals. |
| Link | https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/writing-workshops/ |
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| Name of call | Open Call for CYD Doctoral Fellowships |
| Funding agency | The CYD |
| Amount | CHF 3’000. |
| Deadline | 20-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The CYD Doctoral Fellowships provides salary and research and conference funds for four years (with a possible one-year extension), enabling fellows to complete a PhD thesis at the CYD Campus under the supervision of a professor at a higher education institution in Switzerland. |
| Link | https://www.epfl.ch/research/funding/epfl-programmes/cyd/cyd-phd/ |
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| Name of call | Submit Applications for UICC Technical Fellowship Program |
| Funding agency | The Union for International Cancer Control |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 4-Aug-2025 |
| Grant summary | The Union for International Cancer Control is inviting applications for its Technical Fellowship Program for cancer professionals to gain hands-on global training, with a focus on impactful cancer control interventions. |
| Link | https://www.uicc.org/news-and-updates/announcements/25-6-new-call-applications-uiccs-technical-fellowships-opens-4-june-2025 |