Calls for proposals- August 2025
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| Name of call | Visits Programme 2025 for Young Scientists from Least Developed Countries. |
| Funding agency | UNESCO-TWAS |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 15- Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | Young scientists from least developed countries who hold an MSc (or higher degree) can visit research laboratories in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region of Italy for three months to carry out collaborative research projects and/or training internships in the fields that fall under the umbrella of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
| Lik | https://twas.org/opportunity/twas-sissa-lincei-research-cooperation-visits-programme |
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| Name of call | UNESCO Open learning and mentorship program 2025 for African women in quantum science. |
| Funding agency | UNESCO |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 31-Aug -2025 |
| Grant summary | To address this gap, UNESCO, in collaboration with leading quantum educators, is launching an open-access introductory course on quantum computing, paired with a selective training and mentorship programme for women PhD students in Africa. |
| Link | https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-empowers-african-women-quantum-science |
3
| Name of call | Sustainable Innovation Accelerator Programme 2025 for SMEs worldwide. |
| Funding agency | L’Oréal Groupe |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 30-Sept-2025. |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the 2025 L’Oréal Groupe Sustainable Innovation Accelerator Programme. L’Oréal Groupe, the world’s leading beauty company, paves the way for a more sustainable future in seeking, advancing and scaling pioneering solutions through a Sustainable Innovation Accelerator programme. |
| Link | https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/loreal-sustainable-innovation-accelerator |
4
| Name of call | Young Leaders across Africa (Two-Year Pre-University Program) – financial assistance available. |
| Funding agency | African Leadership Academy |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 15-Jan-2026 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the 2026 African Leadership Academy. African Leadership Academy seeks to transform Africa by developing a powerful network of young leaders who are ready to accelerate the continent’s growth. |
| Link | https://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/apply/ |
5
| Name of call | Smart Security/Security Services |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 8 000 000. |
| Deadline | 18-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The call also aims T P The European Commission is seeking proposals for Smart Security/Security Services. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01-STREAM-B-04-01?isExactMatch=true&storder=DESC&pageNumber |
6
| Name of call | Advancing Innovative Interventions for Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 50 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is seeking proposals for Advancing innovative interventions for mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-DISEASE-02-two-stage?isExactMatch=tru&order=DESC&pageNumber=2 |
7
| Name of call | Circular Economy and Quality of Life – Standard Action Projects |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | EUR 77 000 000 |
| Deadline | 23 September 2025 |
| Grant summary | Calls for proposals are funding opportunities issued by the European Union institutions, agencies and bodies. These are direct financial contributions, known as grants, that are awarded to third-party beneficiaries (e.g., research organizations, public entities, non-governmental organizations, and private companies) to engage in activities that serve EU policies |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/life-2025-sap-env-environment |
8
| Name of call | Bridging Historical Past and Future Potential through Conservation, Preservation, and Adaptive Use of Europe’s Contentious and Dissonant Heritage |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 3 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is now accepting submissions for the Bridging Historical Past and Future Potential through Conservation, Preservation, and Adaptive Use of Europe’s Contentious and Dissonant Heritage topic. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL2-2025 |
9
| Name of call | CSA on access to European Spaceports Programme |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 25-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications for the European Spaceports Programme. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-11?isExactMatch=true&=DESC&pageNumber=1&page |
10
| Name of call | Innovative Approaches to Intangible Cultural Heritage for Societal Resilience |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 12 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is inviting proposals for the Innovative Approaches to Intangible Cultural Heritage for Societal Resilience topic. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-HERITAGE-02-two-stage?isExactMatch=true&order=DESC&pageNumber |
11
| Name of call | Improving the Quality of Life of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 500 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals to improve the Quality of Life of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and their Families. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-STAYHLTH-01-two-st,31094502&order=DESC&pageNumber=Size |
12
| Name of call | Support for the functioning of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 2,000,000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is inviting applications for its initiative titled “Support for the functioning of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness”. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01 |
13
| Name of call | Leveraging Multimodal Data to advance Generative AI applicability in Biomedical Research. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is requesting applications for its initiative titled “Leveraging Multimodal Data to Advance Generative Artificial Intelligence Applicability in Biomedical Research” to contribute to advancing research and providing new evidence on how these models contribute to and support biomedical research and its applicability towards more predictive and personalised medicine, while also defining use conditions, usability requirements and training needs of the researchers. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-TOOL-03?isExactMatch=trueDESC&pageNumber=2&pageSize |
14
| Name of call | Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply |
| Funding agency | EU |
| Amount | EURO 144,000,000 |
| 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. The total indicative budget available is EUR 144 million. |
| Link | https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/horizon-europe-eur-144-million-available-projects-supporting-sustainable-secure-and-competitive_en |
15
| Name of call | Data Repository for Security Research and Innovation |
| Funding agency | The European Union |
| Amount | EUR 10,000,000 |
| Deadline | 12-Nov-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is currently seeking proposals for the topic Data Repository for Security Research and Innovation. |
| Link | https://cordis.europa.eu/programme/id/HORIZON_HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-SSRI-05# |
16
| Name of call | Innovative Earth Observation Services in support of Maritime Litter Detection and Ship Source Pollution Policies. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 5 000 000 |
| Deadline | 25-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting submissions for the Innovative Earth Observation Services in support of Maritime Litter Detection and Ship Source Pollution Policies topic. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON |
17
| Name of call | Call for Proposals: EIC Pathfinder Funding Programme |
| Funding agency | The EIC Pathfinder |
| Amount | 3 to 4 million euro |
| Deadline | 29-Oct-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Innovation Council is accepting applications for its Pathfinder Funding Programme. The EIC Pathfinder is a funding programme under Horizon Europe that offers support to research teams. |
| Link | https://eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-opportunities/eic-pathfinder_en |
18
| Name of call | EC launches Development of Antibodies and Antibody-Derived Proteins Programme. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 50 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the Development of Antibodies and Antibody-Derived Proteins Programme for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases with Epidemic Potential. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-03?isExactMatch=true&staturder=DESC&pageNumber |
19
| Name of call | CFPs: Testing Safety and Efficacy of Phage Therapy for the Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 45 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant Summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the call for proposals to Test Safety and Efficacy of Phage Therapy for the Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterial Infections. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH |
20
| Name of Call | Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic Preparedness and Response |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 35 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting applications for Leveraging artificial intelligence for pandemic preparedness and response. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025 |
21
| Name of call | Call for Proposals to promote Civil Society Organisations Awareness |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 18 000 000. |
| Deadline | 18-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the call for proposals to promote Civil Society Organisations’ Awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2025-CHAR-LITI?isExactMat,31094502&order=DESC&pageNumber |
22
| Name of call | European Commission launches MSCA Doctoral Networks Program 2025 |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 25-Nov-2025 |
| Grant Summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the MSCA Doctoral Networks Program. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MSCA-2025-DN-01-01?isExactMatch=true&2&order=DESC&pageNumber |
23
| Name of call | Innovative Earth Observation Services in support of Maritime Litter Detection and Ship Source Pollution Policies. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 5 000 000 |
| Deadline | 25-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting submissions for the Innovative Earth Observation Services in support of Maritime Litter Detection and Ship Source Pollution Policies topic. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL4-2025 |
24
| Name of Call | RFAs: Leveraging Multimodal Data to advance Generative AI applicability in Biomedical Research |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is requesting applications for its initiative titled “Leveraging Multimodal Data to Advance Generative Artificial Intelligence Applicability in Biomedical Research” to contribute to advancing research and providing new evidence on how these models contribute to and support biomedical research and its applicability towards more predictive and personalised medicine, while also defining use conditions, usability requirements and training needs of the researchers. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-TOOL-03?isExactMatch=true&status=31=DESC&pageNumber |
25
| Name of Call | CFAs: Support for the functioning of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 2,000,000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is inviting applications for its initiative titled “Support for the functioning of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-05?isExactMatch=true&s2&order=DESC&pageNumber |
26
| Name of call | Tackling High-Burden for Patients and Under – Researched Medical Conditions. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 30 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is seeking applications for Tackling High-Burden for Patients and Under – Researched Medical Conditions. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities |
27
| Name of call | Call for Proposals: Advancing Cell Secretome – Based Therapies |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 40 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is accepting proposals for Advancing cell secretome-based therapies. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities |
28
| Name of call | Call for Proposals to promote Civil Society Organizations Awareness |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 18 000 000 |
| Deadline | 18-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) has launched the call for proposals to promote Civil Society Organisations’ Awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2025 |
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| Name of Call | Impact of Pollution on the Development and Progression of Brain Diseases and Disorders Programme. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 40 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications for the Impact of Pollution on the Development and Progression of Brain Diseases and Disorders Programme. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-ENVHLTH-01-two-stage?isExactMat&order=DESC&pageNumber=2&page |
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| Name of call | Advancing Innovative Interventions for Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. |
| Funding agency | European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 50 000 000 |
| Deadline | 16-Sep-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is seeking proposals for Advancing innovative interventions for mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-DISEASE-02-two-stage?isExactMatch=tru&order=DESC&pageNumber=2 |