Funding provided under previews programmes.

The 2025 Joint Transnational Call (JTC) is the fourth in the series of the Water4All co-funded calls. It is jointly launched by 33 Funding Partner Organisations (FPOs) from 30 countries responsible for funding research and innovation actions in the field of water, with the financial support from the EC.

With the aim of developing the capacities of the talented young researchers and giving them the opportunity to act as leaders of the project consortia, Water4All also integrates an independent modality of the Early Career Researchers (ECR) in this JTC. The thematic focus of the ECR modality is aligned with the JTC topics. The applicants can choose whether to apply under the Regular modality or under the modality of ECR, provided they comply with the requirements.

The Water4All 2025 Joint Transnational Call focuses on Water and Health, inviting research and innovation proposals that address critical challenges related to water quality, contaminants, and human health, including the links to environmental health (One Health). Proposals on water treatment technologies must integrate health aspects and include risk mitigation measures.

There is no specific limit of total budget per whole project proposal.

Each partner involved in the project will be funded by its national/regional funding organisations. The consortium must therefore also comply with all the relevant national/regional eligibility rules.

The duration of the RD&I projects must be 36 months.

• Health
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Water - Management of Water Resources

• Educational Institutions
• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions

Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Organisation from its country/region participating in this joint transnational call. Participants are therefore subject to the eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations, in addition to the general eligibility criteria of the call.

Consortium composition

• Each consortium must be composed of a minimum of 3 eligible partners that request funding from participating Funding Partner Organisations from 3 different countries.
• The projects must involve at least 2 independent legal entities from 2 different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries.
• The upper limit of eligible project partners per consortium is 7 (including 1 self-funded partner) for the proposals submitted as JTC as well as for those under the ECR modality.
• The national/regional regulations may limit the maximum number of partners from the same country within the consortium.
• For proposals involving up to 5 partners, maximum two entities that are also involved in the Water4All partnership (listed in ANNEX B) may participate in the same proposal. Larger proposals may involve up to 3 entities that are also involved in the Water4All partnership (listed in ANNEX B).

Water4All Secretariat: water4all@agencerecherche.fr

• Funding & Tenders
• Water4All Partnership website
• Call document