Information measures for the EU Cohesion policy for 2025

Code: 38425 | Identifier Code: IMREG-2025-INFOME | Programme name: 17855 | Start submission calls: 15/10/2025 | End submission calls: 15/01/2026

The main aim of the call is to provide support for the production and dissemination of information and content linked to EU Cohesion policy, including inter alia the Just Transition Fund, or relevant support from the Technical Support Instrument.

The proposals should provide coherent, objective and comprehensive information, in order to give an accurate overall picture of the EU Cohesion policy. The proposals should illustrate and assess the role of Cohesion policy in delivering the EU’s political priorities , such us the transition to a greener more digital economy, development of strategic technologies, housing or the demographic transition and the right to stay, and in addressing current and future challenges for the EU, its Member States, its regions and the local level.

Regional Cable Hubs

Code: 38422 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2025-DEPLOY-CYBER-09-CABLEHUBS | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 28/10/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2026

As part of the EU Action Plan on Cable Security, it was announced that the Commission, together with voluntary Member States, will work on Cable Integrated Surveillance Mechanisms per sea basin (‘Regional Cable Hubs’) to enhance the detection capacity against threats to undersea cables as they are critical infrastructure.

Taking into account the fact that these cables are covered by the scope of NIS2 Directive that follows an all-hazards approach, it is crucial to protect their physical environment from events such as malicious acts, including cuts as integral part of the cable cybersecurity measures.

The objective is to support the progressive establishment of Regional Cable hubs, one per sea basins of the EU, whose role will be to concretely enhance threats detection and operational security around these strategic infrastructures.

Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actions

Code: 38419 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2025-DEPLOY-CYBER-09-COORDPREP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 28/10/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2026

As part of the ECCC Work Programme 2025-2027, this topic covers two actions from the Cyber Solidarity Act, dedicated to the Cybersecurity Emergency Mechanism, namely

1. coordinated preparedness testing of entities operating in sectors of high criticality across the Union and
2. other preparedness actions for entities operating in sectors of high criticality and other critical sectors.

Uptake of innovative cybersecurity solutions for SMEs

Code: 38416 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2025-DEPLOY-CYBER-09-UPTAKE | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 28/10/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2026

The action aims at improving industrial and market readiness for the cybersecurity requirements for SMEs as specified in relevant EU cybersecurity legislation, for instance, as set in the Cyber Resilience Act ensuring more secure hardware and software products.

Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI

Code: 38412 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-ECCC-2025-DEPLOY-CYBER-09-CYBERAI | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 28/10/2025 | End submission calls: 31/03/2026

Actions in this topic should develop and deploy systems and tools for cybersecurity, based on AI technologies, addressing aspects such as threat detection, vulnerability detection, threat mitigation, incident recovery through self-healing, data analysis and data sharing.

These activities must also comply with intellectual property rights (IPR) and the GDPR, depending on the type of information handled. The AI solutions proposed should also be cybersecure.

European VOD networks and operators

Code: 38410 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-VODNET | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 08/04/2026

The objective is to support European Video on Demand (VOD) networks and operators, screening a significant proportion of non-national European works, with the aim to improve their competitiveness and attractiveness.

Innovative tools and business models

Code: 38407 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-INNOVBUSMOD | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 15/01/2026

The Innovative tools and business models action is aimed at encouraging the development and/or the spread of innovative tools and business models to improve the visibility, availability, audience and diversity of European works in the digital age and/or the competitiveness and/or the greening process of the European audiovisual industry.

Films on the Move

Code: 38404 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-FILMOVE | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 19/03/2026

The Films on the Move action shall encourage and support the wider distribution of recent non-national European films by encouraging sales agents and theatrical distributors in particular to invest in promotion and adequate distribution of non- national European films.

European co-development

Code: 38401 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-CODEV | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 25/02/2026

The objective of the support to European co-development is to support the cooperation among European production companies that are developing works with a strong international audience potential.

Joint programming for risk assessments in vector-borne diseases

Code: 38397 | Identifier Code: EUBA-EFSA-2025-BIOHAW-04 | Programme name: 29844 | Start submission calls: 01/10/2025 | End submission calls: 15/01/2026

EFSA aims to enhance the capacity for risk assessment at the European Union level by further developing partnerships among the European institutions that hold this competency. By  establishing long term collaborations and harmonisation of the approaches to carry out risk assessments, EFSA aims to reinforce the development of science that can support decision making  in the area of vector-borne diseases.

The call will be divided  into the following 4 lots:

Lot 1 – Risk Assessments in northern EU
Lot 2 – Risk Assessments in southern EU
Lot 3 – Risk Assessments in western EU
Lot 4 – Risk Assessments in eastern EU

Markets and Networking

Code: 38394 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-MARKETNET | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 20/01/2026

The objective of the Markets & networking support is to enhance the promotion of European content in the global market and to foster cooperation among all parts of the audiovisual value chain for the co-creation and promotion of European audiovisual works.

Cooperation of audiovisual professionals and promotion of European works are pursued by supporting two types of projects and activities:

• Markets focusing on a specific type of films and innovative content, or networking of markets that present similar genre/topics or are located in the same region;
• Networking activities and cooperation among networks across the whole value chain for the promotion of European talents and works.

European slate development

Code: 38391 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-DEVSLATE | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 03/12/2025

Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility in the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Strand is:

• to nurture talents, competence and skills and to stimulate cross-border cooperation, mobility and innovation in the creation and production of European audiovisual works, encouraging collaboration across Member States with different audiovisual capacities.

Video games and immersive content development

Code: 38388 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-DEVVGIM | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA (Μέσα Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης) | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 11/02/2026

ERC Public Engagement with Research Award

Code: 38385 | Identifier Code: ERC-2026-PERA | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Research Council (ERC) | Start submission calls: 14/10/2025 | End submission calls: 15/01/2026

The Public Engagement with Research Award is established to recognise and reward those Principal Investigators who successfully engage audiences outside their domain with ERC-funded research. The purpose of this award is also to recognise good practice and to encourage more ERC grantees to develop public engagement activities. For this award, public engagement is defined as the involvement of the public in the design, conduct or dissemination of activities funded by the ERC. Engagement is a two way process, involving interaction and mutual understanding for mutual benefit.

Circulation of European literary works

Code: 38383 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2026-LIT | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 15/10/2025 | End submission calls: 29/01/2026

6th REINFORCING Open Call (Incubators Call) on “Responsible Innovation”

Code: 38371 | Identifier Code: REINFORCING | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 02/12/2025

REINFORCING supports organisations and institutions in Europe to transition to a new paradigm where responsibility and openness drive research and innovation (R&I) processes. This call is open to public and private organisations of all sizes, including startups and SMEs. Proposals applying for the REINFORCING 6th Open Call must revolve around practices of Responsible Innovation.

FERRO Open Call for Associated Regions

Code: 38369 | Identifier Code: FERRO | Programme name: 20613 | Start submission calls: 01/09/2025 | End submission calls: 30/11/2025

The FERRO project explores practical, innovative and sustainable approaches to improving lake water quality and recovering nutrients for agricultural use. The project develops and implements sustainable, nature-based solutions that trap nutrients in catchments and remove phosphorus directly from lakes. These nutrients are then safely reused as fertiliser, supporting both ecological restoration and a circular, resilient agricultural system.

Registration as a Spoke – Provision of Knowledge Transfer Support Services to Spokes by the Central Office of Knowledge Transfer

Code: 38367 | Identifier Code: RIF-CKTO/SPOKES/0424 | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 25/04/2024 | End submission calls: 31/12/2025

The provision of CKTO Support for Spokes is provided by the CKTO. Support is offered through training seminars, webinars, on-site programs at Spokes, in-person meetings (faceto-face or virtual), email, and dissemination of Guides, disclosure templates, model agreements, training material for researchers, and other documents.

TV and online content

Code: 38365 | Identifier Code: CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: MEDIA | Start submission calls: 30/09/2025 | End submission calls: 03/12/2025

Within the specific objective of promoting competitiveness, scalability, cooperation, innovation and sustainability, including through mobility in the European audiovisual sector, one of the priorities of the MEDIA Strand is to nurture talents, competence and skills and to stimulate cross-border cooperation, mobility and innovation in the creation and production of European audiovisual works, encouraging collaboration across Member States with different audiovisual capacities.

The MEDIA Strand shall provide support for the following measures:

• Production of innovative and quality TV content and serial storytelling, addressing diverse audiences, by European independent production companies.

The 3 topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following: 

• TV and online content Animation projects – CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-1
• TV and online content Documentary projects – CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-2
• TV and online content Fiction projects – CREA-MEDIA-2026-TVONLINE-3

MSCA Choose Europe for Science 2025

Code: 38363 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-MSCA-2025-COFUND-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 01/10/2025 | End submission calls: 03/12/2025