Virtual worlds test beds

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Code: 38441 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-VIRTUAL-TESTBEDS-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/11/2025 | End submission calls: 03/03/2026

Health: Data ingestion capacities and data services for the European Genomic Data Infrastructure in the European Health Data Space: data tools

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Code: 38437 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-DS-HEALTH-TOOL | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/11/2025 | End submission calls: 03/03/2026

Data tools for the 1+MG data infrastructure should be based on common standards and as automated as possible, and should enable data quality check at source, benchmarking, annotation and enhancement on the data provider end and by the operator of the data infrastructure, as appropriate.

This covers the whole process of data inclusion, integration and access provision, as well as compliance assessment, risk management and data security assurance on the side of data infrastructure. All steps and functionalities should be designed to support the needs and requirements of three main use scenarios, i.e. research (largely already covered by the GDI project), and clinical care and public health policymaking.

Secretariat of the European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance

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Code: 38434 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-ECAVA | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/11/2025 | End submission calls: 03/03/2026

The Secretariat shall support the effective set-up, functioning and day-to-day work of the ECAVA. It should function in an agile and efficient way, with clear processes and roles and a capacity to adapt to evolving circumstances. It will work with the members and participants of the Alliance and with the European Commission.

The tasks of the Secretariat will notably include:

• supporting the organisation and work of its General Assembly, working groups, Steering Committee, Alliance Forum and other meetings, including by editing the documents produced.
• Supporting the administrative processes of the ECAVA, notably by assisting the European Commission in the management of applications.
• Disseminating outcomes of the Alliance, notably through the creation and maintenance of a website, and building a dynamic ecosystem.
• Supporting the members of the Alliance in the development and update the ECAVA’s yearly roadmap.
• Providing the needed expertise, for instance legal expertise on competition rules.

Deployment of cutting-edge multi-modal AI-based solutions in medical imaging

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Code: 38431 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-SOLUTIONS-CANCER-STEP | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/11/2025 | End submission calls: 03/03/2026

By building on, extending and leveraging the Cancer Image Europe platform, this action is expected to facilitate the uptake of EU AI-driven solutions in medical imaging (including Machine Learning and Generative AI), towards their deployment in clinical settings. It should also include upskilling of healthcare professionals and evidence generation to evaluate the performance of the deployed AI-driven solutions and engage patients.

Health: Data ingestion capacities and data services for the European Genomic Data Infrastructure in the European Health Data Space: data storage and processing capacity

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Code: 38428 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-2026-AI-09-DS-HEALTH-STORAGE | Programme name: 15593 | Start submission calls: 04/11/2025 | End submission calls: 03/03/2026

This action supports the acquisition and set-up of a secure federated data storage and processing capacity for the 1+MG data infrastructure, which is expected to be operated by the relevant EDIC.

It should include “hot storage” working in synergy with secure processing environments aligned with the EHDS requirements, such as compliance checks for secure processing environments and detached long-term storage for curated data made available to the 1+MG by the data providers, including the Genome of Europe dataset.

The data storage capacity should be designed based on an agreed data storage optimisation strategy, and balancing between storage costs and data depth/breadth/versioning while considering the most appropriate data storage architecture, technology and legal aspects, and ensuring scalability.

Information measures for the EU Cohesion policy for 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

The objective of the support to Video games and immersive content development is to increase the capacity of European video game producers, XR studios and audiovisual production companies to develop video games and interactive immersive experiences with the potential to reach global audiences. The support also aims to improve the competitiveness of the European video games industry and other companies producing interactive immersive content in European and international markets by enabling the retention of intellectual property by European developers.

ERC Public Engagement with Research Award

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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

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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

This action supports projects that translate, publish, distribute, and promote European works of fiction. This action complements the other initiatives or actions under Creative Europe support to the book and publishing sector such as the European Authors Day (reading promotion and discovery of European literature) and the European Union Prize for Literature (promotion of European emerging authors). Applicants are encouraged to look for synergies.

In addition, as part of the exceptional support to Ukraine, applicants will be encouraged to propose activities facilitating the circulation/translation of books from and/or into Ukraine, as well as their translation into or from Ukrainian. In addition, projects aimed at providing books in the Ukrainian language to Ukrainian refugees and displaced people will be encouraged.