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EDITO Call #1 – Financial Support to 3rd Parties
Deadline: May 6, 2026
Funding: Horizon Europe/EDITO – European Digital Twin Ocean
#Digitalisation #Ocean&MarineConservation
This call will fund the integration of existing applications, models and datasets into the EDITO platform, contributing to the co‑construction of the European Digital Twin Ocean. It targets legal entities such as universities, research institutes, SMEs, start‑ups, NGOs and public authorities based in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, with a maximum grant of €500,000 per third party and project durations of 10–12 months. Priority is given to interoperable tools addressing ocean and coastal challenges that can be on‑boarded onto the EDITO infrastructure. |
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Deadline: May 27, 2026, 17:00 CET
Funding: EU Mission “Restore Our Ocean and Waters”/Horizon Europe
#Ocean&MarineConservation #Health This call funds community-led actions that scale and deploy innovative solutions for restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin, with measurable environmental impact and strong community engagement. It is for consortia of at least two legal entities ready to move beyond the pilot stage, with projects at least at TRL 5 and a duration of up to 24 months. |
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TASC-RestoreMed Open Call Type B: Transition Agendas Development (TAD)
Deadline: May 27, 2026, 17:00 CET
Funding: EU Mission “Restore Our Ocean and Waters”/Horizon Europe
#Ocean&MarineConservation #Governance
This call funds Transition Agenda Development (TAD) projects that create local and regional roadmaps for the environmental restoration of the Mediterranean, with a focus on policy, governance innovation, and alignment with EU legislation and Mission Ocean objectives. It targets individual legal entities or small consortia (up to two partners), with a maximum grant of up to €100,000 and a duration of 12 months. |
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BlueActionAA Community‑Led Action Call
Deadline: May 29, 2026, 14:00 CET
Funding: Horizon Europe / EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”
#Ocean&MarineConservation #Climate This call will fund community‑led pilot actions in the Atlantic and Arctic basins that implement innovative, practical solutions to restore marine and freshwater ecosystems, reduce pollution, and advance a carbon‑neutral, circular blue economy. It targets consortia of local and regional actors, including NGOs, public bodies, SMEs and research organisations, with grants ranging from €200,000 to €2,000,000 per project, up to a maximum of €500,000 per single entity, and project durations typically between 6 and 24 months. |
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BlueActionBANOS – Community‑Led Actions Open Call
Deadline: May 29, 2026, 14:00 CET (full proposal)
Funding: Horizon Europe/EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”
#Ocean&MarineConservation #Climate This call will fund Community‑Led Actions in the Baltic and North Sea basin (BANOS) that implement tangible, community‑driven solutions to restore marine and freshwater ecosystems, reduce pollution, and advance a carbon‑neutral, circular blue economy. Grants range from €200,000 to €2,000,000 per project, with a maximum of €500,000 per entity, and project duration up to 24 months, targeting consortia of 2–12 entities (public authorities, NGOs, SMEs, research organisations and other stakeholders). |
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Bilateral Fund Open Call #1 – Portugal – EEA and Norway Grants
Deadline: 15 September 2026
Funding: EEA and Norway Grants/Bilateral Fund
#Cooperation #CivilSociety #Culture This call will fund bilateral cooperation projects between Portuguese entities and partners from Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway, supporting initiatives that strengthen institutional capacity, knowledge exchange, and long‑term partnerships. It is open to public bodies, NGOs, universities, and enterprises, with project durations between 6 and 24 months and grants up to a total of 500,000 €. |
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UTAustin Portugal - PhD In-Residency Internships 2026 Deadline: May 21, 2026
Funding: UTAustin Portugal Programme (funded by FCT)
#PhD #Mobility #ResearchInternships #InternationalCollaboration
Call for Ph.D. students from Portuguese institutions to undertake 6–12 month research internships at the University of Texas at Austin in Advanced Computing, Clean Energy, Nanotechnologies, and Space–Earth Technologies. Applicants must have at least 12 months of enrolment and support from a UT Austin supervisor. Funding includes mobility grant, travel, insurance, and accommodation (subject to availability). |
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CMU-Portugal Mobility Initiatives 2026 Deadline: May 14, 2026
Funding: CMU-Portugal Programme (FCT)
#Mobility #Research #InternationalCollaboration #ICT
Call for mobility visits to Carnegie Mellon University under the “Visiting Professors and Researchers” and “Visiting Students” programmes, supporting short stays of 2 weeks to 2 months in ICT-related fields. Open to faculty, researchers, and master’s students (Portuguese or residents in Portugal). Focus on strengthening scientific collaboration between Portugal and CMU. |
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 Deadline: September 9, 2026
Funding: Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
#Postdoc #Mobility #Research #EUFunding #HorizonEurope
Call supporting excellent postdoctoral researchers to develop international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral research projects through mobility in Europe or third countries. Fellowships are open to researchers of any nationality and include opportunities for global mobility, training, and career development in both academic and non-academic sectors. Selected fellows benefit from funding for salary, research costs, mobility, and additional training and career development activities under MSCA rules.
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ERA Fellowships 2026 Deadline: September 9, 2026
Funding: Horizon Europe – WIDERA Programme #Research #Mobility #Widening #EUFunding #Innovation
Call supporting incoming and intra-European mobility of researchers through postdoctoral fellowships hosted by institutions in Widening countries, aiming to strengthen research excellence and career development. Projects are aligned with MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and promote international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral experience. Funding supports researcher salary, mobility costs, and research/training activities at host institutions.
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Fernão Mendes Pinto Prize – AULP & CPLP
Deadline: June 30, 2026
This call will fund the Fernão Mendes Pinto Prize, awarded annually to an outstanding Master’s or PhD thesis that contributes to the rapprochement of Portuguese‑speaking communities, defended in the preceding calendar year. The prize amounts to €8,000 and is granted in a joint partnership between the Association of Portuguese‑Language Universities (AULP) and the CPLP, with the winning thesis published digitally by the Instituto Camões. |
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