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This competition funds large research programmes focused on improving how cancer is detected and diagnosed at an earlier stage. It supports long term, ambitious projects that bring together multiple research areas to solve a central challenge in early detection, with a clear path to real world healthcare impact. Projects should go beyond basic research and show how they could improve patient outcomes or healthcare systems.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A researcher, clinician, or healthcare professional in a UK institution
✔️ Working on early cancer detection or diagnostic tools
✔️ Part of a collaborative research programme across multiple teams
✔️ An SME supporting with technology, data, or specialist expertise

Should you apply?
If you are involved in a large research programme aiming to improve how cancer is found and diagnosed earlier, and can show real impact on patients or healthcare systems, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition funds research projects focused on improving how cancer is detected earlier and diagnosed more effectively. It supports innovative ideas that could lead to better screening, earlier treatment, and improved patient outcomes. Projects should show clear potential to move into real healthcare settings and make a difference in how cancer is identified.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK research organisation working on cancer detection or diagnosis
✔️ Developing new diagnostic tools, technologies, or biomarkers
✔️ Part of a collaborative project with hospitals, researchers, or industry
✔️ An SME contributing technology, expertise, or services to a research project

Should you apply?
If you are working on a new way to detect or diagnose cancer earlier, and can show clear potential to improve patient outcomes or healthcare systems, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition funds small, early stage research projects focused on improving how cancer is detected and diagnosed. The aim is to support initial ideas by helping teams test feasibility, generate early data, or prove that a concept could work. It is designed to build the foundation for larger future research projects with real clinical impact.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK research organisation exploring early stage cancer detection ideas
✔️ Testing a new concept, tool, or approach for diagnosis
✔️ Running a pilot or feasibility study to generate early data
✔️ An SME supporting with technology, data, or specialist expertise

Should you apply?
If you have an early idea that needs initial validation before scaling into a larger project, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition is focused on improving how we understand and treat serious wounds caused in conflict or battlefield environments. It supports projects that either build better models to study how these injuries happen and develop, or create new treatments that can be used quickly after injury in tough, resource-limited settings. The aim is to improve outcomes by enabling earlier, more effective care, even when specialist support is not available.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing medical or biological research tools
✔️ Working on wound care, infection control, or trauma treatment
✔️ Building solutions for use in remote or high pressure environments
✔️ Creating simple treatments that non specialists can use

Should you apply?‍

If you are working on new ways to understand or treat serious injuries in real world, high pressure situations, especially where early intervention is critical, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition funds research projects focused on developing new treatments for childhood cancers. The aim is to help move early therapeutic ideas forward by generating the key data needed to support further development, investment, or clinical use. Projects should focus on real treatment solutions and show a clear path towards helping patients.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK research organisation working on childhood cancer treatments
✔️ Developing new therapies such as drugs, biologics, or immunotherapies
✔️ Running preclinical studies to prove a treatment could work
✔️ An SME supporting with technology, drug development, or specialist expertise

Should you apply?
If you are working on a new treatment for childhood cancer and need support to generate the data required to move it closer to real world use, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity focuses on developing advanced electronic components that can be used in smart systems for automation and autonomy. The aim is to help businesses create components that are ready to be integrated into real platforms, such as robotics, drones, or industrial systems, and support how these systems sense, make decisions, and act.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing hardware or components for smart or autonomous systems
✔️ Working on AI, sensors, processing, or control technologies
✔️ Building solutions for industrial, robotics, or high performance environments
✔️ Looking to make your technology ready for integration and wider use

Should you apply?
If you are creating a component that can be used in next generation smart systems and want to make it ready for real world integration, adoption by other companies, and commercial use across multiple industries, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition funds long term research programmes that help mid career researchers build independence and lead their own work in cancer research. The aim is to support strong, connected research projects that explore key questions in cancer biology and generate knowledge that can lead to future breakthroughs or larger funding.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK based researcher ready to lead your own cancer research programme
✔️ Working on core cancer biology or early stage scientific questions
✔️ Building a multi year research plan with several linked studies
✔️ An SME supporting with technology, data, or specialist expertise

Should you apply?
If you are ready to step into a leadership role and build a long term research programme in cancer, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition funds large, long term research programmes focused on understanding cancer at a deeper level. The aim is to support ambitious projects that explore how cancer works, helping generate new knowledge that could lead to future breakthroughs in treatment or prevention.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK based researcher leading a major cancer research programme
✔️ Working on core cancer biology or discovery research
✔️ Building a long term, multi study research plan
✔️ An SME supporting with technology, data, or specialist expertise

Should you apply?
If you are leading an ambitious research programme that aims to unlock new understanding of cancer and drive future breakthroughs, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports healthcare technologies that are already working and now need to be integrated into real community care settings like pharmacies, diagnostic centres, or local health hubs. The focus is on prevention, helping people stay healthy or catch conditions early, while making sure the technology fits into existing care systems and can be used at scale.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing a healthtech solution already tested in real settings
✔️ Focused on prevention, early detection, or risk identification
✔️ Looking to integrate your product into community healthcare systems
✔️ Working with providers like pharmacies, clinics, or outreach services

Should you apply?
If you have a proven healthcare solution and want to embed it into real community care pathways, reach more patients, and demonstrate real world impact at scale within the NHS, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports UK businesses working with German partners to develop and commercialise quantum technologies. The focus is on turning advanced quantum research into real world products, systems, or services across areas like computing, sensing, and hardware. Projects should be collaborative, practical, and clearly aimed at bringing quantum solutions closer to market.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing quantum technologies, software, or hardware
✔️ Looking to commercialise or scale a quantum solution
✔️ Able to collaborate with a German business partner
✔️ Working on real world applications of quantum systems

Should you apply?
If you are building a quantum solution and want to speed up development, access international expertise, and move your technology closer to real commercial use, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports UK SMEs working on advanced manufacturing solutions that are close to market but need final development before commercialisation. The focus is on helping businesses strengthen supply chains and bring high growth innovations closer to real world use, with short, practical projects that show clear commercial potential.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK SME developing an advanced manufacturing solution
✔️ Working on a product that is close to market but needs final development
✔️ Looking to strengthen or innovate within supply chains
✔️ Able to deliver a short, focused project with clear outcomes

Should you apply?
If you have a manufacturing innovation with strong growth potential and need quick funding to refine it, prove its value, and move it closer to commercial launch in the UK market, this is a strong opportunity.

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This competition is funding projects that help make software more secure and protect businesses from cyber attacks. The goal is to support companies in building and adopting better security practices across their software supply chains, helping the UK grow safer and more resilient digital systems. Projects should focus on real solutions that improve how software is built, managed, and protected.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Building cyber security or software protection solutions
✔️ Working on tools that improve secure software development
✔️ Part of a team or partnership working on software or digital systems
✔️ Helping businesses adopt better security practices, including through engagement and training

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Should you apply?‍

If you are developing a solution that improves software security, particularly within the software supply chain, and are aiming to help businesses reduce cyber risk while scaling in the UK market, this represents a strong opportunity.

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This programme supports international projects focused on low carbon energy and sustainability. It brings together companies and research teams from different countries to develop and scale solutions that help reduce emissions, improve energy systems, and support greener industries. Projects should be collaborative and focused on real world applications that can deliver environmental and commercial impact.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Working on energy, climate, or sustainability solutions
✔️ Developing technologies like hydrogen, renewables, or smart energy systems
✔️ Have at least 2international partners from EUREKA participating countries and beyond
✔️ Building solutions with clear commercial or environmental impact

Should you apply?
If you want to grow your solution through international collaboration, access funding across multiple countries, and bring a low carbon innovation closer to market while solving real world energy challenges, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports early stage ideas that use space technology to improve how wetlands are monitored, protected, and managed. The focus is on developing new services that can address challenges like flooding, pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate impact, while also creating a viable business case.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing a solution using satellite data or space technology
✔️ Working on environmental monitoring or sustainability
✔️ Exploring early stage ideas with commercial potential
✔️ Building tools for water, biodiversity, or land management

Should you apply?
If you have an early stage idea that uses space technology to solve environmental challenges and want funding to explore feasibility, validate your concept, and shape a strong commercial case for future development, this is a strong opportunity.
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This opportunity supports the development of healthcare technologies that can be used in the NHS or social care. It focuses on helping teams move proven ideas closer to real world use by funding product development, testing, and real world validation. The aim is to reduce risk and make innovations more attractive to buyers, investors, and healthcare providers.
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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing a medical device, diagnostic, or digital health solution
✔️ Working on a product that already has proof it can work
✔️ Looking to test, validate, or scale a healthcare innovation
✔️ Able to collaborate with at least one other organisation
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Should you apply?
If you have a healthcare solution that already shows promise and need funding to develop it further, prove its value in real settings, and move towards NHS adoption and commercial success, this is a strong opportunity.

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This programme supports large, high impact aerospace projects that help drive innovation across the UK aviation sector. It focuses on developing advanced technologies and infrastructure that improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and strengthen the UK’s position in next generation aircraft design and manufacturing.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing advanced aerospace technologies or infrastructure
✔️ Working on solutions that improve performance or reduce emissions
✔️ A business looking to deliver large scale, high impact projects
✔️ Able to collaborate across industry, research, or supply chains

Should you apply?
If you are planning a major aerospace project and want support to develop cutting edge technology, scale your innovation, and play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable aviation in the UK, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports UK organisations developing innovative technologies linked to the space sector, with a strong focus on sustainability and resilience. The aim is to help turn early stage ideas into commercially viable solutions, whether they use space data on Earth or improve how space systems operate.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing a solution that uses space data or technology
✔️ Working on sustainability, climate, or environmental challenges
✔️ Building products for the space sector or related industries
✔️ Looking to turn an early stage idea into a commercial opportunity

Should you apply?
If you have a space connected idea with strong commercial potential and want funding, expert support, and access to facilities to develop it into a real product or service with impact, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports projects that aim to reduce harmful emissions from aircraft beyond just carbon dioxide. The focus is on developing technologies that tackle issues like fuel impact, onboard systems, and how aircraft are operated, helping make aviation cleaner while strengthening the UK aerospace sector.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing aerospace technologies that reduce environmental impact
✔️ Working on fuels, propulsion systems, or onboard aircraft components
✔️ Using data, modelling, or systems to improve aviation efficiency
✔️ Collaborating across industry and research to drive innovation

Should you apply?
If you are building a solution that can reduce aviation emissions and want to develop it further, prove its impact, and position your technology for adoption across the civil aerospace industry, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports projects that improve how medicines are developed and manufactured using digital tools, automation, and robotics. The aim is to make processes faster, more efficient, and more scalable, helping bring new treatments to patients more quickly while reducing manual work and increasing productivity.‍

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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing digital, AI, or automated solutions for pharma or biotech
✔️ Working on robotics or smart systems for manufacturing
✔️ Looking to improve speed, efficiency, or quality in production
✔️ Building tools that can be adopted across labs or manufacturing sites‍

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Should you apply?
If you are creating technology that can transform how medicines are developed or produced, and want to scale its use, improve efficiency, and support faster delivery of treatments to patients, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports projects that create high quality datasets and benchmarks to help train and test advanced AI systems. The focus is on building reliable, well structured data that can be used by others to develop better AI models, especially in areas like healthcare and advanced materials.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Working with large datasets or data platforms
✔️ Building tools for AI training, testing, or evaluation
✔️ Involved in healthcare or materials innovation using AI
✔️ Able to collaborate across data, engineering, and AI teams

Should you apply?
If you are developing valuable datasets or benchmarking tools and want to turn them into widely used resources that support AI innovation, commercial use, and industry adoption, this is a strong opportunity.

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This award supports projects that help turn new cancer treatment ideas into real therapies. The focus is on generating the key data needed to prove a treatment could work, reduce early risk, and move it closer to further funding, partnerships, or commercial development.
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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A UK research organisation developing new cancer treatments
✔️ Working on drug discovery, biologics, or immunotherapy
✔️ Generating early proof that a treatment approach could work
✔️ An SME supporting with drug development, platforms, or specialist expertise
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Should you apply?
If you have a promising cancer treatment idea and need support to prove it works, reduce risk, and make it ready for further funding or commercial investment, this is a strong opportunity.

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This funding opportunity supports high-quality applied health and social care research focused on early action, prevention, and reducing inequalities at a national level. It aims to generate evidence that improves prevention services, enhances access to community-based care, and reduces hospital admissions. Research should address preventative strategies, early diagnosis, and interventions for those at risk of long-term conditions, demonstrating clear national impact and relevance to the NHS and social care. Areas of interest include improving prevention pathways, integrating preventative approaches, using data to deliver proactive support, and evaluating innovative service models or technologies. There are no specific eligibility restrictions for applicants.

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This competition is looking for simple, portable blood testing devices that can be used in military or remote environments where labs are not available. The aim is to make blood transfusions safer by allowing fast, on-the-spot testing for blood type and infections like HIV and Hepatitis, without needing trained specialists. Your solution should be quick, easy to use, and work in tough conditions with very little equipment, using only a small blood sample. Projects should already be at a mid stage of development and can run for up to 24 months, with a focus on practical tools that can be used in real situations.

This is a strong fit if you are:‍

- Developing medical devices or diagnostic tools
- Working on rapid or point-of-care testing
- Building solutions for harsh or remote environments
- Creating simple tools that non-experts can use

Should you apply?‍

If you are building a fast and portable testing tool that can be used in real world, high pressure environments, especially in healthcare or defence, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports organisations developing solutions that improve how wildfires are detected, monitored, and managed using space technology. The focus is on helping teams build and test services that can support real time response, improve decision making, and reduce the impact of wildfires in operational settings.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Using satellite data, positioning, or communications in your solution
✔️ Working on wildfire detection, monitoring, or prediction tools
✔️ Building systems for emergency response or environmental monitoring
✔️ Looking to develop or test a service with real world users

Should you apply?
If you are developing a solution that can improve wildfire response and want support to prove its value, test it in real conditions, and scale it with backing from ESA and industry partners, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports UK SMEs developing advanced AI and machine learning solutions that could unlock major improvements or entirely new capabilities. The focus is on proving that your idea works in practice, building early evidence, and showing clear potential to scale into real products or platforms. It is part of a wider funding pathway, meaning successful projects can progress to larger funding rounds.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Building a new AI or machine learning solution with strong innovation
✔️ Working on areas like healthcare, materials, defence, or core AI systems
✔️ Looking to prove technical feasibility and performance
✔️ Planning to scale your solution into a product or platform

Should you apply?
If you are developing a cutting edge AI solution and want to validate it, demonstrate strong technical performance, and position your business for larger follow on funding and long term growth, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports agri-tech businesses looking to move their products closer to large scale manufacturing and real world use. The focus is on improving product performance, reliability, and production processes so innovations can be produced at scale and adopted by farmers and the wider agriculture sector.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing an agri-tech product ready for scaling
✔️ Looking to improve manufacturing, supply chains, or product reliability
✔️ Working on solutions that boost agricultural productivity or sustainability
✔️ Preparing your product for market adoption and commercial growth

Should you apply?
If you have an agri-tech solution that works and now need to scale production, improve reliability, and bring it to market so it can be widely adopted across the agriculture sector, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports agri-tech businesses that need to improve and prove their product before scaling. The focus is on closing key gaps in performance, reliability, and real world testing so solutions can gain market acceptance and move towards manufacturing and wider adoption.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing an agri-tech product that still needs validation
✔️ Looking to improve performance or reliability before scaling
✔️ Working on solutions for farming, food production, or sustainability
✔️ Preparing your product for real world use and customer adoption‍

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Should you apply?
If you have an agri-tech product that is not fully proven yet and need funding to refine it, test it in real conditions, and build confidence for customers and future scale up, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports very early stage AI ideas, helping teams move from rough concepts to tested solutions. There are two entry points depending on how developed your idea is, either exploring the idea at a very early stage or testing whether it can actually work in practice. The goal is to help shape strong AI innovations and prepare them for further development and larger funding.

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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Exploring a new AI idea that is still being shaped
✔️ Testing whether an AI concept is technically possible
✔️ Building early proof that your solution can work
✔️ Looking to move from idea stage into structured development

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Should you apply?
If you have an early stage AI idea and want funding to explore it, test feasibility, and build a clear path towards a more developed and scalable solution ready for future funding stages, this is a strong opportunity.

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This programme supports SMEs developing innovative technologies for the aerospace sector, helping move ideas closer to real world use. The focus is on advancing solutions that can contribute to cleaner, more efficient aviation, while also supporting growth across the wider aerospace supply chain.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing technology for the civil aerospace sector
✔️ An SME looking to scale innovation with industry impact
✔️ Working on solutions that improve efficiency, sustainability, or performance
✔️ Able to collaborate or build a strong project with other partners

Should you apply?
If you are building an aerospace innovation with strong commercial potential and want to develop it further, gain industry traction, and position your solution for adoption across the aerospace supply chain, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports projects testing clean maritime technologies before they are deployed in real world conditions. The focus is on developing and trialling solutions on land, such as in factories or dry docks, to reduce emissions in the maritime sector. Projects should show clear potential to cut carbon and prepare technologies for future use on vessels or within port infrastructure.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing clean maritime or shipping technologies
✔️ Working on low or zero emission fuels, energy systems, or vessel upgrades
✔️ Building smart shipping or digital solutions that improve efficiency
✔️ Already have partners including end users like ports or vessel operators

Should you apply?
If you have a maritime innovation that needs real world testing before deployment, and want to prove its impact on reducing emissions while preparing for future commercial use across vessels or ports, this is a strong opportunity.

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This strand focuses on early stage feasibility work for clean maritime solutions. The aim is to help teams explore whether an idea is technically and commercially viable before moving into testing or deployment. Projects are mainly desk based and should build a clear case for future real world use, especially in reducing emissions across maritime operations.

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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Exploring a new clean maritime concept or idea
✔️ Assessing feasibility before committing to development or testing
✔️ Working on green shipping, infrastructure, or maritime skills
✔️ Collaborating with partners like ports, operators, or industry bodies

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Should you apply?
If you are at an early stage and need to validate your idea, understand costs and impact, and build a strong foundation for future trials, investment, or deployment in the maritime sector, this is a strong opportunity.

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This funding call is focused on taking clean maritime technologies into real world use by funding full deployment trials. The aim is to help teams prove their solutions work in live operational environments, such as on vessels or within ports, and show clear impact in reducing emissions. Projects must go beyond testing and demonstrate real performance over a sustained period.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Ready to deploy a clean maritime solution in real conditions
✔️ Working on low or zero emission vessel or port technologies
✔️ Looking to prove performance through live operational trials
✔️ Partnering with end users like vessel operators or ports

Should you apply?
If you have a mature maritime solution and want to demonstrate it in real world operations, generate strong performance data, and position it for large scale commercial rollout across the industry, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports organisations developing space enabled solutions to improve water systems and resilience. The focus is on tackling challenges like water quality, leakage, flooding, and infrastructure issues by using satellite data and technologies to build smarter, more efficient water management systems.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Using satellite data, sensors, or connected systems in your solution
✔️ Working on water management, utilities, or environmental monitoring
✔️ Looking to develop or test a new service or product
✔️ Building solutions for infrastructure, climate resilience, or resource efficiency

Should you apply?
If you are developing a solution that can improve how water is managed and want support to prove it works, test it with real users, and move towards commercial deployment using space technology, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports early stage startups building solutions for urban mobility, helping them raise funding and scale across Europe. The focus is on high impact innovations that improve how people and goods move in cities, including areas like clean transport, shared mobility, and data driven systems.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ A startup with a mobility solution already in development
✔️ Working on transport, logistics, or city mobility challenges
✔️ Raising investment at pre seed, seed, or Series A stage
✔️ Building a product with clear potential to scale across cities

Should you apply?
If you are a startup looking to raise funding while scaling your mobility solution, and want support to grow faster, expand into new markets, and deliver real impact in cities across Europe, this is a strong opportunity.

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This programme supports SMEs working on innovative products, services, or processes through international collaboration. The focus is on helping businesses develop and commercialise new solutions by partnering with organisations across different countries, with strong emphasis on real market potential and impact.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ An SME developing a new or improved product or technology
✔️ Looking to collaborate with international partners
✔️ Building a solution with clear commercial potential
✔️ Working on innovation that solves real industry or societal challenges

Should you apply?
If you are an SME ready to develop your innovation with international partners and want support to bring it to market, grow your business, and access funding through national programmes across Europe, this is a strong opportunity.

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This funding topic focuses on improving the security, resilience, and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence systems, particularly those used in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, and decision-making environments. As AI adoption grows, these systems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to adversarial attacks that manipulate inputs, poison training data, or introduce hidden vulnerabilities.

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Projects should develop stronger and more trustworthy AI systems by improving their ability to withstand threats such as adversarial manipulation, data poisoning, and backdoor attacks. This includes creating new defence techniques, real-time detection systems for suspicious behaviour, and tools to identify compromised datasets.

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The call aims to develop robust AI systems that can detect, resist, and recover from these threats, while also ensuring sensitive data remains protected.

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This opportunity supports projects that take existing research results and move them closer to real world use. The focus is on turning earlier EU funded research into practical applications by testing and validating the technology in relevant environments, helping bridge the gap between research and commercialisation.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Building on results from previous EU funded research projects
✔️ Looking to move a technology closer to real world application
✔️ A startup, SME, or research organisation with validated early results
✔️ Working on innovation that needs further development before market

Should you apply?
If you already have strong research results from an EU funded project and want to develop them further, prove real world use, and move towards commercialisation or investment, this is a strong opportunity.

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This programme is focused on taking clean maritime technologies all the way through to real-world deployment and operation at scale. It is designed for ambitious projects that can build, deploy and run solutions over multiple years in live environments, helping position the UK as a leader in maritime decarbonisation.‍

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This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing vessel or port technologies that significantly reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency
✔️ Able to deliver a large-scale project involving build, deployment and multi-year real-world operation
✔️ A UK business leading a consortium with strong commercial and delivery partners
✔️ Targeting solutions such as alternative fuels, electrification, charging infrastructure or vessel efficiency upgrades‍

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Should you apply?
If you have a mature, high-value solution ready to be deployed and operated in real-world maritime environments, with the capability to deliver a large collaborative project and demonstrate long-term impact, this is a strong opportunity.

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This grant focuses on accelerating the shift to electric-powered maritime systems by funding large-scale projects that build, deploy and operate battery-electric vessels and supporting infrastructure in real-world conditions over multiple years.

The aim is to move beyond testing and into full operational use, proving that electric maritime solutions can work reliably at scale across ports, inland waterways and wider maritime environments.‍

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing 100% battery electric vessels or electrification upgrades for existing fleets
✔️ Building charging infrastructure, shore power systems or port energy solutions that support vessel electrification
✔️ A UK business capable of leading a large consortium and delivering complex infrastructure and deployment projects
✔️ Ready to demonstrate your solution in a live operational environment for an extended period‍

Should you apply?
If you have an advanced clean maritime solution focused on electrification, with a clear plan to build, deploy and operate it at scale alongside strong commercial partners and end users, this is a highly relevant opportunity.

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This oppportunity is centred on accelerating the adoption of alternative fuel technologies in the maritime sector by supporting projects that build, deploy and operate vessels and refuelling infrastructure at scale.

The focus is on enabling real-world use of low and zero-emission fuels, alongside the infrastructure required to support them, proving that these solutions can operate reliably and commercially over a sustained period.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing vessels powered by alternative fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, methanol or other low-carbon fuel systems
✔️ Building bunkering, storage or refuelling infrastructure within ports to support alternative fuel adoption
✔️ A UK business able to lead a large consortium delivering both vessel and infrastructure components
✔️ Working with ports, operators or supply chain partners to enable real-world deployment and long-term operation

Should you apply?
If your project is ready to move beyond development into full-scale deployment, with a clear plan to build, operate and validate alternative fuel systems in real-world maritime environments alongside committed partners and end users, this is a highly relevant opportunity to pursue.

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The Urban Mobility Explained (UMX) Open Call, run by EIT Urban Mobility, funds the development and delivery of professional training and learning services that address urban mobility knowledge gaps and support more liveable cities. It is open to a wide range of organisations across EU Member States and Horizon Europe–associated countries, with projects eligible for up to €700,000 in funding over a maximum of 35 months. Proposals should align with the strategic objectives of the EIT Urban Mobility Academy and demonstrate impact, scalability, and financial sustainability. The call supports a broad range of training-related activities, from course development and commercialisation to scaling successful programmes and providing operational support services.

The competition seeks innovative proposals that integrate autonomous sensor management with information fusion to detect and counter activities designed to deceive Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations. Proposals should demonstrate both commercial potential and technical feasibility, ideally through collaborative efforts, and provide evidence of all parties’ active involvement. Phase 2 combines the previous phase’s separate challenges into a single integrated solution, requiring demonstration in a relevant environment at Technology Readiness Level 6. Projects are expected to last at least 18 months, with funding available for up to two collaborative initiatives, and while prior participation is not required, collaboration is strongly encouraged.

This competition is funding early stage ideas that could create entirely new markets or change how industries work today. It focuses on three areas: new materials for small energy systems, biotech solutions to support healthy ageing, and advanced AI that can reason, learn, and plan more like humans. The goal is to turn bold research ideas into real world applications that improve everyday life, from healthcare to smart cities. Projects should be at an early stage and aim to show clear proof that the idea works, with strong potential to grow into something commercially valuable.

This is a strong fit if you are:

- Developing new materials or energy solutions
- Working on biotech, healthcare, or ageing related innovations
- Building advanced AI systems beyond current models
- A startup, SME, or research team with an early stage idea

Should you apply?‍

If you are working on a bold, early stage innovation with the potential to shape future markets or solve big global challenges, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports organisations developing space enabled services or applications, helping them move from idea to real world use. It funds both early stage work to prove a concept and later stage projects that test solutions with real users, with the goal of reducing risk and preparing for commercial launch.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Developing a service that uses space data or technology
✔️ Looking to validate an idea or build a minimum viable product
✔️ Ready to test your solution with real customers or users
✔️ Working across sectors where space data can add value

Should you apply?
If you have a space enabled solution and want support to prove it works, test it in real world conditions, and move towards commercial deployment with customers and partners, this is a strong opportunity.

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This opportunity supports bold, early stage ideas that could lead to major breakthroughs in science and technology. The focus is on high risk, high reward projects that explore new directions, challenge current thinking, and have the potential to open up entirely new fields or capabilities.

This is a strong fit if you are:

✔️ Exploring a novel or unconventional research idea
✔️ Working on early stage science or breakthrough technologies
✔️ Challenging existing approaches or assumptions
✔️ An individual, startup, SME, or research team with a bold concept

Should you apply?
If you have a high risk idea that would not typically get funded elsewhere and want support to explore it, prove its potential, and turn it into a future breakthrough or larger programme, this is a strong opportunity.

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