Funding Calls

Photonic and quantum-based technologies for medical diagnostics and therapy

Deadline: June 30, 2025 2:00 pm CEST

Opening date: December 31, 2024

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)  "Photonic and quantum-based technologies for medical diagnostics and therapy".

The call supports collaborative projects that investigate combinations of...

The Challenge Call for DIANA’s 2026 Cohort is live

Deadline: July 11, 2025 2:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

EMERGING AND DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Emerging and disruptive technologies are changing the way the Alliance operates in times of peace, crisis, and conflict.

To sharpen NATO’s technological edge,...

Call for Tender: Quantum Technologies in Defence (Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence)

Deadline: August 1, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 13, 2025

In the context of Technology and Innovation, EDA intends to launch a tender to develop an Action Plan and Foundational Research for Quantum Technologies in Defence. There will...

Call on Sectoral digital skills academies: Quantum Skills Digital Academy DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP

Deadline: September 2, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: April 15, 2025

Quantum technologies have the potential to accelerate the creation of imminent solutions to global societal challenges and drive economic growth. In order to position the EU as a global leader...

Call for projects on applied quantum technologies

Deadline: September 5, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 6, 2025

The national funding bodies from Austria, Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Denmark, Finland, France, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Türkiye, and Ukraine have allocated funding for organisations collaborating on international R&D projects...

Investigate quantum sensing and computing applied to ATM

Deadline: September 16, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: April 1, 2025

Expected Outcome:

To significantly advance the following development priority:

  • FR-3 Investigate quantum sensing and computing applied to ATM.

Scope:

1. Quantum computing (QC) applications in ATM

...
Quantum Internet Framework Partnerships Agreement

Deadline: September 23, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

Quantum Internet Framework Partnerships Agreement– launching the second Specific Grant Agreement - Research and Innovation Action (SGA)

Proposals submitted under the Second Specific Grant Agreement (SGA2)...

HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-81

Deadline: September 25, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 22, 2025

HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-81: EU-Japan cooperation on the exploitation of Quantum Space Gravimetry data

Total indicative budget for topic: 0.5MM€

Budget per proposal: 0.5 MM€

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BMBF Call Enabling Technologies for resilient R&D supply chains in quantum technologies

Deadline: September 30, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

The Call pursues the goal of accelerating the further development of quantum technologies in Germany and Europe with Enabling Technologies and at the same time tapping into the...

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02

Deadline: October 2, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 10, 2025

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Quantum Computing – complementing the quantum computing FPAs with the development of a technology agnostic software stack (RIA)

Total indicative budget for topic: 10MM€

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03

Deadline: October 2, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 10, 2025

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: Supporting Digital Partnerships in Quantum technologies (RIA)

Total indicative budget for topic: 8MM€

Budget per proposal: 2.5 MM€

Open 10th of...

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08

Deadline: October 2, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 10, 2025

HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Strengthening the fabless Startup and SME ecosystem in Europe (CSA)

Total indicative budget for topic: 1MM€

Budget per proposal: 1 MM€

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BMBF Call Innovative SMEs: Photonics and Quantum Technologies

Deadline: October 15, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

BMBF is pursuing the goal of strengthening the innovation potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the field of cutting-edge research and making research funding more attractive,...

Security of implementations of Post-Quantum Cryptography algorithms

Deadline: November 12, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 12, 2025

HORIZON-CL3-2025-02-CS-ECCC-05

Expected Outcome:

Expected Impact: Action launched by the ECCC to incorporate ‘expected impact’ language set out in the ‘Destination – Increased...

Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Deadline: November 12, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 12, 2025

HORIZON-CL3-2025-02-CS-ECCC-03

Expected Outcome:

Expected Impact: Action launched by the ECCC to incorporate ‘expected impact’ language set out in the ‘Destination – Increased Cybersecurity’ section...

Integration of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms into high-level protocols

Deadline: November 12, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 12, 2025

HORIZON-CL3-2025-02-CS-ECCC-06

Expected Outcome:

Expected Impact: Action launched by the ECCC to incorporate ‘expected impact’ language set out in the ‘Destination – Increased Cybersecurity’ section...

New advanced tools and processes for Operational Cybersecurity

Deadline: November 12, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 12, 2025

HORIZON-CL3-2025-02-CS-ECCC-02

Proposals should address at least two of the following expected outcomes:

  • Enhanced Situational Awareness through advanced Cyber Threat Intelligence frameworks, tools, and...
Security evaluations of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) primitives

Deadline: November 12, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: June 12, 2025

HORIZON-CL3-2025-02-CS-ECCC-04

Expected Outcome:

Expected Impact: Action launched by the ECCC to incorporate ‘expected impact’ language set out in the ‘Destination – Increased Cybersecurity’ section...

BMBF Call: International cooperation in quantum technologies

Deadline: November 15, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

Together with its European partners, Germany wants to become technologically sovereign in quantum technologies. To this end, it is essential to be able to manufacture one's own quantum...

BMBF Call Enabling Start-up: Start-ups in quantum technologies and photonics

Deadline: December 31, 2025 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

The funding measure "Enabling Start-up – Start-ups in Quantum Technologies and Photonics" aims to transfer innovative ideas in quantum technologies and photonics from universities and research institutions via...

BMBF Call Young Talent Competition Quantum Future

Deadline: January 30, 2026 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

The aim of the "Quantum Future" competition for young researchers is to establish sustainable research structures. This is intended to enable excellent young scientists to advance the transition...

BMBF Call: Application-oriented quantum computing

Deadline: January 31, 2026 5:00 pm CEST

Opening date: May 20, 2025

The "Application-Oriented Quantum Computing" funding measure pursues the goal of providing proof of practical user benefits through the use of a quantum computer or at least developing the...

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