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Development actions implemented via lump sum grants targeting disruptive technologies for defence EDF-2026-LS-DA-DIS-OTHR European Defence Fund (EDF) 10 August 2026 On 13 July 2026, the European Union and Ukraine signed the Association Agreement on the participation of Ukraine in the European Defence Fund (EDF). This Association Agreement will formally enter into force once the Parties have notified each other of the completion of their respective internal procedures necessary for that purpose. When the Association Agreement will enter into force, legal entities established in Ukraine will become eligible as beneficiaries and subcontractors involved in the actions supported by the EDF under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/697. In the meantime, Ukrainian legal entities may already apply and be considered as consortium members for the EDF Calls for proposals for 2026. For more information see QnA.
The Digital Europe-funded project FACTEUR has opened two further calls for financial support to third parties (for more information see our infosheet), also known as cascade funding for the fact-checking community. Call Emergency Response - Support Grants allows fact-checking organisations to request support for: Emergency Fact-Checking Grants aimed at e.g. crisis fact-checking, debunking and investigative reporting which includes hiring additional journalists and fact-checkers, advancing technical capabilities, publishing counter-narratives and analysis of information crisis, enhancing crisis communication, engagement and reach of fact-checking activities. Emergency Capacity-Building Grants aimed at e.g. improving organisational security and legal protection in the scope of preparation activities for crisis events, enhancing crisis preparedness and development of organisational protocols, trainings and mentorship, improving technical capabilities, strengthening cross-border cooperation in order to enhance responses to crisis events and the capacity to detect and debunk AI-generated content during crisis. Applicants must be EFCSN certified fact-checking organisations or fact-checking organisations that can demonstrate that they respect in practice the European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisations. More information on the call and its eligibility criteria can be found on the dedicated website, deadline to submit proposals is 31 December 2027. Call Emergency Response - Microgrants for Ecosystem Development allows fact-checking organisations to request support for: Production of Fact-sheets – brief overviews in English of the most prevalent disinformation narratives and claims surging during ongoing semi-predictable and unpredictable crises events that may have cross border impact. Production of Case studies – post-crisis analysis in which fact-checking organisations document disinformation surges during semi-predictable and unpredictable crisis events and their actions and experiences in order to share the know-how throughout the community. Applicants must be EFCSN certified fact-checking organisations or fact-checking teams or units within larger organisations. More information on the call and its eligibility criteria can be found on the dedicated website, deadline to submit proposals is 30 April 2028.
The deadline to submit proposals for call topic 'AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure' (DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG) has been extended. The new deadline is 27 October 2026.
Thematic call for proposals Pulsed Directed Energy Effectors Reminder & important change On 21 August, the Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) will launch a thematic call for proposals “Pulsed Directed Energy Effectors”. The call will focus on the delivery of technology brick demonstrations up to TRL 4 for directed-energy Counter-UAS technologies, explicitly targeting pulsed microwave and waveform-controlled laser approaches, as a first step toward future proof-of-concept and technology-demonstrator activities. In contradiction to information that was previously communicated, there is no triple helix requirement for applications in this call. Proposals can be submitted by a single organisation or by a partnership. Budget of the call is 5 M€.The projects will have a duration of 12 to 18 months. Timeline of submission and evaluation will be short as projects must be awarded before the end of this year. Deadline for pre-proposals: 11 September 2026 (14h)Deadline for full proposals: 16 October 2026 (14h) More information: Continuously on the DEFRA website Register already for the online information session that will take place on 31 August 2026. Feel free to pass this information to any eligible applicant.
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Founded in 1999, Luciad serves clients in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Though it recently was acquired by Hexagon Geospatial, they kept an agile SME mindset. Thousands of end users work directly with Luciad’s geospatial applications, and major systems integrators (think Airbus Defense and Space, Lufthansa Systems, NATO, Thales…) incorporate its software in their own products.
NCP Flanders went to Leuven to interview Frederic Houbie, the Research Projects Manager at Luciad, about how he sees Horizon 2020. Luciad is a partner in the MARISA project, which is a collaborative RIA project submitted to an ICT call topic.
