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Everything has been written about how to submit an application. Almost nothing about what to do with a rejection. Yet rejection is the standard outcome, because most calls approve a minority of what they receive, so a team that cannot work with feedback spends years repeating the same mistakes. The volume of feedback differs by…

A Ukrainian team clears the Horizon Europe evaluation, scores above threshold and lands on the funding list. Then the project office opens a message from grant preparation: please confirm that your institution has a Gender Equality Plan. Nobody wrote one, so the signature of the grant agreement stops there. The Gender Equality Plan, or GEP,…

On 30 July 2026 in Brussels, Japan signed its association agreement with Horizon Europe. This is the largest economy ever to join a European research framework programme, and the world’s third largest economy now plays by the same rules as a Ukrainian university. For the Ukrainian research community this is not an abstract item of…

The results letter arrives on a Thursday evening. So the team celebrates, partners exchange congratulations in the shared chat, and management drafts an announcement for the website. Then, within two weeks, the first practical questions appear: who collects documents for the first reporting period, when is the first deliverable due, who tracks partner spending, and…

Ukrainian defence tech has grown more than twentyfold in funding volume over two years. In 2025, the country’s startups raised up to $526 million in venture capital, produced their first defence unicorn (UForce) and their first Nasdaq-listed defence company (Swarmer). Alongside private money, an entire grant system took shape, so today it runs from the…

Many grant applications get written in a single night before the deadline. The team submits at 23:50, the budget is thrown together in a hurry, and half of the required attachments turn up an hour before the call closes. Three months later a rejection arrives over a formal issue that could have been fixed in…

Over 20 years of cooperation along the Polish-Ukrainian border, partners from both countries delivered 293 joint projects: new roads, hospitals, water treatment plants and nature protection. In one 2023 call alone, the programme selected 64 projects worth 121.8 million euros. So that is just one programme out of seven where Ukrainian organisations can already take…

Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science has approved updated requirements for competitive selection of research projects. The new rules set out how the state budget will select and fund fundamental and applied research in 2026. Almost everything has changed: who can apply, how many points a project needs, how much winners receive, and what now…

Preliminary 2025 data from Science|Business puts the overall Horizon Europe success rate at around 12%. One in eight proposals gets funded; the rest comes back with reviewer comments. Read through enough Evaluation Summary Reports and a pattern emerges: a weak Implementation Section, and specifically, poorly constructed Work Packages. There’s a second dimension that receives less…

€200 billion. That’s the EU’s total support to Ukraine since February 2022. But if you’re looking for a grant for your organisation, that number tells you almost nothing: it includes defence aid, humanitarian supplies, macro-financial assistance to the government and concessional loans. Behind those macro figures sits a wide set of competitive grant programmes open…

On 22–23 May 2026, I had the honour of being an invited panel speaker at Summit Grant Fest 2026. Two days at Voevodyno Resort in Zakarpattia, 120+ participants from Ukraine and abroad, 25+ experts, four panel discussions. Reflecting on everything I heard and the new connections I made with experts and practitioners in project management…

aUkraine’s Ministry of Education and Science is launching what the research community has been waiting for: a support system for scientists based on actual results rather than seniority or rank. From June 2026, registration opens for the National Researchers System (NRS), a new digital mechanism that will rank scientists and pay state scholarships to the…

The Department of Electronics at Lviv Polytechnic National University coordinates the Horizon Europe project HELIOS on white-emitting organic lighting systems together with partners from Europe. They didn’t join someone else’s consortium – they led it. The grant runs to several million euros. This isn’t an exceptional story.  But getting there requires understanding one fundamental point:…

On 8 May 2026, the European Commission published an update to the ERA Living Guidelines on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in Research – the third revision since the document first appeared. The guidelines are non-binding, but in practice they set the standard for anyone seeking EU research funding: Horizon Europe, MSCA, ERC, and…

$264.8 billion – that’s the total international donor commitments to Ukraine accumulated from February 2022 to the end of 2025, according to Ukraine Donor Platform. More than Hungary’s GDP for the same period. Most of this funding flows through government channels and large infrastructure programs. A significant portion, however, moves through competitive grant programs where…

Every year, thousands of grant competitions open across Ukraine and internationally – worth billions of euros for businesses, NGOs, universities, researchers, startups, and individuals. Most of them close quietly, never finding the right applicant. Not because the funding is unwanted, but because most people and organisations simply do not know where and how to find…

AaAFrom €60,000 for an AI-powered energy services startup to €2,500,000 for a deep tech company scaling across the EU market. In 2026, artificial intelligence and digital technologies have become the most heavily funded areas in the European Union’s grant landscape. But the structure of this funding is far from uniform: some programmes target startups and…

If you have ever opened a grant application call from the EU, USAID, or the United Nations, you have almost certainly seen the line: “Please attach a Logical Framework Matrix (Logframe).” Many first-time applicants close the document at this point. In reality, the Logframe is not a bureaucratic formality – it is a planning tool…

Civil society organisations and NGOs in Ukraine can access a wider range of funding in 2026 than at any previous point since the full-scale invasion began. The international donor community backs everything from advocacy and EU integration to war crimes documentation, veteran reintegration, and cultural resilience. Tracking all these opportunities across dozens of platforms, however,…

GetGrant has been awarded the Golden Status of the UASEEDs Seal of Excellence – the highest distinction granted by the Seeds of Bravery project, funded by the European Union through the European Innovation Council. This certificate marks the successful completion of our journey within the UASEEDs programme and serves as an official validation of our…

In 2026, Ukrainian universities and research institutions have access to a wider range of international grant programmes than ever before. Ukraine’s associated status in Horizon Europe, new bilateral initiatives from the UK and Norway, and dedicated competitions launched by the Ministry of Education and Science – together these form a real window of opportunity for…

Funding Strategy Grants FundingHub Every entrepreneur eventually faces the same question: where to find money for growth? There are three main options: a grant, a loan, or investment. At first glance they all look the same – they all provide funding. But the terms, risks, and implications for your business are fundamentally different. This article…

Grants & Funding GetGrant • March 2026 • 15 min read The EU Facility at €50 billion, a record year for the EBRD, and new bilateral programmes from the UK, Switzerland and Finland. International financing for Ukraine’s recovery in 2026 keeps growing. Yet most entrepreneurs and organisations simply don’t know where to turn. This…

Blog GetGrant Every year, entrepreneurs and startups miss out on millions of euros in grant funding – not because their projects are weak, but because they simply don’t hear about the right programmes in time. Monitoring dozens of portals, subscribing to newsletters, manually searching EU and government websites – all of this takes time that…

The success of any grant application – whether under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe, USAID, or Creative Europe – depends on the organization’s ability to translate its vision into the language of finance. A project budget is not merely a technical annex; it is a strategic document that demonstrates to the donor the organization’s capacity…

For a Ukrainian organization, entering the level of international grant programs is not just a step forward financially; it is a complete transformation of management and communication processes. In the practice of European donors, the word “partner” is often the key term that determines the success or failure of a grant application even before an…

Attracting external funding is not a lottery, but the result of a clear strategy and understanding of donor logic. We have structured the grant chaos so that you receive not just a list, but an analytical tool for planning your development. This digest collects 46 current programs for the beginning of 2026: from supporting veteran…

Today there are many grant calls, from international EU programs to local funds for small businesses or NGOs. However, applying to every call is neither possible nor effective. Because each grant application requires real effort, it is important to choose a grant that truly fits you from the start. So how do you do that?…

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union tasked with strengthening Europe’s capacity for innovation by developing entrepreneurial talent and supporting new ideas. EIT operates within the Horizon Europe programme and funds projects that integrate education, research, and business (the “knowledge triangle”). EIT has announced the “EIT…

The Erasmus+ programme is one of the most successful initiatives of the European Union in the fields of education and mobility. It also plays an important role in fostering international cooperation. The programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, a Renaissance thinker who studied and taught in various European countries. This very mobility became a…

Horizon Europe is the flagship framework programme of the European Union for research and innovation. It runs until 2027 and has a total budget of approximately €95 billion. The programme funds cutting-edge scientific and technological projects across all fields. These fields range from IT and biotechnology to green energy and healthcare. Ukraine participates in Horizon…

Our service GetGrant has received the prestigious Seal of Excellence within the European grant programme Seeds of Bravery (UASEEDs). Our project was selected through a competitive evaluation process under the “Innovative Entrepreneurship” (P2) track and was awarded the Seal of Excellence – a recognition granted by EU experts for exceptional quality, strong innovation potential, and…

1. Strategic Importance of the EIC Grant for the Ukrainian Innovation Ecosystem 1.1. Political and Economic Context The financial support programme for Ukrainian technology small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups, announced by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under the HORIZON-EIC-2025-UKRAINIANTECH-01 initiative, is a direct element of the European Commission’s ongoing efforts aimed at strengthening…

Brave1 is a government cluster that unites the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff, the National Security and Defense Council, and other agencies. Together, they accelerate defense-technology development. In practice, Brave1 creates a single entry point for entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and the defense forces. Consequently, Ukrainian tech ideas move faster…

The European Commission has presented the draft work programmes for the final two years of Horizon Europe – 2026 and 2027. These documents help researchers, universities, organisations, and businesses prepare in advance for upcoming calls, build consortia, plan budgets, and coordinate partnerships. It is important to remember that these are preliminary versions (drafts), so their…

On 17 July 2025, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) officially became the first Asian country to join Horizon Europe (Pillar II) – the European Union’s large-scale research and innovation programme with a budget of €93.5 billion for the period 2021–2027. This step opened access for Korean researchers and organisations to participate in projects on…

The European Innovation Council (EIC) has announced the launch of a new initiative, Support for the Ukrainian tech SMEs and startups (HORIZON-EIC-2025-UKRAINIANTECH-01), which provides funding for Ukrainian tech startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This initiative is part of the EU’s efforts to support the recovery and strengthening of Ukraine’s innovation potential amid the…

What is a project idea – and why does it determine everything? A successful project doesn’t start with a budget, a partner, or even a funding call. It starts with an idea. Project idea development – a vision of change that the initiator wants to implement in response to a specific problem, challenge, or need.…

Among all the EU funding instruments, the EIC Pathfinder 2025 grant occupies a truly unique place. It does not aim to refine existing solutions or enhance process efficiency. Instead, Pathfinder targets those who explore scientific uncertainty, formulate unproven hypotheses, and think in terms of potential technological disruption. The programme prioritises radically new ideas that can…

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Research Council (ERC) has taken significant steps to support Ukrainian researchers affected by the war. ERC is one of the most prestigious research funding bodies in the world, known for supporting pioneering frontier research across all scientific fields. Employment opportunities for displaced researchers In…

The European Innovation Council as the most effective grant instrument for the commercialization of scientific research and the development of knowledge-intensive startups Competition is intensifying in the world between key technological players – the USA, the EU, China, South Korea and Japan – for leadership in the development of critical technologies within the framework of…

Participating in European Union funding programmes offers significant opportunities for funding innovative, educational and research initiatives. However, most of these programmes – such as Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, LIFE, Creative Europe and others – are multi-beneficiary and require the involvement of several organisations from different countries. This means that in order to submit a successful application,…

Launching a new project and its success depend on all stakeholders’ effective communication and understanding of the project idea. One of the critical tools for effective project initiation is a well-written concept note, a concise document with a clear and laconic structure that summarizes the essence of the project, namely the problem, the objectives, the…

Horizon Europe is one of the most ambitious research and innovation programmes ever launched by the European Union. With a significant budget earmarked for research and innovation, it aims to foster a greener, more digital, and more resilient Europe. If you’re considering submitting a proposal to Horizon Europe, it’s crucial to understand the ins and…

The European Union (EU) has a long-standing tradition of funding research and innovation through multi-annual framework programs. Among these, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe stand out as flagship initiatives.

Europe has always been at the forefront of innovation, with a rich history of groundbreaking discoveries and technological advancements. As the world grapples with global challenges, from climate change to health crises, there is an ever-increasing need for forward-thinking strategies to address these issues. Enter Horizon Europe – the European Union’s flagship research and innovation…

The Erasmus Plus program, a flagship initiative by the European Union, is an innovative step towards promoting education, training, youth, and sport in Europe. This program is aimed at boosting skills and employability while also modernizing education, training, and youth work across Europe. Since its inception, it has provided countless students, professionals, and institutions with…