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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…