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31.03.2027

up to UAH 300,000 per visit

Ukraine

President’s Fund of Ukraine funds visits of foreign professors to Ukrainian universities: up to UAH 300,000 per visit, apply by 31 March 2027

The President of Ukraine's Fund for the Support of Education, Science and Sports, with financial support from the British Council and the Activitis Education platform, has launched the Academic Visits of Foreign Professors and Researchers competition.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.

24.02.2027

from EUR 50,000 to EUR 500,000 per project

European Union

CERV European Remembrance: from €50,000 to €500,000 for remembrance projects on the Holocaust, genocides, democratic transitions and colonialism, apply by 24 February 2027

The European Commission has opened the European Remembrance call under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme with a total budget of €28 million.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsCommunities +1

14.12.2026

up to EUR 80,000 per project

European Union

EIT STEM Tech Talent Induction: up to €80,000 for a consortium of an education provider and a company to train at least 1,200 people in STEM, apply by 14 December

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), through 28DIGITAL, has launched the EIT STEM Tech Talent Induction call with a total budget of €2 million.

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UniversitiesNGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies

30.11.2026

CHF 2,450 per month

Switzerland

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2027-2028: research fellowship or PhD in Switzerland, CHF 2,450 a month, applications from Ukraine by 30 November

Switzerland's Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) has opened the Government Excellence Scholarships for the 2027-2028 academic year.

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Research Inst.Individuals

15.11.2026

no fixed ceiling, typically around EUR 400,000 per 36-month project

International

NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November

The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme has opened call 2027-1 for multi-year research projects and scientific events: workshops, training courses and summer schools.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsGov. Bodies

18.02.2027

about USD 50,000

United States

HABRI 2027: research grants on the health benefits of human-animal interaction, average award about USD 50,000, apply by 18 February 2027

HABRI has issued its 2027 annual request for proposals on the evidence-based health benefits of human-animal interaction. There is no budget cap: the institute funds 5-6 projects a year, averaging about USD 50,000 and around 20 months.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsGov. Bodies

02.02.2027

EUR 10,000,000 to 12,500,000 per project

European Union

Horizon Europe: EUR 10 to 12.5 million for a pilot facility processing critical raw materials, Ukraine named as a priority partner, deadline 2 February 2027

Topic HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-16 funds the development and demonstration of a pilot-scale facility that integrates processing and refining technologies for better recovery of raw materials, critical ones in particular, from low-grade and complex ores and extractive waste.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / Business

15.12.2026

8 grants and fellowships for researchers: deadlines from 4 November to 15 December

Eight calls for researchers and research institutions added to the GetGrant database over the last two weeks. Seven have deadlines before the end of the year, the nearest on 4 November, and one accepts applications at any time.

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Research Inst.Individuals

02.02.2027

around EUR 200,000 per project

European Union

Horizon Europe Proof of market: EUR 200,000 to test the market for Horizon project results, 24 grants, deadline 2 February 2027

Topic HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-49 offers small grants to test the market potential of results from Horizon Europe Cluster 4 or Horizon 2020 LEIT projects. Around EUR 200,000 per project, a budget of EUR 4.7 million and 24 grants expected; the funding rate is 70%, up to 100% for non-profit entities.

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UniversitiesSMEs / BusinessStartups

08.12.2026

USD 75,000 a year

United States

Harvard Bell Fellowship 2027-2029: two-year postdoc in population sciences at Harvard, USD 75,000 a year, apply by 8 December

The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is recruiting the 2027-2029 cohort of the Bell Fellowship. It is a two-year postdoctoral position in interdisciplinary population research: a salary of USD 75,000 a year with benefits, USD 11,000 for research, travel and computing, and up to USD 4,000 for…

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Research Inst.Individuals

01.12.2026

partial cost coverage

Japan

Japan Foundation 2027: grants for translating Japanese books, exhibitions, Japanese studies and Japanese-language teaching, apply by 1 December

The Japan Foundation has published its programme guidelines for fiscal year 2027, and Ukraine is on the list of eligible countries. Programmes open to Ukrainian applicants include support for translation and publication of Japanese books (publishers), exhibitions of Japanese art (museums), fellowships for Japan…

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UniversitiesNGOs / CSOsIndividualsGov. Bodies

26.11.2026

up to UAH 199,000 a year

European Union

Xecs Quantum Call within Eureka: international R&D projects in quantum technologies, national funding for Ukrainian research institutions, outlines due 26 November

The Eureka cluster Xecs is running its first thematic call on quantum technologies: sensing, metrology, quantum communications and cybersecurity, and electronic components for quantum computing. There is no central budget; each country funds its own participants.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / Business

02.02.2027

around EUR 9,000,000 per project

European Union

Horizon Europe RAISE: around EUR 9 million per project for automated scientific discovery in materials science, deadline 2 February 2027

Topic HORIZON-RAISE-2027-01-01 of the AI in Science pilot opened on 13 October 2026. It funds closed-loop systems that combine laboratory automation with trustworthy AI able to plan, run and analyse experiments in any area of materials science, from batteries and photovoltaics to water purification.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / Business

11.11.2026

ILS 168,000 a year

Israel

Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship: two-year postdoc at Israeli universities, ILS 168,000 a year, apply by 11 November

The Azrieli Foundation is selecting the 2027-28 cohort of its international postdoctoral programme. Fellows receive ILS 168,000 per academic year (ILS 14,000 a month) and up to ILS 20,000 a year for research expenses and travel; the fellowship lasts two years with a possible third.

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Research Inst.Individuals

04.03.2027

7 research grants and scholarships open until March 2027

Seven programmes for Ukrainian researchers, lecturers and research institutions that are accepting applications now. Deadlines run from 28 October 2026 to 4 March 2027, and the formats differ widely: from a EUR 992 monthly scholarship in Bavaria to a Horizon Europe consortium grant of EUR 7.5 million.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

01.12.2026

Around EUR 4.5 million per project, topic budget EUR 18 million

Horizon Europe: EUR 4.5m for geothermal assessment

The European Commission accepts proposals for topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3-06, Resource assessment for deep sedimentary and basement reservoirs, until 1 December 2026. The topic budget is EUR 18 million, the indicative EU contribution runs around EUR 4.5 million per project, and the Commission plans to support up to 4 projects.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +2

16.11.2026

NSF astronomy grants: what is open to Ukraine

The U.S. National Science Foundation accepts proposals for Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants, opportunity number 22-624. The submission window runs from 1 October to 16 November 2026, and the archive date falls on 16 December 2026. The opportunity category is discretionary, so the programme announces no fixed grant size.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

02.02.2027

€6,000,000 – €7,500,000

EU

Advanced materials: a call on critical raw material substitution

A call for advanced materials that cut Europe’s dependency on critical raw materials opens on 22 September 2026. The deadline falls on 2 February 2027, the topic budget is EUR 36 million, and the contribution per project runs from EUR 6 to 7.5 million.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / Business

04.03.2027

€1,500,000 – €4,500,000

EU

Excellence Hubs: a WIDERA call for Widening countries

The Excellence Hubs call opened on 2 September 2026 with a deadline of 4 March 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The topic code is HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04-WIDENING-01, the action type is CSA, and the procedure runs in a single stage.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies

15.10.2026

PLN 5,000 per month

Poland

Gaude Polonia 2026: PLN 5,000 a month for artists

The Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage is accepting applications for the Gaude Polonia scholarship programme until 15 October 2026. The scholarship pays PLN 5,000 gross per month for six months, and the programme rules state directly that it addresses artists from Ukraine and Belarus first.

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Individuals

01.11.2026

up to UAH 1,500,000

Ukraine

Visualise 2026: up to UAH 1.5m for exhibitions abroad

The Ukrainian Institute has announced the sixth cycle of Visualise, its programme supporting exhibition projects abroad. Maximum funding per project reaches UAH 1,500,000, and applications run until 1 November 2026 at 23:59 Kyiv time.

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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies

03.11.2026

up to €2,500,000

EU

CERV-DAPHNE 2026: up to EUR 2.5m, deadline 3 November

The European Commission has opened the CERV-2026-DAPHNE call to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children. In total the budget is EUR 21 million, and the deadline falls on 3 November 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time. So Ukrainian organisations apply on the same terms as European ones.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesUniversitiesResearch Inst.

04.10.2026

€32–68 per day + travel

Germany

Feldman Travel Grants 2026: research trips in 18 countries

The Max Weber Foundation accepts applications for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants until 4 October 2026. The programme funds research trips to foundation institutes across 18 countries for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. No nationality condition applies here, since highly qualified academics of any nationality may apply.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

$1,000 – $350,000

USA

Cloud credits for startups 2026: AWS, Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare compared

A bootstrapped Ukrainian startup with a live product can collect around $18,000 in cloud credits this month without a single investor on its cap table. A venture-backed one can reach several hundred thousand dollars across four providers. The difference between those two numbers is not the quality of the product.

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StartupsSMEs / Business

up to €250,000

Germany

German grants for Ukraine: what changed by September 2026

Updated on 7 September 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April and covered nine programmes. Since then, three of them changed status, one window closed for good, and one of the largest fellowship schemes stopped accepting applications altogether because it ran out of capacity.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.IndividualsNGOs / CSOs +1

22.09.2026

EU

LIFE 2026: 31 open calls and EUR 601.5 million

LIFE is the only European Union funding instrument devoted entirely to the environment and climate policy. It began back in 1992, and since then it has co-financed thousands of projects across nature conservation, the circular economy, emission reduction and clean energy.

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Gov. BodiesSMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

28.10.2026

≈€690,000

EU

COST Open Call 2026: two network composition rules

The COST Open Call 2026 opened on 31 July and runs until 28 October 2026 at 12:00 noon CET. Up to 80 new COST Actions will receive funding, meaning four-year interdisciplinary research networks in any field of science and technology.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

15.11.2026

up to CHF 350,000

Ukraine, Switzerland

Innovate Cities & Infrastructure: ETH Zurich Grants Open to Ukrainian Partners

ETH Zurich, jointly with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has opened the call under the Innovate Cities & Infrastructure programme. The programme funds interdisciplinary applied research that pairs research groups from ETH-Domain institutions with practice partners in order to develop evidence-based solutions for sustainable urban development, resilient…

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +1

31.12.2026

Ukraine, Lithuania

Lithuania: CPVA business partnership grants for Ukraine

Lithuania’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Fund is accepting applications for its Business Partnerships Programme in Ukraine. The K1 call opened on 24 June 2026 and runs until 31 December 2026 at 17:00 Lithuanian time. The configuration here is rare.

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SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOsUniversities

27.08.2026

Ukraine, EU

HELIOS digest 3: 10 Horizon Europe calls

The HELIOS project, coordinated by Lviv Polytechnic National University, has published the third issue of its grant opportunities digest. The issue holds 10 calls across five programmes: Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, the European Innovation Council, the Chips Joint Undertaking and COST.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessIndividuals

€1,200 – €30,000

Ukraine, Netherlands +1

European Cultural Foundation: donor analysis 2026

When Erasmus launched in 1987, the European Commission did not administer it. Until 1994 the European Cultural Foundation ran its implementation through the Erasmus Bureau. That foundation is a private body from Amsterdam, established in 1954, and its first president was Robert Schuman.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsOther

up to €1,500

Ukraine, Estonia

ETAG grants: EUR 1,500 for travel and visits to Estonia

On 10 August 2026 the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) opened a travel and collaboration grant scheme for Ukrainian higher education and research institutions. The maximum amount is EUR 1,500 per participant, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

01.10.2026

Ukraine, Poland +1

Polish grants for Ukraine: what is open in August 2026

Updated on 10 August 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April, and six of those seven programmes have since closed. So we checked every deadline against the official pages and rewrote the piece. Right now 6 items are open or about to open.

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NGOs / CSOsUniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals +1

02.09.2026

Ukraine, EU

Healthcare grants 2026: 8 open calls with verified dates

As of 10 August 2026, healthcare funding offers 8 calls with confirmed deadlines. The nearest one closes on 2 September, while the furthest closes on 8 October. And we checked every one of them against the donor official pages.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOs +1

20.09.2026

Ukraine, Switzerland

Swiss grants for Ukraine 2026: the open calls

The Swiss Federal Council allocated 5 billion francs to Ukraine through to 2036. Of that, 1.5 billion belongs to the cooperation programme for 2025 to 2028, while 500 million goes specifically to projects involving the Swiss private sector. This ranks among the largest bilateral packages Ukraine has received from anyone.

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SMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOs +1

Ukraine

NRFU: donor analysis, history and call statistics

Applications closed. All NRFU 2026 calls are closed (the last, the LUKE Joint Call, closed on 15 May 2026); the next window is expected in spring 2027. This page remains a funder overview.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

27.08.2026

Ukraine, EU +1

AI development grants 2026: 16 calls with open deadlines

The Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027 sets aside roughly EUR 2,023 million for topics that encourage the development of artificial intelligence. That figure excludes the Digital Europe Programme, the European Innovation Council and EuroHPC.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessStartups +2

28.10.2026

up to €4,000,000

Ukraine, EU

DeepRAP: EIC Pathfinder 2026 grant for cognitive AI

The European Innovation Council has opened applications for DeepRAP: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems. The topic code is HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03, and it sits inside EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 under Horizon Europe.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessIndividuals

155,000–1,000,000 UAH

Ukraine, EU

Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF): Donor Analysis 2026

3,207 funded projects and almost UAH 2.5 billion invested over nine years. That is the record of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF), a state grantmaker that a dedicated law created in 2017. Right now the foundation runs three open calls.

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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. BodiesCommunities +1

14.10.2026

up to €1,500,000

Ukraine, EU

ERC Starting Grant 2027: EUR 1.5M for PhD

594.1 million euro and 373 grants. That is what the European Research Council (ERC) set aside for the ERC Starting Grant 2027 call, which opened on 22 July 2026. The deadline falls on 14 October 2026. One researcher, up to 1,500,000 euro over 5 years, and no preset topics.

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Research Inst.UniversitiesIndividuals

Ukraine, Netherlands

Netherlands Grants for Ukraine 2026: What Is Open Now

The Netherlands remains one of the EU’s more active bilateral donors for Ukraine. In 2026 it added another EUR 30 million to its reconstruction facility, and it funds work from energy to justice.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsSMEs / Business

14.08.2026

Ukraine, EU +1

Grants for universities: 9 open calls (Project Office)

The Project Office of Lviv Polytechnic National University has released the 15th issue of its “Current Grant Opportunities” bulletin. We gathered the calls into one article, checked every deadline against the donor’s own page, and confirmed whether Ukrainian universities, researchers and organisations can apply.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +3

€1,000 – €100,000

Ukraine, EU +1

House of Europe: Donor Analysis and Grant Lines 2026

House of Europe has funded Ukrainians since 2019. The European Union pays for the programme, and Goethe-Institut Ukraine runs the calls. So far the team has offered more than 40 competitions for cultural managers, educators, youth workers, social entrepreneurs and media professionals.

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IndividualsNGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies +1

14.08.2026

Ukraine, EU

7 open programmes for Ukrainian Statehood Day

On 15 July Ukraine marks Ukrainian Statehood Day. The date points back to the baptism of Kyivan Rus and to a continuity of statehood that Russia spent decades trying to rewrite in its own favour.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesCommunitiesUniversities +1

28.08.2026

Japan, Ukraine

Japanese grants and scholarships for Ukraine 2026

Japan is one of Ukraine’s largest donors, with more than 10 billion dollars in support since 2022. Almost all of it moves through government channels, so it takes the form of macro-financial budget support, equipment delivered through JICA, demining, and energy reconstruction.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

€25,000–35,000

Ukraine, Poland +3

International Visegrad Fund: grants for Ukraine 2026

The International Visegrad Fund distributes 11 million euros a year for regional cooperation across Central and Eastern Europe. For Ukrainian organisations, it is one of the few donors with a simple, clear application process, and Ukrainian applicants take part on equal terms with partners from Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

31.07.2026

USA, Ukraine

US grants for Ukrainians: open calls in 2026

6 US programs currently accept applications directly from Ukrainians, and each one has a concrete, open submission date. This roundup is for scholars, faculty, and journalists who live and work in Ukraine (not the diaspora abroad). The map of US funding for Ukraine changed sharply in 2025.

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Research Inst.UniversitiesIndividuals

€992–2,300 per month

Ukraine, Germany

DAAD: donor analysis and its programmes for Ukraine

DAAD is the world’s largest organisation for international academic exchange. Since 1925 it has supported roughly 3 million students and researchers, and every year it awards more than 140,000 scholarships and grants.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

28.10.2026

€10,000,000–€30,000,000

Ukraine, EU

EIC STEP Scale Up Defence: up to €30M for defence firms

On 1 July 2026, the European Innovation Council (EIC) opened the EIC STEP Scale Up Defence call. Because the rules name Ukraine directly, Ukrainian companies can apply on equal terms with firms from EU countries. The investment size runs from €10 to €30 million in company equity.

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SMEs / BusinessStartups

03.08.2026

up to €1,000,000

Ukraine, Norway +3

Brave International: over €100M in defense grants

Applications closed. The first UNITE – Brave NATO round closed on 3 August 2026; no dates for new Brave Norway, Germany, Lithuania or France calls have been announced. See the open calls on this topic below.

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