Funding Radar: This week’s round-up of defence-related calls

07 Jan 2025 | News

Here’s a list of funding opportunities in the EU, the UK, Japan, Australia, and the US

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Defence has a new priority in EU policy, with the creation of a dedicated Defence and Space portfolio in the European Commission. The first person to hold that portfolio, former Lithuanian prime minister Andrius Kubilius, said during his confirmation hearing that he is committed to establishing a genuine European Defence Union. "We must achieve a true single market for defence," he said. 

As for his role, Kubilius is set to collaborate closely with EU member states and maintain strong coordination with NATO, while enhancing EU defence capabilities through instruments such as the European Defence Fund (EDF), the EU’s main defence research programme.

Over the years, the EU has actively supported defence research through funding mechanisms beyond the EDF, including the Horizon Europe research framework programme, the European Peace Facility, the Permanent Structured Cooperation, and the Connecting…