As budgets rise for defence spending, our analysis of awards by EU defence R&D agency shows top three companies winning 21% so far. Among public agencies, Fraunhofer comes first

Bart Veys, head of policy at COST, walks us through the design of Horizon Europe’s researcher networking fund

COST Actions invite researchers to set up networking projects – and get a foot in the door at Horizon Europe. Current call is open until 23 October

The initial workload has increased and there are concerns that collaboration can be undermined, according to 68 research managers on the pros and cons of the major change to how some EU grants are handed out

Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions’ postdoctoral fellowships

From initially ‘reproducing the existing hierarchy’ researchers find the cross-border alliances are becoming increasingly inclusive of different institutions. Here’s why that’s important

ERC president Maria Leptin outlines the thinking behind the recent move towards less prescriptive application forms for its basic research grants 

The move to define costs up-front and fix them in the grant agreement is here to stay. But research lobbies are still unsure about it - here’s why   

The Innovative Health Initiative is looking to fund interdisciplinary projects tackling shortcomings in heart disease management, data (under)use, biomarkers, healthcare workforce and long-term management of illnesses

EIC Accelerator has set out six challenges worth €300M, on top of €375M for open calls in 2024 Here’s what it is asking of Europe’s tech start-ups and scale-ups