The Global Research Initiative on Open Science has opened its first call for projects that synthesise evidence for policy

The model, developed in the US, funds projects that struggle to raise money from traditional research grants or venture capital

We crunched the numbers for Horizon’s Cluster 4 digital calls in 2026

The French national research centre has been hit by budget cuts, while private and philanthropic funding has stagnated, says Antoine Petit

Dutch knowledge transfer professionals join forces to press for better public funding

Draft report on European Competitiveness Fund puts flesh on Commission plans with proposal for three new defence R&D instruments

Funding won lags participation as Italian researchers take a back seat in projects, Italian agency says

This year’s topics include research on AI for health and online information integrity

Joint letter proposes alternative ways to tackle oversubscription, with the ERC Scientific Council likely to consider its options this week

Germany’s Volkswagen Foundations wants scientists to explore “unknown unknowns,” this time, with a revamped evaluation system