HORIZON-JU-EDCTP3-2026-Outstanding Research Team Prize

Objective:

1. Background

The EDCTP Prizes 2026-2027 are recognition prizes funded under Horizon Europe.

Prizes are financial contributions given as rewards following the publication of a contest. A ‘recognition prize’ is used to recognise past achievements and outstanding work after it has been performed, whereas an ‘inducement prize’ is used to spur investment in a given direction, by specifying a target prior to the performance of the work.

Applications will have to clearly state the involvement of the applicants in the research and innovation activities within the remit of the Global Health EDCTP3 programme. Applicants will have to provide proof of eligibility and a written presentation of the achievements, which will be presented to an independent panel of experts for evaluation.

The amounts of the prizes are specified in section 3. They are not linked to the costs incurred by the winner.

2. EDCTP3 Prizes 2026 and related award criteria

The prizes will be awarded to the entry that, in the opinion of the independent expert jury, demonstrates having best addressed the cumulative criteria specified under the respective descriptions below.

Applications will be graded on a total of 100 points. Where relevant, the number of points for each award criterion is indicated below.

Outstanding Research Team Prize

Applicant consortium

Because of the objective of the prize to support scientific collaborations, contestants must be or have been a team (either a team in one organisation or a team with members across different organisations).

Award criteria

This prize is awarded to the entry that best addresses the following cumulative criteria based on their application, that should also include a letter of support from other member(s) of the research community:

Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.