EU External Action, delivered through the Commission's international partnerships services, funds development and cooperation work outside the Union.
EU External Action, delivered through the Commission's international partnerships services, funds development and cooperation work outside the Union. A European organisation can apply, but the action itself happens in a partner country, and calls are published per country or region rather than per research topic.
The next cut-off is 08 Sept 2026.
3 months carry a cut-off. Each links to every call closing that month, across all programmes.
The nine nearest cut-offs under this programme. Everything else is in the full list, where you can filter by deadline, applicant type and funding rate.
| Programme | Open calls | Published budget | Soonest cut-off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Europe | 482 | €16B | 09 Sept '26 | |
| European Defence Fund | 37 | €7.3B | 29 Sept '26 | |
| LIFE Programme | 31 | €775M | 08 Sept '26 | |
| Digital Europe Programme | 23 | €329M | 24 Sept '26 | |
| Connecting Europe Facility | 11 | €2.7B | 30 Sept '26 | |
| Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values | 8 | €163M | 15 Sept '26 | |
| Research Fund for Coal and Steel | 7 | €65M | 16 Sept '26 | |
| Erasmus+ | 5 | €125K | 17 Sept '26 |
Figures are computed from what EU External Action (EuropeAid) itself publishes. A call appears here only while a cut-off is still ahead of it.
Eight questions, no account, nothing sent anywhere. You will know which of the 1526 open calls you can actually enter before you finish your coffee.
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