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7 research grants and scholarships open until March 2027

Seven programmes for Ukrainian researchers, lecturers and research institutions that are accepting applications now. Deadlines run from 28 October 2026 to 4 March 2027, and the formats differ widely: from a EUR 992 monthly scholarship in Bavaria to a Horizon Europe consortium grant of EUR 7.5 million.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

01.12.2026

Around EUR 4.5 million per project, topic budget EUR 18 million

Horizon Europe: EUR 4.5m for geothermal assessment

The European Commission accepts proposals for topic HORIZON-CL5-2026-11-D3-06, Resource assessment for deep sedimentary and basement reservoirs, until 1 December 2026. The topic budget is EUR 18 million, the indicative EU contribution runs around EUR 4.5 million per project, and the Commission plans to support up to 4 projects.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +2

16.11.2026

NSF astronomy grants: what is open to Ukraine

The U.S. National Science Foundation accepts proposals for Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants, opportunity number 22-624. The submission window runs from 1 October to 16 November 2026, and the archive date falls on 16 December 2026. The opportunity category is discretionary, so the programme announces no fixed grant size.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

02.02.2027

€6,000,000 – €7,500,000

EU

Advanced materials: a call on critical raw material substitution

A call for advanced materials that cut Europe’s dependency on critical raw materials opens on 22 September 2026. The deadline falls on 2 February 2027, the topic budget is EUR 36 million, and the contribution per project runs from EUR 6 to 7.5 million.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / Business

04.03.2027

€1,500,000 – €4,500,000

EU

Excellence Hubs: a WIDERA call for Widening countries

The Excellence Hubs call opened on 2 September 2026 with a deadline of 4 March 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The topic code is HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04-WIDENING-01, the action type is CSA, and the procedure runs in a single stage.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies

15.10.2026

PLN 5,000 per month

Poland

Gaude Polonia 2026: PLN 5,000 a month for artists

The Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage is accepting applications for the Gaude Polonia scholarship programme until 15 October 2026. The scholarship pays PLN 5,000 gross per month for six months, and the programme rules state directly that it addresses artists from Ukraine and Belarus first.

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Individuals

01.11.2026

up to UAH 1,500,000

Ukraine

Visualise 2026: up to UAH 1.5m for exhibitions abroad

The Ukrainian Institute has announced the sixth cycle of Visualise, its programme supporting exhibition projects abroad. Maximum funding per project reaches UAH 1,500,000, and applications run until 1 November 2026 at 23:59 Kyiv time.

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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies

03.11.2026

up to €2,500,000

EU

CERV-DAPHNE 2026: up to EUR 2.5m, deadline 3 November

The European Commission has opened the CERV-2026-DAPHNE call to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children. In total the budget is EUR 21 million, and the deadline falls on 3 November 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time. So Ukrainian organisations apply on the same terms as European ones.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesUniversitiesResearch Inst.

04.10.2026

€32–68 per day + travel

Germany

Feldman Travel Grants 2026: research trips in 18 countries

The Max Weber Foundation accepts applications for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants until 4 October 2026. The programme funds research trips to foundation institutes across 18 countries for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. No nationality condition applies here, since highly qualified academics of any nationality may apply.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

$1,000 – $350,000

USA

Cloud credits for startups 2026: AWS, Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare compared

A bootstrapped Ukrainian startup with a live product can collect around $18,000 in cloud credits this month without a single investor on its cap table. A venture-backed one can reach several hundred thousand dollars across four providers. The difference between those two numbers is not the quality of the product.

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StartupsSMEs / Business

up to €250,000

Germany

German grants for Ukraine: what changed by September 2026

Updated on 7 September 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April and covered nine programmes. Since then, three of them changed status, one window closed for good, and one of the largest fellowship schemes stopped accepting applications altogether because it ran out of capacity.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.IndividualsNGOs / CSOs +1

22.09.2026

EU

LIFE 2026: 31 open calls and EUR 601.5 million

LIFE is the only European Union funding instrument devoted entirely to the environment and climate policy. It began back in 1992, and since then it has co-financed thousands of projects across nature conservation, the circular economy, emission reduction and clean energy.

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Gov. BodiesSMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

28.10.2026

≈€690,000

EU

COST Open Call 2026: two network composition rules

The COST Open Call 2026 opened on 31 July and runs until 28 October 2026 at 12:00 noon CET. Up to 80 new COST Actions will receive funding, meaning four-year interdisciplinary research networks in any field of science and technology.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

15.11.2026

up to CHF 350,000

Ukraine, Switzerland

Innovate Cities & Infrastructure: ETH Zurich Grants Open to Ukrainian Partners

ETH Zurich, jointly with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has opened the call under the Innovate Cities & Infrastructure programme. The programme funds interdisciplinary applied research that pairs research groups from ETH-Domain institutions with practice partners in order to develop evidence-based solutions for sustainable urban development, resilient…

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +1

31.12.2026

Ukraine, Lithuania

Lithuania: CPVA business partnership grants for Ukraine

Lithuania’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Fund is accepting applications for its Business Partnerships Programme in Ukraine. The K1 call opened on 24 June 2026 and runs until 31 December 2026 at 17:00 Lithuanian time. The configuration here is rare.

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SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOsUniversities

27.08.2026

Ukraine, EU

HELIOS digest 3: 10 Horizon Europe calls

The HELIOS project, coordinated by Lviv Polytechnic National University, has published the third issue of its grant opportunities digest. The issue holds 10 calls across five programmes: Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, the European Innovation Council, the Chips Joint Undertaking and COST.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessIndividuals

€1,200 – €30,000

Ukraine, Netherlands +1

European Cultural Foundation: donor analysis 2026

When Erasmus launched in 1987, the European Commission did not administer it. Until 1994 the European Cultural Foundation ran its implementation through the Erasmus Bureau. That foundation is a private body from Amsterdam, established in 1954, and its first president was Robert Schuman.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsOther

up to €1,500

Ukraine, Estonia

ETAG grants: EUR 1,500 for travel and visits to Estonia

On 10 August 2026 the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) opened a travel and collaboration grant scheme for Ukrainian higher education and research institutions. The maximum amount is EUR 1,500 per participant, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

01.10.2026

Ukraine, Poland +1

Polish grants for Ukraine: what is open in August 2026

Updated on 10 August 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April, and six of those seven programmes have since closed. So we checked every deadline against the official pages and rewrote the piece. Right now 6 items are open or about to open.

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NGOs / CSOsUniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals +1

02.09.2026

Ukraine, EU

Healthcare grants 2026: 8 open calls with verified dates

As of 10 August 2026, healthcare funding offers 8 calls with confirmed deadlines. The nearest one closes on 2 September, while the furthest closes on 8 October. And we checked every one of them against the donor official pages.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOs +1