Grants for defence technology and security

9 open calls

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20.11.2026
€120,000 non-dilutive per company + additional €50,000 prizes for the top three
European Union
EUDIS Business Accelerator Cohort 4: €120,000 non-dilutive funding for defence and dual-use start-ups, Ukrainian companies eligible, apply by 20 November 2026
The EUDIS Business Accelerator, the European Commission's defence accelerator under the EU Defence Innovation Scheme, is recruiting Cohort 4: 20 start-ups and scale-ups building defence or dual-use solutions. The programme runs for 8 months and starts in March 2027.
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16.11.2026
up to EUR 15,000 per project
Ukraine
Ukrainian Women’s Fund: grants of up to €15,000 for women’s civil society organisations to implement regional 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” action plans in six regions, apply by 16 November
The Ukrainian Women's Fund, under the “1325: Inclusive Security” project supported by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has launched the call “Support for the Implementation of Regional 1325 Action Plans”.
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NGOs / CSOsGov. Bodies
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15.11.2026
no fixed ceiling, typically around EUR 400,000 per 36-month project
International
NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November
The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme has opened call 2027-1 for multi-year research projects and scientific events: workshops, training courses and summer schools.
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16.11.2026
up to EUR 60,000 per company, up to EUR 180,000 per experiment
European Union
BattleVerse: up to EUR 60,000 for defence startups and SMEs to run a six-month experiment in AI, simulation and drone swarms, apply by 16 November
The BattleVerse consortium, funded by the European Defence Fund, has launched its first open call for experiments. SMEs and startups established in and controlled from the EU, Norway or Ukraine can apply: Ukraine is named explicitly in the rules.
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Up to EUR 7,500
Protection Grants: up to EUR 7,500 for defenders at risk
Front Line Defenders accepts Protection Grants applications on an ongoing basis, with no deadline. The maximum grant reaches EUR 7,500. The programme has run since 2001 and covers specific security costs for defenders at risk, instead of project activity in the usual sense.
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Calls for developers of drones, electronic warfare, robotics, communications, data protection and dual-use technologies: Brave1 and the Ukrainian Startup Fund, European EDF and EUDIS, the NATO Science for Peace and Security programme, defence-tech clusters and accelerators. Built from the GetGrant catalogue, open calls only.

Defence programmes differ in regime: some require product codification or clearance, others run a competitive selection with a demonstration. European EDF calls need a consortium from several EU countries; Ukrainian ones (Brave1, USF) accept applications from a company directly. Amounts range from hundreds of thousands of hryvnias to millions of euros. Applications go to the funder’s site, linked from each card.

Grants for defence technology and security: open now

As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 9 open calls for defence technology and security, 4 of them with rolling applications.

Nearest deadlines

  1. NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November 8 days left
  2. Ukrainian Women’s Fund: grants of up to €15,000 for women’s civil society organisations to implement regional 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” action plans in six regions, apply by 16 November 9 days left
  3. BattleVerse: up to EUR 60,000 for defence startups and SMEs to run a six-month experiment in AI, simulation and drone swarms, apply by 16 November 9 days left
  4. EUDIS Business Accelerator Cohort 4: €120,000 non-dilutive funding for defence and dual-use start-ups, Ukrainian companies eligible, apply by 20 November 2026 13 days left
  5. Brave Students: Pitch Drive by mono – Call for Student Defence and Dual-Use Startups 127 days left
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Frequently asked questions

How many grants for defence technology and security are open right now?
As of 7 November 2026, the GetGrant catalogue lists 9 open calls for defence technology and security, 4 of them with rolling applications. The list is updated daily.
Which deadlines are coming up next?
NATO Science for Peace and Security: grants for joint projects and scientific events of researchers from Ukraine and NATO countries, around €400,000 per project, apply by 15 November – until 15 November 2026; Ukrainian Women’s Fund: grants of up to €15,000 for women’s civil society organisations to implement regional 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” action plans in six regions, apply by 16 November – until 16 November 2026; BattleVerse: up to EUR 60,000 for defence startups and SMEs to run a six-month experiment in AI, simulation and drone swarms, apply by 16 November – until 16 November 2026.
Who can apply?
Ukrainian defence companies and startups, research institutions, and in EU and NATO programmes consortia with partners from several countries.
How is a call assigned to this topic?
By the words in its title and summary. A call can belong to several topics at once; the audience categories (business, NGOs, universities) are separate pages.