A short guide to the main schemes Granterra covers, and how to approach them.
The EU’s main research and innovation programme for 2021–2027.
Most collaborative calls sit in Pillar II, organised in thematic clusters such as health, digital and industry, and climate and energy. Projects usually need a consortium of partners from several eligible countries. Pillar I funds excellent science (ERC and MSCA), and Pillar III supports innovation (EIC).
Support for breakthrough technologies, from early research to scale-up.
EIC Pathfinder funds early-stage research towards radically new technologies, both open to any topic and through thematic challenges. EIC Transition helps move results towards application, and the EIC Accelerator supports start-ups and SMEs with grants and investment.
Funding for researcher training, mobility and careers.
Postdoctoral Fellowships support individual researchers moving to a host organisation. Doctoral Networks train doctoral candidates across organisations and sectors, and Staff Exchanges fund short secondments between partners. Topics are open: any research area can apply.
Grants for frontier research led by a principal investigator.
Starting, Consolidator and Advanced Grants fund individual investigators at different career stages, judged on scientific excellence alone. Proof of Concept grants help ERC grantees explore the innovation potential of their results. All research fields are eligible.
A public-private partnership between the EU and health industries.
IHI funds cross-sector health research, typically with consortia that combine academic groups, SMEs and industry partners. Calls focus on areas such as prevention, diagnosis, treatment and the integration of health technologies.
IHI calls appear in Granterra as soon as the EU portal publishes them.
Smaller grants distributed by EU-funded projects to third parties.
Many EU projects run open calls of their own, often for SMEs, start-ups and innovators. Budgets are usually smaller and processes lighter than standard Horizon Europe calls, which makes them a practical entry point.
The largest public funder of biomedical research in the United States.
NIH supports research through grant mechanisms such as R01 research projects, as well as centre grants and training awards. Its RePORTER database shows funded projects, investigators and institutions, which helps identify US partners and track activity in a field.
Programme rules change between work programmes. Always check the official call documents.
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