Forward Fooding invites applications from AgriFoodTech start-ups and scale-ups worldwide for the eighth edition of the FoodTech 500, an annual global ranking recognising innovative companies operating at the intersection of food, technology and sustainability.

The initiative showcases businesses developing technology-enabled solutions across the food supply chain, from agricultural production and food processing to packaging, distribution, nutrition and food waste management.

The National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa's Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), and Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) invite joint research proposals under the Italy–South Africa Joint Research Programme (ISARP) for the 2027–2029 period.

Call reference: HORIZON-CL4-2027-01-MAT-PROD-49

Overview

Horizon Europe invites applications from small consortia, including spin-offs, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to explore the commercial potential of research and innovation results generated through ongoing or completed Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects.

The Smart Africa Secretariat invites qualified consulting firms to submit proposals for an assignment examining and addressing policy, regulatory, institutional and technical barriers that prevent young people, particularly young women and youth-led enterprises, from participating in domestic and cross-border digital markets.

The consultancy falls under the Smart Africa Markets for All (SAMA) Programme, supported by the Mastercard Foundation. It will focus on six African countries: Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.

The Smart Africa Secretariat invites qualified consultancy firms to submit proposals for a multi-country assessment of digital market opportunities and digital skills gaps across six countries participating in the Smart Africa Markets for All (SAMA) Programme.

Restack is a funding programme supporting the development, improvement and scaling of open technologies that strengthen the internet's foundational infrastructure. The programme aims to establish a secure, interoperable and sustainable Open Internet Stack built on shared digital resources, free and open-source software, open hardware, open standards and open data.

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) is supporting the development of European AI chip demonstrators that can move advanced chip designs closer to integration into real European compute infrastructure.

The call is the first stream under the AI Chips and Systems for EU Compute Infrastructure initiative and focuses on bringing cutting-edge European AI chip designs to the demonstrator stage, with functional silicon hardware integrated with system partners and prepared for infrastructure-level evaluation.

Funding Available

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has opened a joint call for international collaboration between Europe and Japan on semiconductors, focusing on the development of a strong chiplet ecosystem for AI and advanced semiconductor process technologies for nodes beyond 2nm.

The call is designed to bring together European and Japanese organisations to advance semiconductor technologies, strengthen industrial cooperation and support the development of next-generation chip architectures.

Funding Available