The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Open Call 2026 invites researchers and innovators to propose new COST Actions, collaborative science and technology networks designed to advance knowledge and strengthen international research collaboration.

COST Actions are bottom-up and open to all science and technology fields, meaning proposals can address a challenge or emerging opportunity identified by the research community. Multi- and interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged.

Funding Available

The AGRIFOOD4FUTURE Open Innovation & Challenge-Based Programme, supported through the Erasmus+ AGRIFOOD4FUTURE project, connects agrifood companies facing real operational, technological and sustainability challenges with startups and research groups offering innovative solutions.

The programme supports collaboration around real agrifood needs, helping participants progress from challenge identification and solution matching to feasibility assessment and pilot-ready designs.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda is inviting eligible national Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs) to submit information for potential partnership in delivering enterprise development and capacity-building services under the project “Building Resilient Communities, Wetland Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda.” 

The ICC TradeRoots Africa Programme, led by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Centre of Entrepreneurship, is designed to help African SMEs build the knowledge, tools, connections and capabilities needed to expand into African markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Regional Economic Communities (RECs).

The programme will support 1,000 SMEs through its first tier and provide a structured pathway from export readiness to concrete market opportunities, trade finance and export transactions. 

The Green Economy Accelerator, powered by Nedbank and delivered by Innovate Durban, is an 18-month enterprise development programme designed to support and scale green businesses operating in KwaZulu-Natal.

BluoVerda Deutschland e.V. is inviting applications for an online course focused on agroforestry, climate resilience and sustainable landscapes.

The course explores how agroforestry approaches can contribute to more resilient, biodiverse and sustainable landscapes, while providing participants with practical perspectives for applying these approaches in different contexts.

The programme combines theoretical e-learning modules with five live Zoom sessions and is delivered in English.

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The KijaniSpace Innovation Program is an innovation support programme under the Horizon Europe project “Empowering Climate-Smart Agriculture with Copernicus and IoT Innovations for Smallholder Farmers in Africa.”

The programme aims to support innovative SMEs and start-ups in the Lake Victoria region that are developing agriculture-related products, services or applications. Selected businesses will improve their existing solutions by integrating Copernicus Earth Observation data, satellite imagery and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies through the KijaniSpace Space-IoT Box.

COLEAD is inviting Expressions of Interest from qualified service providers to support the competitiveness of the agri-food sector, particularly horticulture, through market intelligence services.

This is the first phase of a two-stage procurement process. Applicants selected for the shortlist will subsequently be invited to submit a full tender. Successful tenderers will be offered a framework contract and may be mobilised on an as-needed basis across COLEAD's current and future programmes and projects.