Deadline Date: October 26, 2026
The Eureka Call is inviting applications to support research and innovation that strengthen disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
The focus areas, of this call include disaster resilience, disaster response, disaster recovery, research and development, innovation, early warning systems, resilient infrastructure, digital technologies, search and rescue technologies, emergency communication systems, health resilience solutions, and circular post-disaster recovery approaches.
This call supports collaborative research, development, and innovation projects in the field of disaster resilience, response, and recovery. The objective is to support the development, adaptation, validation, and scaling of innovative technologies, products, services, or processes that strengthen disaster preparedness, emergency response, and post-disaster recovery outcomes.
Projects must demonstrate a clear research and innovation focus and go beyond standard humanitarian assistance, operational coordination, procurement of existing equipment, infrastructure repair, or routine service delivery activities. Eligible proposals should focus on creating new technologies, significantly adapting existing solutions, or developing scalable innovations that can be commercially deployed after project completion.
Indicative application areas include resilient infrastructure and construction technologies such as seismic solutions, resilient materials, and structural monitoring systems. They also include digital and predictive technologies such as early warning systems, remote sensing, GIS, AI-supported analytics, and disaster modelling tools.
Additional areas include search and rescue technologies such as autonomous drones, robotics, detection systems, and portable rescue devices. Resilient communication systems are also included, covering emergency communication networks, backup energy systems, and portable communication tools.
Health resilience technologies are part of the scope, including mobile diagnostics, emergency health solutions, sanitation systems, and medical logistics innovations. Circular post-disaster recovery solutions are also encouraged, such as debris recycling technologies, waste valorisation, and circular reconstruction materials.
Projects are expected to deliver market-ready, deployable, or scalable solutions within 24 months of project completion.
Funding support is provided by multiple national agencies across participating countries. In Austria, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency funds R&D costs with grants of up to three million euros per year. In Belgium (Flanders), VLAIO provides grants covering a percentage of project costs with a maximum funding of 500,000 euros depending on project type and organisation.
In Chile, Corfo provides matching grants up to approximately 220,000 euros. In Lithuania, the Research Council of Lithuania offers grants with a total national budget of 900,000 euros and a maximum of 300,000 euros per project. In Spain, CDTI provides loan-based funding with no fixed upper limit per project, subject to eligibility and project scope.
In South Africa, the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation provides funding covering 50 percent of the applicant’s budget request. In Türkiye, TÜBİTAK offers grant funding for eligible participants. In Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine provides grants with a maximum of 199,000 Ukrainian hryvnia per project.
Eligible projects must demonstrate international cooperation through a consortium of at least two independent legal entities from at least two participating countries. The projects must focus on research or development of innovative civilian-use products, processes, or services intended for commercialisation. No single organisation or country may account for more than 70 percent of the total project budget.
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