Edge Fund’s Funding Round 10: Supporting those Taking Action for Equitable and Sustainable World
- Funding agency:
- NGO
- Status:
- open
- Location:
- Ireland, UK
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Excellence Hubs
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Location:
EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity type:
Development Institution
Status:
Open
Budget:
EUR 100,000,000
Award ceiling:
EUR 4,500,000
Award floor:
EUR 1,500,000
Sector:
Public Sector Governance, Private Sector & Trade, Research & Innovation
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible applicant countries:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted:
Jun 4, 2026
Summary
Objectives
- Purpose: Support innovation ecosystems in Widening countries and beyond to strengthen links between academia, business, gover...
- Eligible applicants: Legal entities established in Widening countries. For this call, coordinators must be legal entities established in a Widening country. Legal entities from non-Widening countries may participate only if their involvement is necessary to achieve the expected impacts.
- Consortium composition: Proposals must involve at least two R&I ecosystems from two different Widening countries. Each ecosystem must include four categories of actors: academic institutio...
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Description
Excellence Hubs TOPIC ID: HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04-WIDENING-01 Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: Excellence Hubs (HORIZON-WIDERA-2027-04) Type of action: HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Supp
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About the Funding Agency
Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets.
The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.
Mission areas
5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.
- Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
- Cancer
- Climate-neutral and smart cities
- Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
- Soil health and food
About the Sectors
Public Sector Governance
Covers initiatives that strengthen public institutions, improve service delivery, and support transparent, accountable, and effective governance systems.
Key areas:
- Public administration and civil service reform
- Decentralization and local government strengthening
- Anti-corruption and integrity frameworks in public bodies
- Democratic processes, elections, and political institutions
Private Sector & Trade
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.
Key areas:
- Private sector development and SME/MSME support
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
- Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms
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