The international EUREKA network has opened a call for Sustainable cities R&D from 1 September 2025 to 22 January 2026. In this call, Finnish partners can apply for funding from Business Finland for R&D projects conducted together with partners from other participating countries.
Eureka is the world’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation, present in 47 countries. This call is part of initiatives of Cities working group of the Earth Global Climate Tech Alliance E5.
The EUREKA network will hold a promotion webinar on Wednesday September 3rd (new webinar date modified on June 23rd). In the webinar you will hear an overview on Sustainable Cities followed by an information session on the E5 EUREKA grant call details.
Preliminary agenda
- Opening Address by Israel Innovation Authority (IIA)
- Sustainable Cities Overview by Vinnova
- Grant Call Information Session by Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- Grant call background and participating agencies
- R&D project scope and objectives
- Grant call timeline and key milestones
- Eligibility criteria and evaluation framework
- Funding parameters and conditions; each E5 member to share respective funding details
- Sharing on SmartSimple by EUREKA Secretariat
- Q&A
