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    HORIZON-MISS-2026-02-CANCER-06

    Development of a research capacity building programme on cancer with and for Ukraine

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    Supporting the implementation of the Cancer Mission · HORIZON-CSA · Needs partners

    15 Sep 2026
    Deadline
    €5M
    Indicative, per project
    ~1
    Grants expected
    71
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds a large capacity-building programme linking EU cancer centres with Ukrainian cancer centres, aiming to strengthen Ukraine's research and clinical trial capacity, improve integration of research with cancer care, and boost patient access to better screening, diagnostics and treatments. It supports joint training, staff exchanges, and digital/data capacity improvements including cancer registries.

    biotechnology · digital health · public health · research excellence · diagnostics

    Who wins this

    A consortium of EU/Associated-country cancer research institutions and infrastructures partnering with Ukrainian cancer centres to co-design and deliver a joint training and twinning programme.

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €5M
    Funding model
    Lump sum — paid per completed work package, no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Eligible applicants
    research organisation, health care institution, cancer infrastructure
    Also required
    Proposal must involve EU Member States/Associated Countries cancer centres partnering with Ukrainian cancer centres; funded as a lump sum grant; evaluation thresholds are 4/4/4 with cumulative threshold of 12.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes The thresholds for each criterion will be 4 (Excellence), 4 (Impact) and 4 (Implementation). The cumulative threshold is 12. are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 71 past winners

    INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY · FR
    13 wins
    led 1
    EUROPEAN CANCER ORGANISATION · BE
    12 wins
    OSLO UNIVERSITETSSYKEHUS HF · NO
    12 wins
    led 2
    FONDAZIONE IRCCS ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DEI TUMORI · IT
    11 wins
    led 2
    CHARITE - UNIVERSITAETSMEDIZIN BERLIN · DE
    11 wins
    led 2
    HUS-YHTYMA · FI
    10 wins

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