Discover 17 Cascade Funding Opportunities for your June 2025 success!
Get ready to supercharge your innovative ideas with Cascade Funding, the game-changing instrument of the European Commission! June 2025 is packed with 17 funding opportunities that are tailor-made for SMEs, startups, universities, researchers and local authorities.
Don’t miss out on this chance to take your ideas to the next level and make a lasting impact on the world of research and innovation.
CASCADE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - JUNE 2025
NGI Fediversity Open Call. Call for proposals that provide an idea that contributes to the vision of the Next Generation Internet.
Open call to search for projects to help reshape the state of play and create and open, trustworthy and reliable internet for all.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/06
NGI Zero Commons Fund – 7th Open Call. Create, mature and grow internet commons.
The NGI Zero Commons Fund Open Call 7, focuses on creating and scaling open internet solutions across all areas of technology, from hardware and infrastructure to end-user applications, while promoting public ownership and collaboration to tackle today’s digital challenges.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/06
NGI Mobifree Call 6. Seeks to enhance the development of free and open-source mobile platforms, applications, and frameworks by funding innovative research efforts within the NGI Mobifree programme.
Max Funding: €50,000
Deadline: 01/06
Roots4Rights Open Call 1. Seeks to support women’s, feminist, and LGBTIAQ+ organisations in Spain by funding projects aimed at protecting and promoting fundamental rights and values.
Roots4Rights Open Call 1 is an initiative launched by Calala Women’s Fund and the association Otro Tiempo, co-funded by the European Union. This call aims to strengthen women’s, feminist, and LGBTIAQ+ organisations in Spain by funding projects focused on protecting, promoting, and raising awareness about fundamental values and rights, particularly those of women, girls, and LGBTIAQ+ individuals.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 01/06
PQ-REACT Open Call 2 – IMPLEMENT. Funding for consortia to implement and validate post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions across four strategic use cases.
PQ-REACT’s second Open Call, IMPLEMENT, seeks quantum innovators to develop and implement solutions addressing cryptographic encryptions based on classic algorithms that currently protect data and infrastructure. The call aims to test and validate solutions across various scenarios and use cases, contributing to a more secure digital future.
Total Funding:€162,500
Deadline: 02/06
FORTIS Open Call 1. Engaging universities/researchers, mid-caps, SMEs and start-ups that are developing services that can benefit and speed up the uptake of technology and contribute to develop, integrate and validate solutions in FORTIS project.
The FORTIS programme is an EU-funded initiative under Horizon Europe aiming to enhance human-robot collaboration. It promotes a human-centric approach by developing intelligent robotic systems that understand and respond to human behaviours.
Max Funding:€250,000
Deadline: 04/06
SPADE Open Call 2. Innovative solutions to enhance the capabilities of agricultural drone technology through addressing specific challenges in open-field, forestry, and livestock case studies.
Τhe strategic objective of SPADE is to develop an Intelligent Ecosystem to address the multiple purposes concept in the light of deploying UAVs to promote sustainable digital services for the benefit of a large scope of various end users in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, and livestock. SPADE Open Call 2 is a funding opportunity aimed at fostering innovation in agricultural drone technology. This call seeks proposals that address specific challenges within the agriculture sector, leveraging drone technology to enhance efficiency and sustainability. Open Call#2 seeks 9 talented innovators (for 9 challenges) to advance research in agriculture, livestock, and forestry applications, with a total budget of €525,000, funding 8 projects at €60,000 each and 1 project at €45,000, for a duration of six months.
Max Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 09/06
CIRCULOOS Open Call 3.1. Open Call 3.1 supports single entities in expanding CIRCULOOS pilot value chains by introducing or enhancing circular strategies to accelerate the shift to circular manufacturing.
CIRCULOOS is launching Open Call 3.1 (OC3.1) to support single entities in enhancing existing CIRCULOOS pilot value chains by introducing new circular strategies or improving current ones. This initiative focuses on strengthening circular manufacturing by optimizing resource recovery, refining processes, and integrating new market players. Additionally, applicants may also apply to Open Call 2 (OC2), which funds consortia of 2-4 entities to develop new circular supply chains. Both calls contribute to advancing circular economy practices but differ in scope—OC3.1 enhances existing value chains, while OC2 builds new ones.
Max Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 11/06
MASTER 2nd Open Call. Seeks to attract educational content creators to validate the MASTER platform and its technologies with students, addressing proposed challenges or their own within the project’s scope.
The MASTER 2nd Open Call is designed to foster the development and validation of educational content in the field of robotics, leveraging XR technologies. This initiative is part of the broader MASTER project, which aims to enhance capabilities in robotics education through innovative XR tools and platforms.
Max Funding:€100,000
Deadline: 12/06
TIDAL ArtS – Lighthouse Calls. TIDAL ArtS Lighthouse Calls offers grants to artists creating community-driven works that connect people to their aquatic environments.
The Lighthouse Calls supports the Mission to Restore Our Ocean and Waters by 2030. This open call will award €15,000 grants to 20 artists, collectives, and creatives across Europe to produce participatory artworks that engage communities and raise awareness of environmental issues linked to aquatic ecosystems. Five artists will be selected from each of four key regions: Atlantic-Arctic, Mediterranean, Baltic-North Sea, and Danube-Black Sea. Projects should actively involve collaboration with scientists, educators, and local communities.
Max Funding:€15,000
Deadline: 14/06
ENFIELD 2nd Innovation Scheme Open Call. Seeks to enhance EU competitiveness by funding applied research projects addressing scientific and technological challenges in Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, and Space through the adoption of AI technologies.
The ENFIELD 2nd Innovation Scheme Open Call aims to attract research and industry entities to conduct applied research addressing specific scientific and technological challenges within the industrial domains of Healthcare, Energy, Manufacturing, and Space. This initiative seeks to enhance the ENFIELD network and foster the adoption of AI technologies to boost EU competitiveness.
Max Funding: €60,000
Deadline: 17/06
VR Health Champions Open Call 2025. Receive up to €40,000 to solve XR healthcare innovation challenges from Europe’s leading SMEs in the VR Health Champions Open Call 2025.
The VR Health Champions Open Call 2025 is now accepting applications from SMEs across Europe working on breakthrough XR healthcare solutions. We are seeking ambitious small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to collaborate with five flagship XR healthcare innovators and help fast-track their solutions to market readiness.
Max Funding:€40,000
Deadline: 23/06
StandICT.eu 9th Open Call. Obtain Financial Support for your activities on ICT Standards.
StandICT.eu 2026’s principal goal is to strengthen its global reach in the European ICT Standardisation Ecosystem. StandICT.eu will provide € 2,925,000 of crucial funding to support the participation of European standardisation specialists in key international and global SDOs. Through nine open calls this funding will enable the specialists to contribute to and help create a fully integrated European Standardisation Ecosystem, thereby strengthening Europe’s position in global standardisation initiatives.
Max Funding:€10,000
Deadline: 27/06
SKI.FT – Skills For Transition. This call provides financial support to Social Economy Enterprises (SEs) to purchase capacity-building services, strengthening their resilience, innovation, and sustainability while supporting the green transition.
This Call for financial support targets Social Economy Enterprises (SEs) across Europe, to help them purchase capacity-building services for finalizing and implementing new business models. The goal is to enhance the resilience, innovation, competitiveness, and sustainability of small and micro SEs with a social mission, facilitating their embrace of the green transition. To apply, applicants must have successfully completed Phase 1 (Advisory and Coaching Activities).
Max Funding:€60,000
Deadline: 29/06
INGENIOUS Training Grants. Building resilience and accelerating transition to green and digital economy in Energy Intensive Industries.
The INGENIOUS project (Building Resilience and Accelerating the Transition to a Green and Digital Economy in Energy-Intensive Industries) supports SMEs in these sectors by encouraging the development of innovative solutions. As part of its initiatives, the INGENIOUS Training Grants aim to enhance the knowledge and capabilities of SMEs striving to remain competitive.
Max Funding:€250
Deadline: 30/06
EIT Jumpstarter Next 2025 Call for Proposals #2. EIT Jumpstarter Next helps alumni grow their start-ups by building on other EIT programmes. It offers expert advice, networking, and tailored support to boost visibility, attract investors, and expand across Europe and beyond.
The EIT Jumpstarter Next programme supports startups with at least a TRL and BRL of 5, regardless of industry. It offers customized business development support using the EIT Community’s network and may lead to selection for the EIT Regional Innovation Booster Accelerator in 2026. The programme is free for participants from EIT RIS countries, especially from regions with moderate or emerging innovation levels, and is open to alumni of 18 EIT programmes. Initially for EIT Jumpstarter alumni, it now welcomes startups from Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe.
Max Funding:€1,700
Deadline: 30/06
EIT RawMaterials- Skills for Tomorrow Training Programmes. Skills for Tomorrow Training Programmes, Raw & Advanced Materials.
EIT RawMaterials is funding training programmes that equip learners with future-ready skills in digital transformation, AI, automation, and circular economy. The courses will address skill gaps across all job levels, support entrepreneurship and lifelong learning, promote inclusivity and regional participation, especially from RIS countries, and contribute to the financial sustainability of the EIT RawMaterials Academy.
Max Funding:€800,000
Deadline: 30/06
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