Grants that match research expertise
Following the information sessions for Radboud researchers on upcoming funding opportunities for collaborative research in 2026-2027 within Horizon Europe, the Grant Support team of the Research & Impact department has uploaded the presentations with selected topics that match the research expertise of various faculties to Radboudnet. The presentations also contain information about the application process and tips for successful applications.
The presentations are grouped by topic, including (mental) health, democracy, gender, diversity, migration, education, cultural heritage, human rights, governance, labour market, disinformation, media analysis, inclusion, behavioural change, AI and digitisation, climate, energy, sustainability, resilience, cyber security - and others. All topics have also been published on the EU Funding and Tenders portal.
Further steps and grant support
If you would like to submit an application for these or other topics, join a consortium as a partner, or require more information to align the topics with your research expertise, please contact the Grant Support team: collaborate [at] ru.nl (collaborate[at]ru[dot]nl). If you decide to submit an application, Radboud University offers administrative and substantive support at both faculty and central level.
Radboud University and Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the largest EU framework programme for research and innovation, running from 2021 to 2027. Radboud University currently ranks third in the Netherlands in terms of the net EU contribution received since 2007 for projects funded by the EU framework programmes.
Radboud researchers have traditionally been strong in obtaining Horizon Europe funding in the Excellent Science pillar, mainly in terms of bottom-up individual ERC and MSCA grants (accounting for approximately 75 per cent of EU funding received).
In addition, Radboud's success rate for collaborative top-down projects with impact is much higher than the EU average – 27 per cent compared to 18 per cent. The Grant Support team therefore advises you to consider these opportunities, make timely preparations and take advantage of the grants available for 2026 and 2027. Partners in such projects are organisations represented by (a group of) researchers. There are no official restrictions on the eligibility of individual researchers, so you can apply without prior experience and with the right support team.
Want to know more? Contact the Grant Support team at collaborate [at] ru.nl (collaborate[at]ru[dot]nl)