Water4All JTC 2026: Sustainable Water Management

WHAT CAN YOU APPLY FOR?

Research and innovation projects. The call aims to strengthen sustainable water management by increasing knowledge of the interactions between surface water, groundwater and ecosystems, and by developing advanced tools and solutions for monitoring and management.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Researchers at Swedish higher education institutions, research institutes and public authorities with research mandates that meet Formas’ requirements for grant administrators External link.

HOW MUCH CAN YOU APPLY FOR?

A maximum of 300,000 euros per project, or 400,000 euros per project if the project includes a project coordinator.

Future: Open for applying: 2026-09-08 15:00
Last day of application: 2026-11-10 15:00

The dates for the call for proposals are tentative and subject to change. The content will be further developed and refined until the call opens.

The Water4All partnership, a co-funded partnership under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, will soon launch its fifth joint transnational call for proposals under the theme of ‘Sustainable Water Resources Management’.

This fifth co-funded call aims to support transnational research and innovation projects (over a period of 36 months) addressing one of the four priority areas below:

  • Theme 1:Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Sustainable Water Management
  • Theme 2:Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Water Management at hydrological and hydrogeological system scale
  • Theme 3:Smart,secure and adaptive water infrastructures
  • Theme 4:Resilient Water Systems Through Systemic Change, PolicyCoherence and Inclusive governance

You can find more information about the pre-announcement on the Water4All website via: Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call Pre-Announcement | European Partnership Water4All External link.

The full call text will be published on the Water4All website on 8 September 2026 (provisional), and further information on the application process will be shared on the Formas website on the same day.

An informative webinar on the application process for the call will be held on 17 September 2026 (14:00–16:00 CEST). You may register via the Water4All call website: Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call Pre-Announcement | European Partnership Water4All External link.

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Updated:4 July 2026