BE READY call for projects: Launch planned for 2026
In early 2026, the European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness BE READY will launch its first Joint Transnational Call for Proposals for multinational interdisciplinary research projects.
Last updated on 04 December 2025
Main points
- The topic of the Joint Transnational Call 2026 is: “BE READY: Advancing knowledge of host and pathogen dynamics to better combat emerging diseases”.
- The call for proposals is anticipated to be launched in January 2026.
Better preparing Europe for future health threats: the first call for projects from BE READY
Infectious diseases can quickly escalate to health crises with global impact, exemplified by the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent outbreaks of avian influenza (H5N1) and the spread of Mpox. These events have highlighted the close link between environment, human and animal interactions in a One Health context while underscoring the importance of international cooperation in research and development. During these crises, it became evident across Europe that although research efforts were quickly launched, the research landscape was too fragmented.
The European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness BE READY aims to establish a European research and innovation ecosystem that is optimally prepared for future health crises caused by infectious diseases. This ecosystem will be capable of responding swiftly and efficiently to such crisis and will be fully integrated into the broader European institutional framework for health security.
To realise this vision, the BE READY Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) defines the Partnership’s research priorities and scientific objectives. To put the SRIA’s research priorities into practice, BE READY will launch its first Joint Transnational Call (JTC) in 2026.
This call will support innovative, collaborative, interdisciplinary and transnational research projects aiming for a better understanding of the pandemic potential of emerging pathogens, elucidating the pathophysiology induced by these pathogens, and developing innovative medical countermeasures.
The call is anticipated to be launched in January 2026.
More details regarding scope, final list of participating funders and eligibility rules will be provided in the call text.
BE READY websiteParticipating funding organisations
The following funding organizations intend to support the Joint Transnational Call 2026:
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Country/Region |
Funding Organisation |
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1 |
Austria |
Austrian Science Fund (FWF) |
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2 |
Belgium (Flandern) |
The Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) |
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3 |
Belgium (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) |
Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) |
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4 |
Belgium (Wallonie) |
Service Public de Wallonie |
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5 |
Czech Republic |
Ministry of Health of Czech Republic (MZCR) administered by Czech Health Research Council (AZVCR) |
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6 |
Denmark |
Innovation Fund Denmark (IFD) |
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7 |
Estonia |
Estonian Research Council) (ETAG) |
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8 |
France |
ANRS MIE |
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9 |
Germany |
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) administered by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR Projektträger, DLR-PT) |
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10 |
Greece |
General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) |
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11 |
Hungary |
National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) |
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12 |
Ireland |
Research Ireland |
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13 |
Italy |
Italian Ministry of Health (IT MoH) |
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14 |
Moldova |
National Agency for Research and Development (NARD) |
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15 |
Norway |
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) |
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16 |
Portugal |
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) |
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17 |
Slovakia |
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR) |
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18 |
Spain |
Instituto De Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) |
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19 |
Sweden |
Swedish Research Council (SRC) |
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20 |
The Netherlands |
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) |
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21 |
Turkey |
The Scientific And Technological Research Council Of Türkiye (TUBITAK) |
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