Integrating climate-related exposures into the human exposome and characterising its changes in response to climate change
EU funding for research and innovation projects on integrating climate-related exposures into the human exposome and analyzing their changes due to climate change. Submission deadline April 13, 2027, planned call opening on February 10, 2027.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for research and innovation activities that integrate climate-related factors into the study of the human exposome and analyze its changes in response to climate change, in order to better understand health impacts and prevention strategies.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs for research staff
- Costs for data analysis and modeling (AI/ML)
- Material expenses for sampling and laboratory analyses
- Travel expenses for field studies
- Costs for networking and cluster activities
Non-eligible expenses
- Acquisition of large-scale industrial production facilities
- Costs for retrospective research activities
- Pure market deployment investments
Eligible to apply
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Educational Institutions
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Eligible legal entities from EU member states or associated countries
- Consortium of at least three independent partners from different countries
- Focus on civilian applications and exclusion of planned human trials involving genetic modification
Documents required for application
- Project description (Part B form)
- Financing plan and budget table
- Curricula vitae of the key researchers
- Proof of legal status (PIC document)
- Ethics self-assessment
- Consortium cover letter (mandate declaration)
Evaluation criteria
- Innovative content and scientific excellence
- Expected health and climate policy impacts
- Quality of the project plan and risk management
- Competence and experience of the project partners
- Dissemination and exploitation concept
Description
The EU initiative “Integrating climate-related exposures into the human exposome” supports research and innovation projects that systematically incorporate climate-related environmental factors into the human exposome. The goal is to map dynamic changes caused by climate effects such as extreme heat, intensified air pollution, or drought, and to analyze their impacts on health and disease experience. Multidisciplinary consortia with at least three independent partners from different EU Member States or associated countries are invited to apply. Universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, companies of all sizes, and public administrations receive 100% funding with a budget of €10–11 million. Eligible costs include personnel expenses, data analysis (AI/ML), laboratory equipment, travel costs for field studies, and networking activities. Investments in large-scale industrial facilities, retrospective research, and pure market introduction expenses are excluded.
Applications for the single-stage procedure can be submitted until 13 April 2027. Projects should link the latest methods of human biomonitoring research with real-world data and innovative AI approaches to identify new exposome indicators, elucidate biological mechanisms of action, and investigate societal vulnerability patterns including social, demographic, and behavioral factors. Municipalities, health authorities, and policymakers will benefit from evidence on risk factors and preventive measures. Thematic clustering of funded projects will create synergies for joint workshops, data strategies, and policy briefs. Results are to be shared in FAIR databases such as IPCHEM and integrated into the European Climate-Health Observatory to enable more resilient health systems and policy measures in the long term.