Next generation climate monitoring and related capabilities
EU research funding for the development and improvement of climate monitoring data and tools. Submission deadline: 15.04.2026.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for research projects aimed at improving, expanding, and updating global and regional climate data records, reanalyses, and forcings to close knowledge gaps and underpin policy decisions on climate adaptation and mitigation.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel expenses
- Material costs
- Equipment costs
- Travel expenses
- Subcontracts
Non-eligible expenses
- Retroactive costs
- Debt settlement
- Acquisition of real estate
Eligible to apply
- Educational Institutions
- Companies
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Participation permitted for legal entities from EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries
- Consortium with at least three independent partners from different countries
- Focus on civil applications
- Compliance with Open Science principles
Documents required for application
- Application form (Part A and B)
- Project description
- Annex A–E
- Detailed budget table
- CVs of key personnel
- Optional: Work and time schedules
Evaluation criteria
- Excellence of the research
- Expected impact
- Quality and efficiency of implementation
Description
The EU research program “Next Generation Climate Monitoring and Related Capabilities” supports research and innovation projects aimed at advancing global and regional climate data records, reanalyses, and forcings. Funding recipients may include educational institutions, companies, non-profit, and public organizations from EU member states and Horizon Europe-associated countries. Consortia sought must comprise at least three independent partners from different countries, belonging to the civilian sector and adhering to Open Science principles. With a maximum funding amount of €5 million per project and a funding rate of 100%, personnel, material, equipment, travel costs, and subcontracts are covered over a period of 36 months. The deadline for submitting project outlines is April 15, 2026.
Measures are funded in three priority areas: A) Next Generation Climate Data Records, B) Next Generation Earth System Reanalyses, and C) Next Generation Climate Forcing and Emission Datasets. The objective is to close gaps in climate science through innovative methods, improve datasets spatially and temporally, enhance their physical consistency, and optimize data availability for decision-makers. Special emphasis is placed on utilizing new data streams and AI-based tools to transform raw data into actionable climate knowledge and to underpin policy recommendations at global and regional levels. Projects thus contribute to the EU’s data sovereignty, the strengthening of the European Research Area, and the informed design of climate mitigation and adaptation measures.