A pre-announcement has been published for the upcoming Joint Transnational Call (JTC) under the Water4All European Partnership, bringing together 30 funding organisations from Europe and beyond. The official launch of the call is expected on 8 September 2026.
Call Theme: Sustainable Water Management (excluding extreme events and circularity)
The call is planned under the “Sustainable Water Management” theme of the Water4All Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and aims to support research and innovation projects contributing to long-term water security.
Research and innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call are required to address at least one of the following topics:
- Topic 1: Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Sustainable Water Management.
- Topic 2: Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Water Management at hydrological and hydrogeological system scale.
- Topic 3: Smart, secure and adaptive water infrastructures.
- Topic 4: Resilient Water Systems Through Systemic Change, Policy Coherence and Inclusive governance.
The call topics are overlapping and non-exclusive. Thus, proposals must address at least one of the following topics and may integrate multiple topics where relevant.
Indicative Timeline
- Call opening: 8 September 2026
- Submission deadline of preproposals: 10 November 2026, 15:00 CET
- Selection of preproposals: Early February 2027
- Submission deadline of full proposals: 6 April 2027, 15:00 CEST
- Selection of funded proposals: September 2027
- Projects start: End 2027/beginning 2028
- Kick-off meeting of the funded projects: Spring 2028
Important Note:
The information provided in this announcement is preliminary and subject to change. The final scope of the call, participating countries, available budgets, and eligibility rules will be confirmed upon publication of the official call documents following approval by the European Commission.
International Informative Webinar
A general and informative webinar dedicated to the international researchers’ community and presented in English will be organised on 17th September 2026 (14:00-1600 CEST) to answer your questions regarding the call.
Further updates regarding the call and national participation rules will continue to be published on the Horizon Europe Türkiye website (ufukavrupa.org.tr).
For more information, please consult the pre-announcement published by Water4All.