Deadline: 30Th June, 2026.
FCI4Africa, a Horizon Europe-funded project working to enhance fairness, resilience, and inclusivity in food systems across Africa, has officially launched its first Open Call (OC1). With a total budget of €400,000, the initiative will fund eight sub-projects, each eligible for up to €50,000.
The Open Call aims to support research and technology stakeholders in developing and testing innovative solutions that contribute to fairer and more sustainable food value chains across the continent.
Through Open Call 1, FCI4Africa invites applicants to contribute to one of two key objectives:
- Objective 1: To test, validate, and enhance the existing business concepts and tools of the project, including those already developed within the Use Cases.
- Objective 2: To develop ideas and tools that address specific challenges of FCI4Africa.
All selected projects are expected to generate valuable datasets that will support the refinement of FCI4Africa tools, methodologies, and business concepts.
Funding
The Open Call has a total budget of €400,000 and will support eight selected sub-projects, each receiving up to €50,000 in funding. The call officially launches on April 7, 2026, with a submission deadline of June 30, 2026, at 17:00 CEST (Brussels time).
Eligibility
The call is open to single applicants only (no consortia allowed). Eligible applicants include:
- Universities and research institutes
- Technology providers and R&D SMEs
- Innovation-driven start-ups
- Industry actors developing new technologies
- Other multidisciplinary stakeholders
How to apply
- Applications must be submitted online via the Open Call platform: fund
- All proposals must be submitted in English before the deadline on June 30, 2026, at 17:00 CEST (Brussels time).
- By applying to the FCI4Africa Open Call 1, applicants automatically accept the terms and conditions described in the Open Call 1 kit.
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