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Overview of the Cluster 6 topics for 2026

14/01/2026

To facilitate work with the 2026 Work Programme, the Technology Centre Prague has prepared an overview table of all Cluster 6 topics, including links to the full topic texts on the Funding and Tenders Portal. The table also includes the type of instrument, the budget, and the expected number of projects to be funded under each topic.

Please note that the single-stage calls under Destinations 2, 5, 6 and 7 opened on 14 January 2026 and have a deadline of 14 April 2026 (or 15 April for Destination 7). Single-stage calls under Destinations 1, 3 and 4 will open on 17 April 2026, with a deadline of 17 September 2026. Two-stage calls will open on 12 February 2026.

The table is available here.

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Only one project funded under the 2025 call Regional Innovation Valleys in Widening Countries

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