This page of the Research Platform provides an overview of different funding programmes relevant in the context of food safety, including European and global funding schemes.
A list of national funding opportunities compiled by EFSA’s Focal Points and covering Food Sciences topics is also available.
COST – European Cooperation in Science & Technology
COST provides networking opportunities for researchers and innovators in order to strengthen Europe’s capacity to address scientific, technological and societal challenges.
EEA Grants and Norway Grants
The EEA and Norway Grants are financial mechanisms financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The aim of the Grants is twofold: to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe and to strengthen the bilateral relations between the three donor countries and the 15 European countries which receive the funding.
EU4Health
EU4Health is the fourth EU health programme. It is the EU's ambitious health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the EU’s overall health challenges.
Eureka
Present in over 45 countries, Eureka is a public network for international cooperation in Research & Development and innovation.
Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the EU’s new key funding programme (2021 – 2027) for research and innovation. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development’s mission is to transform rural economies and food systems by making them more inclusive, productive, resilient and sustainable. They invest in the millions of people who are most at risk of being left behind: poor, small-scale food producers, women, young people and other vulnerable groups living in rural areas.
LIFE - Programme for the Environment and Climate Action
The LIFE Programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment and climate action.
PRIMA – Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
PRIMA’s mission is to achieve, support and promote integration, alignment and joint implementation of national R&I programmes under a common research and innovation strategy to address the diverse challenges in water scarcity, agriculture, food security.
Visegrad Fund
Visegrad Fund’s objective is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
Wellcome
Wellcome supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.