The Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call is now open. Under the theme ‘Sustainable Water Management’, proposals can be submitted for international research and innovation projects focusing on sustainable water management. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is 10 November 2026.
Approximately €34 million is available through 32 funding organisations from 29 countries. The call focuses on sustainable water management and challenges related to areas including Integrated Water Resource Management, River Basin Management, Groundwater Management, Water Resilience, Integrated Water Monitoring and data management, and water-positive solutions.
Project proposals must address at least one of the following four topics:
- integrated monitoring and assessment for sustainable water management;
- nature-based approaches for resilient water management at hydrological and hydrogeological system scale;
- smart, secure and adaptive water infrastructures;
- resilient water systems through systemic change, policy coherence and inclusive governance.
The topics are overlapping and non-exclusive, meaning that proposals may address multiple topics where relevant.
International collaboration
International and national/regional eligibility criteria apply. Water4All provides detailed information on consortium requirements and the conditions of participating funding organisations in the official call documents.
Organisations looking for a partner or project can also use the Water4All Partnering Tool.
How to apply
The call opened on 8 September 2026. The deadline for submitting a pre-proposal is 10 November 2026 at 15:00 CET. Selected consortia will then be invited to submit a full proposal by 6 April 2027.
Visit the Water4All website for the full call, eligibility requirements and opportunities to find project partners.
