Water4All 2025 Joint Transnational Call
Overview
Summary
- Type of action : Calls
- Duration : SEPT. 2025 – END 2030
- Pillar(s) : Pillar B - Research and Innovation Development
- Budget : Approximately 23.8 M€
Funding Agencies from 31 countries all over Europe and abroad are pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational call (JTC) for research and innovation projects on “Water and Health”.
The context for the general call topics is described in Theme IV (IV.I; IV.III) of the Water4All Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, “Water and Health”.
The joint transnational call will be launched in the framework of the future European partnership and will support research and innovation projects aimed at addressing key challenges related to the link between water and human health, including water quality, contaminants, and water treatment technologies.
The Water4All JTC 2025 also considers the One Health (link here) approach, recognizing the interconnections between human, environmental, and animal health. It also prioritizes the development of accurate, efficient, and cost-effective water quality monitoring methods to improve risk assessment and management. Likewise, the advance in the implementation of sustainable water treatment technologies is recognized as crucial for ensuring safe drinking water and effective sanitation.
In line with the strategic objectives of Water4All, the results of the projects will contribute to the implementation of evidence-based, global, EU and national water management policies and strategies, within the frameworks of the European Green Deal, the zero-pollution action plan, the Water Framework Directive, Just Transition Mechanism, Water Resilience Strategy, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Proposals should consider on-going research activities funded by other instruments, programmes or projects and incorporate appropriate cross-cutting issues, such as socio-economic and/or capacity development.
Call topics
Research and innovation proposals submitted under the Water4All 2025 Joint Transnational Call are required to address at least one of the following topics:
- Topic 1: Waterborne contaminants & health risks: occurrence, behaviour, interactions and vulnerability
- Topic 2: Innovative tools and technologies for Water quality and exposure monitoring
- Topic 3: Water treatment and exposure mitigation
- Topic 4: Governance, socio-economic innovation, and policy integration for water and health
Applications will be submitted by the coordinator. Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Partner Organisation from their country/region participating in the 2025 Joint Transnational Call. Participants are therefore subject to eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations.
Eligibility criteria
- at least a minimum of three (3) eligible partners that request funding from participating Funding Partner Organisations (FPOs) from three different countries.
- at least two independent legal entities from two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries as recipients of the financial support.
- a maximum of seven (7) partners (including 1 self- funded partner)
Brazil, Malta, Portugal and United Kingdom: Participation to be confirmed.