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GRAIL Open Call — Genesis (1st Open Call)
Open
Applications close on 10 Feb 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time). Organisations in EU member states and Horizon Europe associated countries such as Türkiye can usually take part; the topic conditions control.
- Deadline
- 10 Feb 2027 (in 87 days)
- Grant amount
- Up to €100,000 per applicant
- Total budget
- €1 million
- Funding rate
- Set by the call (financial support to third parties, often lump sums)
- Likely applicant types
- SMEs / start-ups, Companies, Non-profits, Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
- Funder
- GRAIL (EU-funded project)
- Reference
- HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07
- Last checked
- 15 Nov 2026
Who can apply
Submission must be through the official GRAIL Open Call application platform.
The selection of Open Call proposals will be carried out in a six-step process:
• Eligibility Check
• Pre-scoring (if needed)
• Independent Evaluation
• Consensus Meeting & Pitching
• Formal Check
• Sub-Grant Agreement (SGA) signature
Applicant categories are a starting point. The official call decides eligibility.
Timing
Next deadline 2027-02-10. Check the call page for the exact time.
How to apply
- Check that you act as a data provider and/or data-collection-tool developer.
- Submit through the official GRAIL Open Call application platform before 10 February 2027.
- Selection: eligibility check, pre-scoring if needed, independent evaluation, consensus meeting and pitching, formal check, sub-grant agreement.
- At least 10 projects receive a fixed lump sum of up to €100,000 each, paid across three stages over up to 8 months.
Guide: how open calls by EU-funded projects work, and all calls open now
✓ Checked against the official call text on 2026-11-15 (EU Funding & Tenders Portal, competitive call 48401116 (GRAIL Genesis Open Call), call summary and application section).
From the call text
- Who can apply
- Individual entities (SMEs, start-ups, mid-caps, large companies or research and technology organisations) acting as data providers and/or data-collection-tool developers.
- Company stage
- Projects of up to 8 months in three stages.
- Single applicant or consortium
- Individual entities (no consortium).
- Where applicants must be based
- Not stated in the portal summary; see the call's guide for applicants.
- Where to apply
- Apply on the official GRAIL Open Call application platform (linked from the call page).
Where these facts come from
| Fact | Value | How we know | Taken from the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 10 February 2027 “Next deadline 2027-02-10. Check the call page for the exact time.” | official data field | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Amount per applicant | Up to €100,000 per applicant “The exact amount of financial support granted to each selected entity under the GRAIL Genesis Open Call is a fixed lump sum of up to €100,000 per project, distributed across three stages over a maxi…” | read from the official text | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Total budget | €1 million “Total call budget €1,000,000” | read from the official text | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Funding rate | Unknown — not stated in the source we hold | unknown | — |
| Who can apply | Individual entities (SMEs, start-ups, mid-caps, large companies or research and technology organisations) acting as data providers and/or data-collection-tool developers. | checked by hand | 15 Nov 2026 |
| Where to apply | Apply on the official GRAIL Open Call application platform (linked from the call page). | checked by hand | 15 Nov 2026 |
Official sources
The application guidance on this page was checked by hand against the official call text on 15 Nov 2026; other facts were taken from the source on 15 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.
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