EUDIS Non-Thematic SME Open Call
Backs defense innovation by small and medium-sized enterprises and research organizations across EU member states.
The European Defence Fund (EDF) 2026 Work Programme, adopted by the European Commission on 17 December 2025, allocates €1 billion across 31 call topics for collaborative defence research and development. Within that envelope, the EU Defence Innovation Scheme (EUDIS) receives €231 million — 23 percent of the total EDF budget — with €60 million specifically earmarked for non-thematic SME open calls.…
Any defence research or development topic proposed by the applicant consortium, with no predefined thematic constraint, under three EUDIS non-thematic open call tracks targeting SMEs and research organisations.
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