THCS — Transforming Health and Care Systems (Access to Care)
Funds French health and care consortia improving access-focused biomedical solutions.
Eligibility · France, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark +17 more
The THCS 2026 "Access to Care" call is the 4th transnational call within the Transforming Health and Care Systems Partnership, in which ANR funds the French partners of selected international consortia. The call targets projects that develop innovative, interdisciplinary strategies to reduce inequalities in access to and use of health and care services arising from socio-economic status, geographic location, racial, cultural or gender identity, language and literacy barriers, and limitations in infrastructure or human resources. Projects may include implementation research, build on existing solutions for medically underserved areas, and integrate digitally enabled care pathways. Twenty-three countries participate: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Project duration is 12 to 36 months. Consortia must comprise three to nine funded partners from at least three different participating countries, with a minimum of two partners from EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries, and no more than two partners from the same country. Partner categories include academia, clinical and public health sector organisations, private companies of all sizes, and operational stakeholders such as NGOs, municipalities, and citizen representatives. ANR funds only the French partners, excluding healthcare institutions — those are funded by the French DGOS. ANR caps its contribution at EUR 250,000 per French partner, or EUR 275,000 if the French partner is the project coordinator. Up to two self-funded collaborators per consortium are permitted, or three if at least one is an operational stakeholder. A two-step selection process applies: Step 1 pre-proposals were due 2 February 2026; Step 2 full proposals, by invitation only, are due 30 June 2026 at 14:00 CEST.
Scientific proposals must be submitted in English on the centralised THCS portal at proposals.etag.ee/thcs/2026 — proposals sent directly to ANR are ineligible. French partners must also provide administrative and financial information in the ANR e-grant system. Consortia with a strong mix of academic, clinical, and operational-stakeholder partners and a clear plan for scalability and transferability of their interventions are best positioned for selection.
Reducing inequalities in access to and use of health and care services through ecosystem-based, interdisciplinary approaches integrating sustainability and new models of care.
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