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33 Funding Agencies from 30 countries all over Europe and abroad are pleased to 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 is 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.

Important Update: India DST does not participate in the current call

International Info Day Webinar

The international info day webinar will be organised on Sept. 25th, 2025, at 13:30 - 15:30 CEST

The recording is available in the section "Call Documents to Download / Webinar Document & Video"

 

Partnering Search Tool

If you are looking for a partner or a project to join a partner search tool is available.

Link here

Timeline

  • Call opening: 12 September 2025
  • Submission deadline of preproposals: 13 November 2025, 15:00 CET
  • Selection of preproposals: End of February 2026
  • Submission deadline of full proposals: 13 April 2026, 15:00 CEST
  • Selection of funded proposals: September 2026
  • Projects start: End 2026/beginning 2027
  • Kick-off meeting of the funded projects: Spring 2027

 

ONLINE SUBMISSION TOOL:  Link here

Technical help desk email:  epss.water4all@g.etag.ee

 

 

  • 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 (Link here).

  • Call Documents to Download / Webinar Document & Video - Update 10/23

    Note: You may need to primarily empty your browser (cache) to obtain the last versions of the documents.

    Water4All 2025 JTC Call Announcement (V. 2025/10/02) Download
    Annex A - NCPs and matrix of topics and modalities (V.2025/10/01) Download
    Annex B - List of Water4All Beneficiaries that may apply to the 2025 JTC Download
    National/Regional Regulations (version V2.4. 2025/11/03) Download
    Pre-proposal template Download
    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Download
    Webinar pdf document Download

    Video of the webinar for applicants (September 25, 2025)

  • IMPORTANT: Additional Modality for Early Career Researchers

    This joint transnational call will include an additional call modality aiming at Early Career Researchers holding a PhD since less than 10 years obtained after the following date: 12th September 2015.

    The details for this modality are published in the Water4All 2025 Call Announcement document available on this webpage.

    Applications will be submitted by the coordinator. Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Organisation from their country/region participating in the JTC 2025. Participants are therefore subject to the eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations (Link here).

  • Information regarding the composition of the Consortium for the Regular and ECR Modalities

    The following principles are provided for information purposes, only the detailed criteria published in the call announcement (link here) are binding.

    • Each consortium must be composed of a minimum of three eligible partners that request funding from participating Funding Partner Organisations from three different countries.
    • In addition to the abovementioned condition, the projects must involve at least two independent legal entities from two different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries as recipients of the financial support.
    • The upper limit of eligible project partners per consortium is 7, including 1 self-funded partner (if applicable).
    • No more than one self-funded project partner per consortium is allowed.
    • The Consortium Coordinator must be eligible for funding by a Funding Partner Organisation of this call.
    • Each application must be submitted by a Consortium Coordinator who must be eligible for funding by a Funding Partner Organisation of this call.
    • The Principal Investigator of the entity acting as Consortium Coordinator can only participate in one proposal (i.e. if the principal investigator is the Consortium Coordinator of a proposal, he/she cannot participate in any other proposal, neither as a Consortium Coordinator nor as a partner).
    • The compositition of the Consortium might be limited by national/regional regulations.

    Applications will be submitted by the coordinator. Each consortium participant will be funded by the Funding Organisation from their country/region participating in the JTC 2025. Participants are therefore subject to eligibility criteria of national/regional funding organisations.

Participating organisations

The Water4All Partnership - Water Security for the Planet - is a funding programme for scientific research in freshwater. It aims to tackle water challenges to face climate change, help to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

It is co-funded by the European Union within the frame of the Horizon Europe programme (a key funding programme for research and innovation). The Partnership duration is for seven years from 2022.

The Water4All objective is to enable water security at a large scale and in the long term. Its goal is also to tackle water issues in a holistic frame. 

All forms of life on earth need water. All human activities operate with this resource. Water is part of our everyday life. It is also integrated within urban and countryside landscapes. It is one of the most valuable elements we share with plants and animals.

These simple facts must be kept in mind to understand the Water4All ambition.

This resource is weakened in many places due to climate changes, and human habits. We know that we can improve the way we use water. Everyone has a role to play and especially the scientific research community.

Scientific research is the heart of the Partnership as It is a powerful tool to improve knowledge on preserving, restoring, and managing this essential resource. 

International cooperation is also needed as water has no borders on Earth and runs from one country to another.

Water4All brings together a broad and cohesive group of 90 partners from 33 countries in the European Union and beyond. This consortium gathers partners from the whole water Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) chain.