- Type of action : Calls
- Duration : 3 years
- Pillar(s) : Pillar B - Research and Innovation Development
- Budget : Approximately 28 M€
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 WebinarThe 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 ToolIf you are looking for a partner or a project to join a partner search tool is available. |
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 hereTechnical help desk email: epss.water4all@g.etag.ee |
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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).
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Call Documents to Download / Webinar Document & Video - Update 10/23
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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)
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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).
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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.
