EDF-SMERO
EDF 2026 — Non-Thematic Research Actions by SMEs and Research Organisations (SMERO-NT)
upcomingID: EDF-2026-LS-RA-SMERO-NT-STEP
🛡️ Defence Technology🤖 AI / Machine Learning🧠 Cognitive Warfare📢 Information Warfare🏢 SME Support
Open (non-thematic) lump-sum research call for SMEs and research organisations to pursue any defence-relevant research topic. Eligible areas explicitly include cognitive warfare, information domain operations, AI for military decision-making, and digital governance in defence contexts. The SME coordinator must represent a majority of the consortium budget; research organisation budget may not exceed 40% of total. Lump-sum grant modality with simplified financial management.
- Deadline
- 29 Sept 2026
- Open date
- —
- Funding
- — – €5,000,000
- TRL
- 1 – 4
- Eligible entities
- SME, research_org, university
- Eligible countries
- EU, NO
- Topics
- defence research, open topic, cognitive warfare, information operations, AI, dual-use