European ME Coalition (EMEC)
@emec.bsky.social
Advocacy organization for ME/CFS patients and their carers in Europe
Here's an overview of the program and speakers. MEP Laura BALLARIN, a member of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), just made the introduction.
Prof. Evelina TACCONELLI's talk just started.
Prof. Evelina TACCONELLI's talk just started.
September 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Here's an overview of the program and speakers. MEP Laura BALLARIN, a member of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA), just made the introduction.
Prof. Evelina TACCONELLI's talk just started.
Prof. Evelina TACCONELLI's talk just started.
7) The draft of the 2026-2027 Work Program has been made available by the European Commission itself in the Comitology Register and can be downloaded here:
ec.europa.eu/transparency...
ec.europa.eu/transparency...
Comitology Register
ec.europa.eu
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
7) The draft of the 2026-2027 Work Program has been made available by the European Commission itself in the Comitology Register and can be downloaded here:
ec.europa.eu/transparency...
ec.europa.eu/transparency...
6) We believe this call provides a valuable funding opportunity for researchers of ME/CFS and Long Covid.
The Work Program and the call are a preliminary draft , however, so they are still subject to changes.
The Work Program and the call are a preliminary draft , however, so they are still subject to changes.
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
6) We believe this call provides a valuable funding opportunity for researchers of ME/CFS and Long Covid.
The Work Program and the call are a preliminary draft , however, so they are still subject to changes.
The Work Program and the call are a preliminary draft , however, so they are still subject to changes.
5) Inclusion of small or medium-sized enterprises (SME), patient stakeholders, and AI or computational modelling are encouraged. Specific attention should be given to sex/gender, as women often experience post-infectious diseases differently.
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
5) Inclusion of small or medium-sized enterprises (SME), patient stakeholders, and AI or computational modelling are encouraged. Specific attention should be given to sex/gender, as women often experience post-infectious diseases differently.
4) Proposals should help to identify risk factors (such as genetics or immune responses), identify biomarkers or new diagnostic approaches and develop therapeutic interventions (“clinical studies are expected”).
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
4) Proposals should help to identify risk factors (such as genetics or immune responses), identify biomarkers or new diagnostic approaches and develop therapeutic interventions (“clinical studies are expected”).
3) The call focuses on “long-term conditions resulting from infections by any type of microorganism (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi), which persist after the initial infection has resolved.”
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
3) The call focuses on “long-term conditions resulting from infections by any type of microorganism (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi), which persist after the initial infection has resolved.”
2) This new call is listed for 2026 and named: “HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE-03: Advancing research on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of post-infection long-term conditions”
It has a budget of 40 million in total and aims to provide 6-8 million per project.
It has a budget of 40 million in total and aims to provide 6-8 million per project.
September 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
2) This new call is listed for 2026 and named: “HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE-03: Advancing research on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of post-infection long-term conditions”
It has a budget of 40 million in total and aims to provide 6-8 million per project.
It has a budget of 40 million in total and aims to provide 6-8 million per project.
We will keep fighting for research funding so science can provide answers and bring this disease out of the darkness.
August 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We will keep fighting for research funding so science can provide answers and bring this disease out of the darkness.
The target budget is 6 million per project.
The type of research allowed is quite broad, but it needs to be a consortium, a collaboration of multiple partners and institutions.
More info about the call can be found here:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
The type of research allowed is quite broad, but it needs to be a consortium, a collaboration of multiple partners and institutions.
More info about the call can be found here:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
EU Funding & Tenders Portal
The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...
ec.europa.eu
July 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The target budget is 6 million per project.
The type of research allowed is quite broad, but it needs to be a consortium, a collaboration of multiple partners and institutions.
More info about the call can be found here:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
The type of research allowed is quite broad, but it needs to be a consortium, a collaboration of multiple partners and institutions.
More info about the call can be found here:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
5) It would be great if ME/CFS organizations were able to receive funding for their work from one of these EU programs.
The ME/CFS community needs all the funding it can get to accelerate progress.
The ME/CFS community needs all the funding it can get to accelerate progress.
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
5) It would be great if ME/CFS organizations were able to receive funding for their work from one of these EU programs.
The ME/CFS community needs all the funding it can get to accelerate progress.
The ME/CFS community needs all the funding it can get to accelerate progress.
4) Creative Europe (CREA) supports cultural and creative sectors including the he audiovisual sector.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
EU Funding & Tenders Portal
The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...
ec.europa.eu
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
4) Creative Europe (CREA) supports cultural and creative sectors including the he audiovisual sector.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
3) There’s also the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) that aims to protect and promote Union rights and values such as inclusive societies.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
EU Funding & Tenders Portal
The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...
ec.europa.eu
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
3) There’s also the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) that aims to protect and promote Union rights and values such as inclusive societies.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
2) The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) has a large budget and objectives such as “Equal access to … social protection systems” and “social integration of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion.”
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en/how-acces...
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en/how-acces...
How to access funding from the ESF+ | European Social Fund Plus
ESF+ funding is distributed through two pathways, called ‘strands’:
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu
July 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
2) The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) has a large budget and objectives such as “Equal access to … social protection systems” and “social integration of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion.”
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en/how-acces...
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en/how-acces...
6) Deadline date: 16 September 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time
Link to the call:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
Link to the call:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
EU Funding & Tenders Portal
The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...
ec.europa.eu
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
6) Deadline date: 16 September 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time
Link to the call:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
Link to the call:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
3) This means that the highest rated application in the area of #MECFS will be funded on the condition that it attains a thresholds of 4 or more for Excellence, Impact, and Implementation with a cumulative threshold of 12.
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
3) This means that the highest rated application in the area of #MECFS will be funded on the condition that it attains a thresholds of 4 or more for Excellence, Impact, and Implementation with a cumulative threshold of 12.
2) For the #HorizonEurope call Tackling high-burden for patients and under-researched medical conditions (HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-07) the Commission has created a new selection procedure (explained in the screenshot below).
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
2) For the #HorizonEurope call Tackling high-burden for patients and under-researched medical conditions (HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-07) the Commission has created a new selection procedure (explained in the screenshot below).
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...