The weekly EU funding radar for the EU enlargement region. Every Monday: open EU and donor calls for the Western Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Türkiye, filtered by country and scored go/no-go by a practitioner with 25 years in EU-funded development. Read it in 10 minutes.
Issue #3: EU funding calls for the enlargement region
Issue #3 · Monday 12 October 2026
The October deadline wave: what's still worth it
Hi there,
October is a thin month for new calls, so this issue does two things. First, a last-call list of the best grants closing in the next three weeks, with our scores. Second, two new calls worth your time, including a cross-border call between North Macedonia and Albania with runway until January, and a €20M call that looks open to the Western Balkans but mostly isn't.
■ GO ■ MAYBE ■ TRAP · The score rates practical fit for a typical small or medium organisation in the region, not the odds of winning.
Coverage: Albania, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine.
Western Balkans Fund: regional cooperation grants · Announced for autumn but not yet published on the Fund's site. The previous round paid €20k–€30k, needed partners from 4+ Western Balkan economies and 20% cash co-financing. We'll flag it the day it opens · Details →
Kosovo–North Macedonia cross-border programme, 2nd call · Expected this autumn with about €2M, but not launched yet · Details →
Erasmus+ 2027 · The 2027 Programme Guide isn't out yet; by past pattern it comes around mid-November, with deadlines in February–March. Start forming consortia now
Visegrad+ grants · Next window 1 January–1 February 2027. Up to 100% funded; needs partners from V4 countries plus the Western Balkans or Eastern Partnership · Details →
Horizon Europe Excellence Hubs · €1.5–4.5M per project for innovation ecosystems in widening countries, deadline 4 March 2027 · Details →
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The weekly EU funding radar for the EU enlargement region. Every Monday: open EU and donor calls for the Western Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Türkiye, filtered by country and scored go/no-go by a practitioner with 25 years in EU-funded development. Read it in 10 minutes.
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