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In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering (see https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/index.jsp). The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities to position our Nation at the cutting edge of global science and engineering leadership by bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergence research. As such, when responding to this solicitation, even though proposals must be submitted to the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) / Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES), once received, the proposals will be managed by a cross-disciplinary team of NSF Program Directors. The INCLUDESInitiative is a comprehensive, national effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discovery and innovation, focused on NSF’s commitment to ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in STEM fields, as communicated in the NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 - 2026. The vision of the INCLUDES Initiative is to catalyze the STEM enterprise to work collaboratively for inclusive change, resulting in a STEM workforce that reflects the Nation’s population. More specifically, the INCLUDES Initiative seeks to motivate and accelerate collaborative infrastructure building to sustain systemic change to broaden participation in STEM fields at scale.Significant advancement of the INCLUDES Initiative's goalswill result in a new generation of STEM talent a...

Expected Impact:The resulting portfolio will not only advance the scientific state-of-the-art but also build a robust, interoperable, and application-driven community, positioning Europe at the forefront of trustworthy cognitive AI. It should also lay the foundations for future European leadership in safe, human-centric cognitive AI, supporting sovereignty and competitiveness in key sectors. It will support the ambitions of the AI Act[1] and the European approach to Artificial Intelligence[2].Expected Outcome:Ambitious proposals put forward under this call will deliver: Models and/or architectures that handle multimodal data and knowledge, uncertainty, and can be trained and deployed with constrained computational resources Provable trustworthiness mechanisms ensuring explainability, transparency, fairness, risk evaluation, security and alignment with ethical and legal standards, includi...

Expected Impact:This Challenge looks to accelerate the development and uptake of clinically validated interventions that target the root cause of multiple age-related morbidities. It will: Deliver biotechnology-based interventions for healthy ageing Accelerate the implementation of personalised care in ageing based on molecular phenotyping​Provide recommendations for regulatory pathways addressing ageing as a target to inform developers, regulators, and other decision makers​, and Improve citizen literacy on longevity. Expected Outcome:Ambitious proposals put forward under this call will deliver:Proof-of-concepts (TRL3 completed) of biotechnology-based or pharmaceutical interventions that prevents or delays the onset of, or reverts, an age-related disease in a vertebrate model system, based on the hallmarks of ageing, taking into consideration practical challenges of implementing such an...

Expected Impact:The main impacts of this Challenge will be:A new generation of energetically autonomous systems enabling new services that will improve the life of European citizens through applications in areas such as point of care diagnostics, smart sustainable cities etc.Supporting sustainability in energy consumption and production in keeping with the ambitions of RePowerEU[1] and the Green Deal[2], and Enhancement of the sustainability of IoTs and energetically autonomous systems in general. Expected Outcome:Ambitious proposals put forward under this call will:identify a new generation of advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesting modules, andachieve TRL 4 for the resulting energetically autonomous systems. Portfolio ApproachThe portfolio of selected projects should lead to the development of a variety of advanced materials applied to a range of miniaturised energy harve...

EIC defence call

Buyer: ProRail B.V. | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-28

Buyer: Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, E. P. E. | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-28

Expected Impact:This Challenge looks to accelerate the development and uptake of clinically validated interventions that target the root cause of multiple age-related morbidities. It will: Deliver biotechnology-based interventions for healthy ageing Accelerate the implementation of personalised care in ageing based on molecular phenotyping​Provide recommendations for regulatory pathways addressing ageing as a target to inform developers, regulators, and other decision makers​, and Improve citizen literacy on longevity. Expected Outcome:Ambitious proposals put forward under this call will deliver:Proof-of-concepts (TRL3 completed) of biotechnology-based or pharmaceutical interventions that prevents or delays the onset of, or reverts, an age-related disease in a vertebrate model system, based on the hallmarks of ageing, taking into consideration practical challenges of implementing such an...

Buyer: Trafikverket Myndighet | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Gemeente Wijchen | Notice type: pin-rtl | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Gemeente Druten | Notice type: pin-rtl | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Gemeente Wijchen | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Nantes Métropole | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: restricted | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: Ajuntament de Castelló d'Empúries | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Buyer: AOK Bremen/Bremerhaven | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-29

Specific Procurement Notice Request for BidsPlantDesign, Supply and Installation(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)   Employer: LIBERIA ELECTRICITY CORPORATION (LEC)Project: Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE)Contract title: Package 2: Hydro electro Mechanical (HEM)Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant ExtensionCountry: LiberiaProject No.: P179267Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IDA-72640RFB No: LR-LEC-524740-CW-RFB RE-Issued on: June  8, 2026The Government of Liberia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Package 2: Hydro electromechanical (HEM)Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Package 2: HEM Works for the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant Extension in a period of 36 mon...

Buyer: Brandweerzone Oost | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Insiel S.p.A. con socio unico Friuli Venezia Giulia | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: restricted | Contract: works | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Ministère de l'Intérieur | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: supplies | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Trafikverket Myndighet | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Työllisyys-, kehittämis- ja hallintokeskus | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: open | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Turun kaupunki | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: restricted | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-30

Buyer: Provincie Utrecht | Notice type: cn-standard | Procedure: restricted | Contract: services | Deadline: 2026-10-30