Funding of "International collaborative projects with Ukraine"

The Coordination and Support Action “Linking Ukraine to the European Research Area” (LUKE), funded by the European Commission, creates a platform for enhanced cooperation with Ukraine, promotes multilateral research and innovation projects, and bundles existing bilateral funding initiatives in order to better coordinate support for Ukraine and advance its integration into the European Research Area.

The objective of this funding guideline is to support European–Ukrainian research collaborations with German participation in key research fields relevant to reconstruction.

1. Energy: Sustainable and renewable energy and energy security

2. Cybersecurity: Cyber resilience of critical infrastructures and adaptive cybersecurity systems

3. Medical and health research: Telemedicine, biomedical research
a) Introduction of telemedicine for remote treatment solutions
b) Innovative research on cellular signaling pathways for biomedical applications

4. Humanities and social sciences: Social cohesion, sustainable societal development, and restoration of human capital

Funding conditions:

• Full-proposal submission: 15th may 2026
• Collaborative projects with at least 3 partners from 3 participating countries, including one Ukrainian partner
• Project duration of 24 months
• BMFTR funding via Funding Agency Projektträger DLR
• Maximum funding of EUR 200,000 for German participants per project

Participating countries:
Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Türkiye, Ukraine

Important Links:

LINK Topics

https://projekttraeger.dlr.de/de/foerderung/foerderangebote-und-programme/internationale-verbundvorhaben-ukraine-luke-joint-call

https://horizon-europe.org.ua/en/luke/joint-call/