FCI4Africa Open Call 1

Open Call 1 supports research and technology stakeholders whose sub-projects contribute to FCI4Africa objectives around fair, sustainable, climate-neutral, and health-promoting trade systems in the African agricultural sector.

FCI4Africa lists this opportunity for Research and technology stakeholders, Agriculture, Food & Environment, Africa. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Only single applicants are allowed; consortia are not eligible for this call.

Eligible applicants include universities, research institutes, technology developers, R&D SMEs, innovation-driven start-ups, and other multidisciplinary actors.

Applicants should propose work that can test, validate, enhance, or create business concepts, tools, or datasets aligned with FCI4Africa objectives.

Testing, validating, and enhancing existing FCI4Africa business concepts and tools, including outputs developed through project use cases.

Developing ideas, tools, or datasets that address FCI4Africa challenges and can contribute to project objectives and market access.

Generating data sets that refine tools, methodologies, business concepts, and dissemination lessons.

Eight sub-projects will be selected. The total budget is EUR 400,000, with up to EUR 50,000 available for each third party.

Application deadline: Application deadline: Jun 30, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Submit the proposal digitally through the official opencalls.fund platform before 30 June 2026 at 17:00 CEST/Brussels time.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.