Grant opportunity
THCS Joint Transnational Call 2027: Transforming the Health and Care Workforce
Advance notice of a transnational call for implementation-oriented research on sustainable and resilient health and care workforces.
- Funder
- European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems
- Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET
- Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET
- Award
- Participating national and regional funding; detailed budgets will be published with the call
- Applicant
- Eligible transnational research and innovation consortia under the joint call and participating national or regional funder rules.
- Discipline
- Health Systems and Workforce Research
- Region
- Europe and participating partner countries
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The fifth THCS joint call will support uptake, adaptation, testing, evaluation and scaling of evidence-informed approaches to workforce transformation.
Who can apply
Applicants should begin forming consortia and later confirm the participating-country and funder-specific eligibility rules in the full call.
What it supports
- Health and care workforce transformation
- Implementation research
- Sustainable and resilient systems
- Evidence uptake and scaling
Funding and duration
- Funding will be provided by participating national and regional organisations
Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET
Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET
How to apply
Use the pre-announcement for planning, attend the 2 December webinar, and submit through the official route after the full call opens on 16 November.
Call details
Source-based overview
The pre-proposal deadline is 21 January 2027, followed by invited full proposals due 24 June 2027 and expected project starts in early 2028.
Eligibility
Applicants should begin forming consortia and later confirm the participating-country and funder-specific eligibility rules in the full call.
Funding and benefits
Funding will be provided by participating national and regional organisations
Themes and supported activities
Health and care workforce transformation
Implementation research
Sustainable and resilient systems
Evidence uptake and scaling
Deadline and timeline
Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET: Pre-announcement: call launches 16 November 2026; pre-proposals due 21 January 2027 at 14:00 CET.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the pre-announcement for planning, attend the 2 December webinar, and submit through the official route after the full call opens on 16 November.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.