Save the Date: Horizon Europe Info Days

If you're a migration researcher or adjacent (climate, anthropology, etc), mark January 20-21, 2026 in your calendars. Horizon Europe is releasing its 2026-2027 work program with significant funding opportunities for research on climate, adaptation, migration, and mobility.

Earlier this year, for example, HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-11: "Migration and Climate Change: Building Resilience and Enhancing Sustainability," closed in September 2025 and offered €3-5 million per project over approximately 3 years. The scope was to develop a strategic roadmap and dynamic, collaborative knowledge platform to understand and manage how climate change drives migration (internal and cross‑border), incorporating migration patterns, EU arrivals, vulnerabilities, and policy priorities

I took a look at the upcoming program for 2026-2027 and there might be some interesting ones for y'all to apply to:

• HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑08 – “Strengthened implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and a focus on inclusion, integration, and health”
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑06 – “Making Europe a global magnet for talent – Attracting and retaining students, researchers and high‑skilled workers from outside the EU”
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑08 – “Scaling and deploying innovations in migration management”

Horizon Europe is the EU's flagship research and innovation funding program, with a total budget of €95.5 billion. They organize areas of interest by clusters, and I think 2 and 5 are most relevant for this community:

Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society (addresses migration, social cohesion, and resilience with an interdisciplinary approach to societal challenges)

Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility (€1.76 billion for 2026) covers climate science, adaptation, and cross-sectoral solutions.

Start thinking about potential research questions, partnerships, and project ideas now!