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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

6) We believe this call provides a valuable funding opportunity for researchers of ME/CFS and Long Covid.

The Work Program and the call are a preliminary draft , however, so they are still subject to changes.

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

5) Inclusion of small or medium-sized enterprises (SME), patient stakeholders, and AI or computational modelling are encouraged. Specific attention should be given to sex/gender, as women often experience post-infectious diseases differently.

European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

4) Proposals should help to identify risk factors (such as genetics or immune responses), identify biomarkers or new diagnostic approaches and develop therapeutic interventions (“clinical studies are expected”).

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

3) The call focuses on “long-term conditions resulting from infections by any type of microorganism (including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi), which persist after the initial infection has resolved.”

European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

2) This new call is listed for 2026 and named: “HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE-03: Advancing research on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of post-infection long-term conditions”

It has a budget of 40 million in total and aims to provide 6-8 million per project.

European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 12d

1) A first draft for the Horizon Europe work program 2026-2027 has been published by the European Commission.

While it no longer includes the previous call on high-burden under-researched conditions, there’s now a new call on ‘post-infection long-term conditions’

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · 29d

🇪🇪 Does anyone know any ME/CFS patient organisations from Estonia?

If you are an ME/CFS patient in Estonia, could you perhaps reach out to us at [email protected]?

Many thanks in advance!

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Aug 8

We will keep fighting for research funding so science can provide answers and bring this disease out of the darkness.

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Aug 8

Today is #SevereMEDay

Our thoughts are with those stricken by the severest form of the neuro-immune disease #MECFS
It is an endless physical torture with the added distress of being left without medical care and the stigma that aggravates the dire situation.

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

The target budget is 6 million per project.

The type of research allowed is quite broad, but it needs to be a consortium, a collaboration of multiple partners and institutions.

More info about the call can be found here:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

5) It would be great if ME/CFS organizations were able to receive funding for their work from one of these EU programs.

The ME/CFS community needs all the funding it can get to accelerate progress.

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

4) Creative Europe (CREA) supports cultural and creative sectors including the he audiovisual sector.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

3) There’s also the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) that aims to protect and promote Union rights and values such as inclusive societies.
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

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How to access funding from the ESF+ | European Social Fund Plus

European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

2) The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) has a large budget and objectives such as “Equal access to … social protection systems” and “social integration of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion.”
european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu/en/how-acces...

ESF+ funding is distributed through two pathways, called ‘strands’:

european-social-fund-plus.ec.europa.eu

Funding opportunities for NGOs

European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jul 4

1) The European Commission has several funding opportunities for NGO’s, which might also be relevant for ME/CFS organizations.

We wanted to share some of these programs.
commission.europa.eu/funding-tend...

NGOs can benefit from a number of funding opportunities.

commission.europa.eu

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European ME Coalition (EMEC) @emec.bsky.social · Jun 18

6) Deadline date: 16 September 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time

Link to the call:
ec.europa.eu/info/funding...

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...