Proposers’ Brokerage Day for the CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2026

The Proposers’ Brokerage Day will be organised in person in Vienna on Friday, 30 January 2026, hosted by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and supported by the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA).

Venue: Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG), Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria, Groundfloor, Room Seidl

CELTIC is pleased to hold for its Spring Call 2026, opening on 1st of December 2025, an in-person Proposers’ Brokerage Day that will take place at FFG in Vienna on Friday, 30 January 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CET.

This Proposers’ Brokerage Day will be an opportunity to learn about the cluster, the call conditions, and the topics of interest addressed, but also funding opportunities of the Public Authorities supporting the call and the occasion to find partners, share ideas or find some.

We invite you to take part in the afternoon Pitching Session, where proposers will present their project ideas and seek additional consortium partners. To help you prepare, you can explore previously presented project ideas here.

This is a valuable opportunity to develop new concepts for future businesses that support a sustainable and connected world. Your ideas can directly contribute to the digitalisation of a secure and trusted economy and society.

Key deadline:

• If you would like to present in the afternoon Pitching Session, please email your pitch and poster to event@celticnext.eu by 10 January 2026.
• Presentations may not exceed 6 minutes.
• Posters will be printed and brought to the event, provided the correct templates are used and they are received on time.

COUNTRIES FUNDING THIS SPRING CALL 2026:

By applying and participating in the CELTIC-NEXT Call, your organisation can access national public funding for your R&D project, so we encourage you to reach out to your national project coordinator through the CELTIC-NEXT dedicated National Public Funding page. 

The precise list of countries actively supporting and proposing funding for this Spring Call 2026 is to come.

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