Contracts and grants - calls for proposals

Grants are direct financial contributions from the European Commission to finance:
- either an action intended to help achieve an objective forming part of a European Union policy;
- or the functioning of a body which pursues an aim of general European interest or has an objective forming part of a European Union policy.
Each year DG Enterprise and Industry publishes a notice presenting the objectives of its annual work programme and the grant programme linked to it. It includes a list of planned actions and a list of ad-hoc grants (for actions that can only be carried out by specific beneficiaries).
In a second step, the planned actions are the subject of specific calls for proposals. The submission of proposals is only possible upon their publication. All the necessary information to introduce an application is provided in the specific calls for proposals.
The European Union has the task to promote equality between women and men and shall aim in all its activities to eliminate gender inequality (articles 8 of the Treaty). In this context, women are particularly encouraged to either submit proposals or to be involved in their submission.
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