Jul 24, 2025, 07:54

Understanding the Effects of Environmental Exposure on Paediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Risk

This Research & Innovation Action under Horizon Europe will fund data-intensive epidemiological studies that elucidate how environmental exposures—alone and in combination with genetic, epigenetic, omics, socio-economic and lifestyle factors—influence cancer onset, progression and outcomes in individuals diagnosed before age 40. Projects should leverage existing cohorts, exposome networks and digital tools, develop robust biomarkers of cumulative exposure, and ensure interoperability with the future UNCAN.eu platform.

Eligibility Criteria:

Consortia of at least three independent legal entities from Horizon Europe Member States or Associated Countries
Multi-disciplinary teams (epidemiologists, clinicians, data scientists, toxicologists, etc.) capable of pooling and analysing large, multimodal datasets
Access to, or plans to create, retrospective and/or prospective paediatric/adolescent/young adult cohorts with environmental, clinical and omics data
Commitment to metadata registration in the European Health Data Space catalogue and open-science tool sharing via UNCAN.eu

Funding Details:

Type of Action: HORIZON-RIA (Research & Innovation Action)
Total Budget: €30 451 664
Indicative Grants: 5 grants of €6 000 000–€7 000 000 each
Grant Model: Single-stage, budget-based action grant

Deadline:

Submit via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 16 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.

Where to Apply & More Info:

EU Funding & Tenders Portal – search for HORIZON-MISS-2025-02-CANCER-02
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, “Supporting the implementation of the Cancer Mission”
Horizon Europe Programme Guide and Online Manual on the Portal