NATO: Science for Peace and Security (SPS)

Collaborative projects with NATO† countries addressing key priorities: Environment, Climate Change and Security/ energy security / Innovation and Emerging Disruptive Technologies (EDTs)/ Counter-terrorism /Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) and Explosive Hazards Management/ Defence against Hybrid Threats / Resilience/ Critical Underwater Infrastructure/ Cyber Defence/ Assessing and addressing threats posed by the Russian Federation/ Strategic Foresight/ Human and Social Aspects of Security/ Operational Support/Any other proposal clearly linked to the implementation of NATO’s core tasks.
Grant Mechanisms:
Multi-year research & development projects of 2-3 yrs. three-year projects are in the €250K–€400K range.
Advanced Research Workshop: 2-5 day workshop averaging €30,000-€40,000.
Advanced Study Institutes (ASI): 7-10 days averaging €60,000
Advanced Training Course: 5-7 day course averaging €60,000.
No overhead.
†NATO countries: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, the Republic of North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States.
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-structure/science-for-peace-and-security-hub/managing-sps-grants
https://www.nato.int/en/about-us/organization/nato-structure/science-for-peace-and-security-hub/sps-call-for-proposals-2026-1