The NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme has launched a new call for proposals! Could your research protect critical infrastructure, keep energy running through prolonged supply disruption, or counter hybrid tactics? Proposals aligned with any of the SPS Key Priorities are welcome! Topics of particular interest for this call include: - Non-kinetic mitigation measures against unmanned systems
- Protection of critical infrastructure, supplies and personnel, including maritime and undersea infrastructure resilience
- Deterrence and defence against hybrid tactics: approaches, technologies, and cross-sector and international coordination
- Energy generation, storage and distribution, including the capacity of critical facilities and deployed systems to operate through prolonged supply disruption
- Biotechnology, including convergence with AI
- Space technologies: space awareness; position, navigation and timing
Before submitting: - Read the full Call for Proposals
- Review the list of SPS Key Priorities
- Visit our website for detailed guidance on how to develop an application and manage an SPS activity.
The SPS handbooks and required documentation include useful information on developing a successful proposal. You will also find samples of the application forms for each of the SPS grant mechanisms.
- Create a user account on the SPS grant platform and begin an application for the most suitable grant mechanism.
The call is open until Sunday, 15 November 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Before applying, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the forms and guidance provided above.
We look forward to receiving your proposals! Only fully completed and submitted applications will be considered. | 
