17 December 2025 - 31 December 2026
EDF Partner Pool - Platform and virtual marketplace for the EDF calls
Platform and virtual marketplace for:
European Defence Fund calls for proposals for joint R&D projects
The EDF Partner Pool platform is a virtual marketplace to search and profile project opportunities of registered organisations. It offers a tool for matchmaking and pitching opportunities in the context of the EDF calls.
Virtual marketplace
On this platform participants can search for potential partners and showcase there expertise and profiles. The tool enables participants to send messages to each other and to schedule and take part in virtual 1:1 meetings to discuss cooperation opportunities,
Webinars and events
The platform will also be used to host webinars and inform participants of relevant EDF-events in Europe.
This virtual matchmaking platform will be active until the end of 2027.
Organised by
The EDF Partner Pool is an initiative of and organised by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN).
European Defence Fund
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is a European research and innovation program for cutting edge defence research and development which spans from 2021 until 2027.
With this program the European Commission aims to:
- Improve cooperation and interoperability between member states;
- Reduce capability shortages within the EU; and
- Strengthen the defence-technological and industrial presence within the EU.
The EDF offers financial support at all stages of development: starting with research and ending with the development of prototypes and certification.
The EDF Work Programme 2026 addresses 31 call topics in total, structured along seven thematic calls for proposals, three non-thematic calls for proposals, one action to focus on threats from hypersonic glide vehicles, and two actions in support of the EU Alliance for defence medical countermeasures.
Registration
You can register for the EDF Partner Pool using the registration button which you'll find on the right, or in the top bar. Registration and participation on this platform is free of charge.
Participants will be admitted after an evaluation check by the organisers. The organisers reserve the right to refuse participants. For more detailed information please visit tab Conditions of participation.