Information Session

Event

Subject to approval by the Council of Ministers, the sixth call for proposals of the Defence-related Research Action, DEFRA, will be launched soon. In addition, a specific open call in the Human Factors domain and a call in the Space Domain, with dedicated budgets, will run in parallel.

To inform potential applicants about the context, scope and modalities of these calls and to offer them network opportunities, two information days will be held on Tuesday 27 January 2026 and Wednesday 28 January 2026 at the Royal Military Academy.

For more information about the content of the three calls:

• 6th call
• Human Factors Open Call
• Space Call

Programme

27.01.2026

• 08:30 Registration and coffee
• 09:00 General introduction
• 09:15 DEFRA: context and objectives
• 09:30 Two testimonies: GUIDED and BREATHFIT
• 10:10 Q&A
• 10:20 Coffee & networking
• 10:50 Content of the 6th DEFRA call: timeline and themes
• 11:20 The rules of the DEFRA programme
• 11:35 Q&A
• 11:55 Standing lunch & networking
• 13:15 Submission procedure and use of the platform
• 13:25 Evaluation procedure
• 13:35 Q&A
• 14:00 Breakout sessions themes 1-9
• 15:10 Closing and reception
• 16:30 End of information day

28.01.2026

• 08:30 Registration and coffee
• 09:00 General introduction
• 09:15 6th DEFRA call: timeline and themes (recap day 1)
• 09:45 Safety aspects
• 10:05 Ethical aspects
• 10:15 Q&A
• 10:25 Coffee & networking
  • 10:25 - 12:00 Breakout sessions themes 1-9
• 10:55 Open Call Human Factors: content and timeline
• 11:10 The rules of the Open Call Human Factors
• 11:20 Q&A
• 12:00 Standing lunch
• 13:00 Space Call: content and timeline
  • 13:00 - 14:00 Breakout session HF
• 14:00 Submission procedure and use of the platform
• 14:10 Evaluation procedure
• 14:20 Q&A
• 14:40 Breakout session Space Call
• 15:30 End of information day