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CORRESPONDENCE 17 February 2026 By Tom Stafford0 Tom Stafford Research on Research Institute, London, UK. In a Career column, Gerald Schweiger argues that one Horizon Europe funding call cost more in researcher and funder time than the total amount it awarded (see G. Schweiger Nature https://doi.org/qm5c; 2025). Schweiger suggests that such schemes are a drain on the scientific ecosystem. Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access $199.00 per year only $3.90 per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Additional access options: Log in Learn about institutional subscriptions Read our FAQs Contact customer support Nature 650, 792 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00498-9 Competing Interests T.S. is employed by the Research on Research Institute, which works closely with and is funded by a number of research funders. RoRI does not receive funding from the European Commission, the funder of the Horizon call that was the topic of the original article. Related Articles Is UK science in jeopardy? Huge funding reforms spark chaos and anxiety How my institution strengthened research despite chronic underfunding Fund scholars who tackle urgent issues — from misinformation to error spotting Subjects Latest on: Funding Research management Government Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms World View 12 FEB 26 Grant proposals drafted with AI help more likely to win NIH funding News 12 FEB 26 Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent News 10 FEB 26 How to wow a popular-science writer with your research expertise Career Feature 16 FEB 26 Why Europe barred China from flagship Horizon research programmes News 16 FEB 26 Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms World View 12 FEB 26 ‘I was nearly arrested’: escaping Myanmar’s military leadership for a PhD abroad Career Q&A 13 FEB 26 Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation News 13 FEB 26 Science funding needs fixing — but not through chaotic reforms World View 12 FEB 26