Priorities and funded actions
Some Horizon Europe budgets are structured in response to policy ambitions (“destinations”) and deployed through calls for proposals targeting more specific thematic/sector (“Topics”). Thus, your application must be linked to a topic of a call for proposals.
Various categories of projects are eligible:
- RIA, Research and Innovation Actions: Basic and applied research / Technology development and adoption / Testing and validation of a prototype in the laboratory ;
- IA, Innovation Actions: Prototypes, tests, demonstrations, pilot projects, market placement. These actions may include limited R&D activities ;
- CSA, Coordination and Support Actions: Networking, studies & conferences, communication, studies for new research infrastructures ;
- MSCA, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions / ERC individual grants: Training networks for researchers, Individual grants for experienced researchers, Staff exchange – mobility for researchers and non-scientific staff.
In addition, calls specify the categories of eligible beneficiaries:
- Collaborative projects, composed of a coordinator and several partners organisations (consortium) ;
- Single-beneficiary projects, involving a single organization ;
- Individual scholarships, open to natural persons in their own name with their home institution.
TOPICS:
Forthcoming
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-01: Large-scale production of liquid advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02: Competitiveness, energy security and integration aspects of advanced biofuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin value chains
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-05: Demonstration of thermal energy storage solutions for solar thermal plants and systems
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-07: Improved reliability and optimised operations and maintenance for wind energy systems
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-08: Understand and minimise the environmental impacts of offshore wind energy
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-10: Towards commercialisation of Perovskite PV and development of dedicated manufacturing equipment (EUPI-PV Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-12: Extending the lifetime of crystalline silicon PV modules (EUPI-PV Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-13: De-risking wave energy technology development through transnational pre-commercial procurement of wave energy research and development
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-14: Development of innovative solutions strengthening the security of renewable energy value chains
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-18: Next generation distribution substation for increasing the system resilience
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-19: Innovative solutions for a generative AI-powered digital spine of the EU energy system
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-20: Innovative tools and services to manage and empower energy communities
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-22: Underground Thermal Energy Storage in dense urban areas
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-24: New CO2 capture technologies
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-01: On-site innovative robotic and automated solutions and techniques for more sustainable and less disruptive building renovation and construction
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-02: Smarter buildings as part of the energy system for increased efficiency and flexibility – Societal Readiness Pilot
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-03: Innovative pathways for low carbon and climate resilient building stock and built environment (Built4People Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-04: Innovative approaches for the deployment of Positive Energy Districts
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-05: Optimal combination construction of low embodied carbon products, technical building systems and circularity principles for climate neutral buildings (Built4People Partnership)
- HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D4-06: Phase out fossil fuel in energy intensive industries through the efficient integration of renewable energy sources
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