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HORIZON EUROPE – JOINT UNDERTAKINGS – HPC Centres of Excellence and HPC Lighthouse Codes – 2025

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2026-01-20
60 million euros
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Call reference HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01
Programme Horizon Europe
Institution European Commission
Sectors Business & Industry Environment & Climate Justice, Security, Defence Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

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HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To enable the next generation of high-performance computing (HPC) applications by providing essential expertise, tools, and support to European HPC application developers
  • To establish technical hubs that can bridge the gap between cutting-edge HPC infrastructure and application developers
  • To optimize performance, and facilitate the adoption of best practices, standards, and emerging HPC technologies across diverse scientific and industrial domains
  • To strengthen technical skills and expertise within the HPC application development community and will harmonize performance standards and metrics for HPC applications and systems, ensuring consistency across the European HPC ecosystem
  • To establish Transversal Centres of Excellence (CoEs) that serve as technical hubs for HPC application developers
  • To streamline and enhance the development, deployment, and optimization of HPC applications across different domains
  • To focus on the development of globally competitive HPC codes
  • To establish professional software development and management structures

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  • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-01: Community Centres of Excellence
  • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-02: Transversal Centres of Excellence
  • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-03: Lighthouse Codes for HPC Applications

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  • Total budget of the call: 60 million euros
  • Amount of the grant:
    • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-01: between  2 and 4 million euros
    • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-02: between 1 million and 2.500.000 euros
    • HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-03: between 1 million and 1.500.000 euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs

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