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HORIZON EUROPE – Indirectly Managed Action by the ECCC (2026) – 2026

Horizon Europe aims to strengthen the EU's science and technology base and the European Research Area (ERA), to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness and employment, and to deliver on citizens' priorities, supporting our socio-economic model and values.

2026-09-15
56.2 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC
Programme HORIZON EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Business & Industry Civil Protection & Risks Energy Research & Innovation Technology & Digital Transport
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency Financial Institution Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities Training organisation & school

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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-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC01: Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC02: Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC03: Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations

Additional information 

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Financement
  • Budget total of the call: 56.2 million euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC01: 20 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC02: 21.2 millions euros
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC03: 15 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 3 and 4 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs