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HORIZON EUROPE – Enhancing the European R&I system – 2026

HORIZON EUROPE – WIDERA aims at bridging the gap between countries within the European Research Area, to strengthen the European ecosystem and make it more competitive, efficient, and fair.

2026-03-12
52 million euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06
Programme HORIZON EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Cooperation & Development Research & Innovation Services to organisations Technology & Digital Territorial Development
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Consular Chamber & Agency EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities Training organisation & school

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HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06



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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:

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  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-01: Pillar I: Accelerating open access and research assessment reforms in ERA
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-02: Pillar I: Building institutional capacities for ethical, equitable, open, and inclusive ERA
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-03: Pillar II: Strengthening ecosystems for open,  ethical, and sustainable ERA
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04: Pillar II: Piloting innovative approaches to support
    academic startups and spinoffs
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05: Pillar III: Fostering citizen engagement for more responsible and democratic R&I
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-06: Pillar III: European Citizens’ Hackathon Championship
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-07: Pillar III: Science comes to town 2028
  • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-08: Pillar IV: Advancing Knowledge for ERA

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 52 million euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-01: 6 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-02: 9 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-03: 6 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-04: 4 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-05: 2 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-06: 3 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-07: 6 million euros
    • HORIZON-WIDERA-2026-06-ERA-08: 16 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 1 and 6 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs