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HORIZON EUROPE – Call 01 – two stage (2027) – 2027

Pillar 2 of the Horizon Europe programme aims to boost innovation, competitiveness, and employment in Europe through collaborative projects, international partnerships, and funding opportunities accessible to companies of all sizes and sectors.

2027-04-08
28 million euros
Open

Call synthesis

Call reference HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-two-stage
Programme HORIZON EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Agriculture & Fisheries Business & Industry Cooperation & Development Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Large company (> 250 employees) Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

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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-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: Deploying circular systemic solutions through living labs in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative topic)
  • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage: Open topic: Using the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative to strengthen urban manufacturing in support of the Clean Industrial Deal

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  • Total budget of the call: 28 million euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage : 10 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-02-twostage: 18 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 5 million and 6 million euros
  • Funding rate:  between 70% and 100% of the total eligible costs

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