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Closes 22 Sept 2027

Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of consumer electronics

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: material and product manufacturers apply relevant ecodesign, including design for circularity and design for recycling principles in developing and manufac...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-01

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Living Labs for the eradication and/or management of invasive alien species

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: the capacities and integrated governance of researchers, decision-makers, practitioners, local communities and other stakeholders to effectively collaborat...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-04

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Innovative circular solutions for end-of-life footwear through collection, sorting and recycling

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: all relevant stakeholders, including consumers, economic and social economy operators and waste managers, have an improved understanding of the technical,...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-05

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Accelerating the transition to a nature positive economy: Integrating biodiversity into the private sector

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes, driving transformative change for biodiversity and nature positive economic practices: overall, the economic case for biodiversity protection, restoration, su...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-05

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Replacing hazardous substances in biocidal products

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute driving the innovation of public authorities and industrial operators confronted with the Biocidal products regulation (EC) No 528/2012, within the 'safe and sustainable by design' framework. The ou...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Technical innovation to protect ecosystems and to scale up their restoration

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: activities of protection and restoration of ecosystems by stakeholders become easier and more effective; conditions to scale up the implementation of the E...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-03

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Improving biomass flows for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: enhanced capacity of private and public stakeholders to increase resource efficiency in collecting, processing and using primary and secondary biomass, ensuri...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-07

Closes 22 Sept 2027

Biotechnology application for CCU

Call 01 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Successful proposals under this topic should contribute to the objectives of the EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF) Regulation and the Clean Industrial Deal, allowing industrial operators to use a sustainable carbon s...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-08

Closes 23 Sept 2027

AI4Creatives Support Platform: embracing a fair AI revolution

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) have access to a dedicated European virtual AI support platform. This hub will facilitate collab...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-02

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Towards a consolidated culture and creativity driven European innovation ecosystem

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The number and impact of CCI[1]-driven innovations in Europe are increased thanks to a wide uptake of evidence-based measures stemming from EU-funded re...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-01

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Rethinking sustainable competitiveness beyond traditional perspectives: role and contribution of the Social Economy

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Social enterprises, traditional firms and investors will benefit from a better understanding of the sustainable competitiveness factors of the social ec...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-03

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Persons with disabilities: opportunities for labour inclusion and social protection through the life course

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to two of the following expected outcomes: Provide implementable, quality, disaggregated and evidence-based data to policymakers and research and innovation stakeholders to bridge the employment...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-07

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Re-imagining the creative economy: the interplay between the cultural and creative sectors and industries and the social economy

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Evidence-based policy frameworks and guidelines promoting the convergence of creative and social economy models. Case studies, indicators, and evaluatio...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-05

Closes 23 Sept 2027

The role of private companies in democracy

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: EU and national policymakers have a better understanding of corporate influence on democratic processes and outcomes, including activities through servi...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-07

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Future-proofing sustainable cultural tourism

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to the first expected outcome, plus those under either Focus 1 or Focus 2, depending on the chosen focus Evidence-based policy recommendations and solutions for integrating cultural tourism into...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-06

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Empowering local urban food systems entrepreneurship and innovation

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Projects results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: accelerated growth and success of innovation-led local urban food start-ups, through strengthened business development services, access to capital and inv...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02

Closes 23 Sept 2027

African Union – European Union Partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to the following expected outcomes: the coordination of Research and Innovation Policies of AU and EU Members in the Working Group on FNSSA is improved; improved coordination of the portfolio of pro...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-09

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Enhancing farmer's profitability and resilience through innovations for diversified crops and value chains

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: farmers are able to transition to diversified, resilient and innovative cropping systems, increasing their sustainability, competitiveness and promoting bi...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Carbon farming innovation and scale-up

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: models, methods and data needed for the quantification of carbon farming activities and results are available for integration in a single monitoring, repor...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-03

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Unleashing the potential of sustainable small-scale aquatic food production and recreational fisheries for prosperous local communities

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: In line with the EU Common Fisheries Policy and the revised EU Fisheries Control Regulation, the European Ocean Pact, the Vision for Fisheries and Aquaculture with a 2040 perspective, the strategic guidelines for sustainable and competitive...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-06

Closes 23 Sept 2027

AI-powered foodome characterization

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool able to accelerate the analysis of complex foodomics data to speed up the identification, structural characterisation, an...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-08

Closes 23 Sept 2027

Towards commercialization of food systems microbiome solutions

Call 02 - single stage (2027). Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: identified barriers and opportunities for scaling up innovative products and technologies that leverage and/or support the microbiome for resilient, competiti...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-07

Closes 7 Oct 2027

Boosting the transformation towards climate-neutral cities, the net-zero economy and open strategic autonomy through Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP)

Supporting the implementation of the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission. Expected Outcome: Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Public procurers stimulate from demand side the competitive development of market ready innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-MISS-2027-04-CIT-05

Closes 4 Nov 2027

Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)

Innovation actions under the co-programmed European partnership on fusion energy (2nd call). Expected Outcome: the action is expected to mature and demonstrate (TRL 6-8) innovative technologies in one of the technology areas set out within the scope of the topic: developing and advancing t...

Grant / European Union / European Commission / HORIZON-EURATOM-2027-02-01