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Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation calls

Horizon Europe (Clusters / Pillar II collaborative calls)

Status

Status not published

Hundreds of topic-specific deadlines published in biennial work programmes; check each topic page on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

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Amount
Not published

Amounts vary entirely by topic; typical Pillar II project budgets run from roughly EUR 2 million to EUR 20 million shared across a consortium, but no single figure applies. Standard reimbursement rates are set per action type in the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement, not on the programme landing page; not verified here, so recorded as null.

Funder

European Commission (DG RTD and executive agencies HaDEA, CINEA, REA, EISMEA)

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Hundreds of topic-specific deadlines published in biennial work programmes; check each topic page on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Your odds
16.0%

Published by the funder, 2021-2024. This rate is measured unstated, so the odds from a standing start are lower.

Source

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Startups normally participate as consortium partners rather than as lead applicants. Included here because it is the largest single source of EU R&D money reachable by an SME, but any specific topic's amounts and rates must be read from that topic's page. Horizon Europe grants are directly managed EU funds and are not Member State de minimis aid.

How to apply

  1. Search the Funding & Tenders Portal for topics matching your technology and check the topic conditions. — link
  2. Register your organisation and obtain a PIC. — link
  3. Join or form a consortium (most Pillar II topics require at least three independent legal entities from three different Member States/Associated Countries) and submit by the topic deadline. — link

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon

"Horizon Europe programme page on the EU Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal, listing calls for proposals by cluster and topic."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: ec.europa.eu

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