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HORIZON EUROPE – Call 01 – two stage – 2026

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.

2026-04-16
105 million euros
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Call reference HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-two-stage
Programme HORIZON EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Cooperation & Development Environment & Climate Research & Innovation Services to organisations Territorial Development
Beneficiaries Association & NGO Media & cultural organisation Professional organisation & network 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 

  • ORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01-two-stage: Living labs for co-creating solutions for the restoration of ecosystems
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-02-two-stage: Open topic: Uncovering the causes of specific species’ rapid decline and exploring actionable solutions
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-03-two-stage: Unlocking the potential of citizen action for nature protection and restoration
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-04-two-stage: Mainstreaming and scaling-up evidence- based Nature-Based Solutions towards a nature positive and climate-resilient economy
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: Deploying circular systemic solutions through living labs in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative topic)
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage: Open topic: Using the Circular Cities and Regions Initiative to strengthen urban manufacturing in support of the Clean Industrial Deal
  • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-two-stage: Decontaminate and  bioremediate aquatic pollution

 

Additional information 

  • To find your National Contact Point: Click here  

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 105 million euros
  • Budget per topic: 
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-two-stage: 23 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-02-two-stage: 18 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: 10 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-04-two-stage: 18 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-03-two-stage: 10 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-02-two-stage: 12 million euros
    • HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-BIODIV-01-two-stage: 14 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 3 million and 8 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs