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HORIZON EUROPE – Cross-cutting activities – 2026

Horizon Europe aims to strengthen the EU's science and technology base and the European Research Area (ERA), to boost Europe's innovation capacity, competitiveness and employment, and to deliver on citizens' priorities, supporting our socio-economic model and values.

2026-03-31
11 million euros
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Call reference HORIZON-MISS-2026-01
Programme HORIZON EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Agriculture & Fisheries Buildings & Public Works Business & Industry Cooperation & Development Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Health Research & Innovation Services to organisations Technology & Digital Territorial Development Transport
Beneficiaries Association & NGO 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

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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-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-01: Strengthening skills and capacity for the deployment of EU Missions
  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-02: Understanding and overcoming barriers to the scale-up of innovations supporting EU Missions
  • HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-03: Advancing lead markets and proof-of-concept for deep tech solutions contributing to EU Missions

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 11 million euros 
  • Budget per topic:
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-01: 1 million euros
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-02: 2 million euros
    • HORIZON-MISS-2026-07-CROSS-03: 8 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: between 1 and 4 million euros
  • Funding rate: up to 100% of the total eligible costs