Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy & Mobility
These calls support forward-looking collaborations tackling climate change and accelerating the green transition. Opportunities cover clean energy systems, sustainable mobility, and climate adaptation. Whether your work advances low-carbon solutions, smart transport, or resilience strategies, this cluster provides a strong platform for impact.
Focus: Achieving climate neutrality and sustainable transport and energy systems.
Key areas:
- Climate science and solutions
- Energy systems and grids
- Renewable energy
- Smart and sustainable mobility
- Energy efficiency and storage
Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry & Space
These calls empower cutting-edge projects shaping Europe’s digital transformation, industrial leadership, and space innovation. With topics ranging from advanced manufacturing to AI and next-generation space systems, this cluster offers exciting possibilities for innovators driving Europe’s technological future.
Focus: Driving digital and industrial transformation and ensuring technological sovereignty.
Key areas:
- Advanced manufacturing and materials
- Artificial intelligence, data, and robotics
- Microelectronics and photonics
- Space technologies and applications
- Circular and low-carbon industry
Cluster 3 - Civil Security for Society
These calls back ambitious partnerships that enhance Europe’s security and resilience. From disaster preparedness to cybersecurity and crime prevention, opportunities span a wide range of priorities. Whether you work on technologies, policies, or cross-sector strategies, there’s a Horizon Europe pathway to boost societal safety.
Focus: Protecting citizens from crime, terrorism, and disasters.
Key areas:
- Disaster-resilient societies
- Protection and security
- Cybersecurity
- Border management
Cluster 2 - Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Society
These calls support collaborative projects that strengthen democratic governance, foster cultural and creative innovation, and promote social inclusion. With diverse topics across key Destinations, researchers and stakeholders can advance understanding, drive societal change, and help build resilient, inclusive European communities.
Focus: Strengthening democratic governance, social cohesion, and cultural heritage.
Key areas:
- Democracy and governance
- Cultural heritage and creative industries
- Social and economic transformations
- Migration, identity, and inclusion
Cluster 1 - Health
These calls will support ambitious, collaborative projects that tackle Europe’s most pressing health challenges. With a wide range of topics across key Destinations, there’s a wealth of opportunities for researchers, innovators, and stakeholders across the health ecosystem. Whether your work addresses prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or healthcare delivery, there’s a Horizon Europe opportunity for you.
Explore the Full List of Cluster 1 – Health Topics:
- Staying healthy in a rapidly changing society
- Living and working in a health-promoting environment
- Tackling diseases and reducing disease burden
- Developing and using new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society
- Maintaining an innovative, sustainable, and competitive EU health industry
- Ensuring equal access to innovative, sustainable, and high-quality healthcare
These topics reflect Europe’s commitment to a more resilient, equitable, and digitally empowered healthcare system.
Open Calls
| Topics | Type | Budget (EUR million) 2026 |
Budget
(EUR million) 2027 |
Projects expected to be funded | Deadline |
| HORIZON-HLTH-2026-02DISEASE-12: European Partnership on Rare Diseases (ERDERA) (Phase 2) | COFUND | 48.70 | 42.60 | 1 | 15 Sep 2026 |