Spring 2025-2026:

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing systems (PNT)
  • Sustainable mobility solutions
  • Connected and automated mobility (CCAM)

📅 Timeline:

Highly relevant to your field:

  • Virtual Human Twins
  • AI in healthcare
  • Bio-printing of living cells
  • Regenerative medicine

📅 Timeline:

  • Joint PhD programs across institutions
  • Includes:
    • Doctoral Networks
    • Joint Doctorates
    • Industrial PhDs

  • AI and society
  • Education gap solutions
  • Human rights
  • Social inclusion

  • Critical infrastructure protection
  • CBRN technologies
  • Cybersecurity

🇪🇺 Programme:

Horizon Europe – EU Research & Innovation Programme

🔬 Field:

Renewable Energy – Smart Systems – Energy Infrastructure

Available Calls:

⚡ 1. Industrial Tandem PV Technologies

Industrial processes and equipment for scalable tandem PV systems
📌 Call ID: HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-16

☀️ 2. PV-based Electrification of the Economy

Designing and optimising photovoltaic systems for industrial use
📌 Call ID: HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-17

💧 3. Hydropower Technology Development

Refurbishment and innovation in hydropower plants
📌 Call ID: HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-11

⚙️ 4. Smart Grid Distribution Systems

Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADSM)
📌 Call ID: HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-26

📅 Timeline:

🧾 Funding Type:

  • Horizon Innovation Actions
  • Applied research & technological innovation funding

🎯 Objectives:

  • Promote clean energy transition
  • Improve energy efficiency
  • Strengthen industrial innovation
  • Support sustainable development

👩‍🔬 Eligibility:

  • Universities
  • Research institutions
  • Industry partners
  • International consortia

📌 Important Notes:

⚠️ Requires a research consortium
⚠️ Not an individual scholarship
✔ Proposal-based competitive funding

🇪🇺 Funding Body:

European Commission – Horizon Europe Programme

⚡ Focus Area:

Smart Grids – Energy Storage – Carbon Capture – Data Systems

📌 Available Calls:

⚡ 1. Advanced TSO Control Rooms

Call ID:
HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-25

📅 Opening: August 4, 2027
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2027

🎯 Focus: Enhancing grid observability, stability, and resilience through advanced control systems.

🔋 2. Energy Storage Integration

Call ID:
HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-27

📅 Opening: August 4, 2027
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2027

🎯 Focus: Integrating innovative energy storage technologies into existing infrastructures.

🌍 3. CCUS Industrial Clusters

Call ID:
HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-32

📅 Opening: August 4, 2027
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2027

🎯 Focus: Deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage at industrial scale.

📊 4. Data-Driven Energy Decision Systems

Call ID:
HORIZON-CL5-2027-07-D3-28

📅 Opening: August 4, 2027
📅 Deadline: December 1, 2027

🎯 Focus: Supporting data-driven decision-making in energy systems.

📌 General Information:

  • Type of action: Innovation Actions
  • Submission: Single-stage
  • Eligible applicants:
    • Universities
    • Research institutions
    • Industry partners

✔ Requires international collaboration

Fall 2026-2027:

The European Commission announces upcoming research and innovation funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting projects in energy, technology, and sustainable industry.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Engineering and Hydropower
  • Clean Energy and Decarbonization
  • Chemical and Environmental Engineering
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
  • Electrical Engineering and Smart Grids
  • Sustainability and Industrial Innovation

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Demonstration of hydropower technologies for efficient and forward-looking refurbishment of existing hydropower plants
Field: Hydropower and modernization of existing facilities.
📅 Opening date: 4 August 2027
⏳ Deadline: 1 December 2027

2️⃣ Delivery of industrial CCUS clusters – Societal Readiness pilot
Field: Carbon capture, utilization and storage, and industrial sustainability.
📅 Opening date: 4 August 2027
⏳ Deadline: 1 December 2027

3️⃣ Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADSM) for more efficient and flexible distribution grids
Field: Smart grids and advanced energy distribution management.
📅 Opening date: 4 August 2027
⏳ Deadline: 1 December 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and companies working in energy, technology, and innovation.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research and innovation in solar energy, space technology, biodiversity, and health.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Biotechnology and Biological Sciences
  • Medical Sciences and Public Health
  • Biodiversity and Environmental Health (One Health)
  • Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Technologies
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Space Technology and Navigation Systems
  • Sustainability and Industrial Innovation

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Industrial processes and equipment for innovative, reliable and scalable tandem technologies (EUPI-PV)
Field: Solar energy and photovoltaic technologies.
📅 Opening date: 4 August 2027
⏳ Deadline: 1 December 2027

2️⃣ Enhancing Resilience and Accuracy in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems
Field: Space technology and positioning, navigation, and timing systems.
📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 7 October 2027

3️⃣ Advancing interdisciplinary, data-driven research at the biodiversity-health interface under a One Health approach
Field: Biodiversity, health, and interdisciplinary research.
📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 16 September 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and organizations working in science, technology, and innovation.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research and innovation in smart mobility, connected vehicles, and sustainable transportation.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
  • Smart and Sustainable Transport
  • Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Traffic Safety and Navigation Systems
  • Rural Development and Multimodal Transport
  • Sustainability and Technological Innovation

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Holistic solutions for CCAM integration in critical scenarios (CCAM Partnership)
Field: Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility.
📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 7 October 2027

2️⃣ European CCAM knowledge hub and tools for safe and scalable deployment (CCAM Partnership)
Field: Knowledge and technology tools for safe smart mobility deployment.
📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 7 October 2027

3️⃣ Enhancing Mobility for All: affordable, reliable, and accessible multimodal transport for inclusive rural and ...
Field: Sustainable multimodal transport and rural mobility.
📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 7 October 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and companies working in engineering, transport, technology, and innovation.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming research funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research and innovation in biomedical sciences, medical technology, and regenerative medicine.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
  • Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Bioinformatics and Digital Health
  • Medical Diagnostics and Clinical Decision Support
  • Biomedical Engineering and 3D Bioprinting

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Virtual Human Twins (VHTs) for integrated clinical decision support in prevention and diagnosis

Field: Virtual Human Twins, AI, and clinical decision support for prevention and diagnosis.

📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 16 September 2027

2️⃣ Advancing bio-printing of living cells for regenerative medicine

Field: Bioprinting of living cells and regenerative medicine applications.

📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 16 September 2027

3️⃣ Support for dissemination events in the field of Transport Research

Field: Scientific events and research dissemination in transport research.

📅 Opening date: 3 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 7 October 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and medical and scientific centers.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research, innovation, and collaboration between academic institutions, research organizations, and industry.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Biotechnology and Medical Sciences
  • Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Research Project Management and Technology Transfer
  • University–Industry Collaboration
  • Social and Economic Sciences
  • Training and Development of Early-Career Researchers

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Reinforcing synergies between experimentation spaces and innovation procurement

Field: Collaboration between experimentation environments and innovation procurement.

📅 Opening date: 1 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 15 September 2027

2️⃣ Enhancing the involvement of philanthropic organisations in innovation ecosystems

Field: Participation of philanthropic organizations in research and innovation ecosystems.

📅 Opening date: 1 June 2027
⏳ Deadline: 15 September 2027

 

3️⃣ MSCA Doctoral Networks 2027

Field: European doctoral networks, researcher training, and international research collaboration.

📅 Opening date: 26 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 November 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and innovation organizations.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research in democracy, civic participation, governance, and cultural heritage.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Public Administration and Governance
  • Community Development and Civic Engagement
  • Education
  • Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
  • Sustainable Development and Public Policy

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Student and family engagement for developing a culture of democratic/civic participation

Field: Promoting student and family engagement in democratic and civic participation.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

2️⃣ Development aid and democratic governance

Field: Development support and democratic governance.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

 

 

3️⃣ Safeguarding & transmission of intangible cultural heritage

Field: Safeguarding and transmitting intangible cultural heritage to future generations.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and social and humanities research centers.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

The European Commission announces upcoming funding opportunities under Horizon Europe, supporting research in environmental sustainability, cultural tourism, governance, and social cohesion.

🔬 Relevant Fields:

  • Environmental Sciences and Sustainability
  • Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Sustainable Development and Public Policy
  • Cultural Tourism and Heritage
  • Economics and Governance
  • Public Health and Environmental Justice
  • Community Development and Social Inequalities

📌 Featured Funding Opportunities:

1️⃣ Impact of access to nature-positive environments in promoting social cohesion and reducing inequalities

Field: Exploring the impact of nature-positive environments on social cohesion and inequalities.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

2️⃣ Future-proofing sustainable cultural tourism

Field: Developing sustainable cultural tourism and strengthening its resilience.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

 

 

3️⃣ The role of private companies in democracy

Field: Research on the role of private companies in democracy and governance.

📅 Opening date: 13 May 2027
⏳ Deadline: 23 September 2027

🎯 Target Applicants: Researchers, faculty members, universities, research institutions, and social and environmental research centers.

🔗 Official EU Funding & Tenders Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home