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This round is closed. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
Official evaluation results the EU published for this call.
Funding cutoff score: 14.50. Every funded proposal scored at least this.
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
MANUFACTORA MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM FOR COGNITIVE & PHYSICAL AUGMENTATION IN MANUFACTURING
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02 · 2026 · Official record ↗
AI-BOOSTArtificial intelligence for better opportunities and scientific progress towards trustworthy and human-centric digital environment
HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-04 · 2023 · Official record ↗
TRUMANTRUstworthy huMAN-centric artificial intelligence
HORIZON-CL4-2024-HUMAN-03-02 · 2025 · Official record ↗
AIRISEArtificial Intelligence in Manufacturing for Sustainable Applications at SMEs
HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-06 · 2023 · Official record ↗
ARGOSArtificial intelligence for Real-time Guidance of Onboard SAR applications
HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-31 · 2026 · Official record ↗
CERTAINCertification for Ethical and Regulatory Transparency in Artificial Intelligence
HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01-01 · 2025 · Official record ↗
D-STANDARTDURABILITY MODELLING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES WITH ARBITRARY LAY-UP USING STANDARDIZED TESTING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01-19 · 2023 · Official record ↗
TALOSroboTics and Artificial intelligence Living labs improving Operations in PV Scenarios
HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-07 · 2023 · Official record ↗
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2 organisations have posted on the EU portal that they are looking for partners for this call.
Notices the EU posted on this call, newest first. Open one to read the official text.
Call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04
Published: 12.12.2025
Deadline: 15.04.2026
Available budget: EUR 221,800,000.00
The results of the evaluation for each topic are as follows:
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04
DATA-02
DATA-03
DATA-06
EMERGING-01
EMERGING-08
EMERGING-09
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
31
6
63
4
8
41
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
0
2
1
0
0
Number of ineligible proposals
1
2
3
1
3
2
Number of above-threshold proposals
24
2
39
2
3
30
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
222,798,016.25 €
7,993,073.04 €
538,094,514.11 €
33,999,387.25 €
53,990,531.25 €
173,178,667.04 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
3
1
3
1
1
1
Number of proposals in the reserve list
1
1
1
1
1
1
Funding threshold [1]
14.00
14.00
14.50
12.50
14.50
14.50
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
3
1
8
0
1
2
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
7
0
5
0
1
3
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
14
1
26
2
1
25
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04
EMERGING -14
EMERGING-15
EMERGING-17
EMERGING-19
HUMAN-01
HUMAN-02
Number of proposals submitted (including proposals transferred from or to other calls)
1
2
1
18
105
32
Number of inadmissible proposals
0
1
0
0
1
0
Number of ineligible proposals
0
0
0
2
0
3
Number of above-threshold proposals
1
1
1
12
81
19
Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals
3,043,282.50 €
999,976.25 €
1,163,306.74 €
179,979,870.75 €
387,981,592.72 €
126,943,323.25 €
Number of proposals retained for funding
1
1
1
3
6
2
Number of proposals in the reserve list
0
0
0
3
2
1
Funding threshold [1]
11.50
13.50
12.50
13.50
14.50
13.50
Number of proposals with scores lower or equal to 15 and higher or equal to 14
0
0
0
2
12
1
Number of proposals with scores lower than 14 and higher or equal to 13
0
1
0
1
20
3
Number of proposals with scores lower than 13 and higher or equal to 10
1
0
1
9
49
15
[1] Proposals with the same score were ranked according to the priority order procedure set out in the call conditions (for HE, in the General Annexes to the Work Programme or specific arrangements in the specific call/topic conditions). For HE, to determine the ranking for ‘Innovation actions’, the score for ‘Impact’ is given a weight of 1.5.
Summary of observer report:
The two independent observers were tasked by the EC services to follow the evaluation processes of call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04 with respect to their conduct, transparency, and fairness, and to provide recommendations for process improvement. This Observers’ Report consolidates their observations and recommendations. Based on the observed Consensus Meetings and Panel Meetings, the evaluation procedures for all topics were carried with transparency, efficiency, fairness, consistency, impartiality with homogenous criteria in compliance with the applicable evaluation rules for each stage of the selection exercise (Individual Evaluation, Consensus Meetings, Quality Check, Cross-reading, Panel Meeting and Final Ranking for funding). The evaluation processes were carried out in full accordance with the Horizon Europe evaluation rules and the provided Digital Europe Programme evaluation briefings. The Call with 12 topics received 312 proposals, where 5 were inadmissible, 17 ineligible and 0 withdrawn. The number of proposals per topic varied from 1 to 105. Proposals were evaluated by 218 experts, with a satisfactory gender balance (44,5% female; 55,5% male). The majority of experts were from EU Member States and a small number from associated countries. Sixteen invited experts declined due to conflict of interest or other reasons. In conclusion, the overall assessment of all submitted proposals were executed in full transparency and compliance with the Horizon Europe applicable rules in a fair and impartial manner to select the best proposals for funding according to the topics’ specifications and expected results. The observers’ conclusion is that the scientific evaluations have been carried out in a just, transparent, and unbiased manner based on the Horizon Europe evaluation rules.
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals.
For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.
Call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04 has closed on 15.04.2026
312 proposals have been submitted.
The breakdown per topic is:
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-02
31
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-03
6
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-06
63
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-14
1
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-15
2
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-17
1
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01
105
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02
32
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
4
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08
8
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09
41
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19
18
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in July 2026.
If your lump sum budget contains any cost items in cost category C and/or D, please make sure to justify these items in the ‘Any comments’ sheet of the Excel detailed lump sum budget table.
The reason is that we simplified the proposal template, removing this information from Part B and bringing it closer to the relevant budget items.
Specifically, you must include justification in the ‘Any comments’ sheet if you are in any of the following situations:
The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-18, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-17, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-03, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-06, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-02, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-12, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-11, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-14, HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-15
Open AI models that can help predict, respond to, and mitigate impacts before a disaster occurs, enabling proactive decision-making and effective disaster management effectively.
Protection of citizens from natural hazards through proactive measures, preparedness strategies, and urban resilience, planning
Project results are expected to contribute to one of the following outcomes:
The projects will leverage high-resolution climatic and meteorological models to assess extreme weather, while also drawing on relevant initiatives such as the Global Flood Awareness System and Destination Earth.
In line with the Apply AI Strategy, proposals should develop and implement projects that advance innovative AI algorithms and models from concept to large-scale testing and validation. These solutions will be applied to the creation of Local Digital Twins for flood preparedness, enabling the simulation of flood scenarios, identification of areas at risk, and estimation of potential damage.
The scope of this topic includes a strong research and innovation component aimed at the prototyping, testing, and large-scale validation of tailored AI algorithms designed to model multiple disaster types, with a focus on operational deployment in real-world contexts. .It is recommended to prioritise the use of frugal (and local) AI as much as possible. This approach will both reduce greenhouse emissions -an indirect driver of climate-related disasters- and ensure that the tools remain functional in environments with limited connectivity.
Proposals should take into account the expertise of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)[1], particularly its experience in developing global systems for disaster and risk management and analyse the potential uptake of the project outcomes by the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. In addition, proposals should align with for the 2025 Mission call on Local Digital Twin for urban planning, ensuring interoperability and complementarity with related European initiatives.
The project results should be modular for reuse in locations outside Europe considering constraints on deployment of AI solutions in low- and middle-income countries. Therefore, the project results shall be open source as much as possible and transferable through open platforms.
Beneficiaries that intend to transfer ownership or grant an exclusive licence must formally notify the granting authority (i.e. DG-CNECT and HaDEA) before the intended transfer or licensing takes place and the granting authority may up to four years after the end of the action object to a transfer of ownership or the exclusive licensing of results.
Technology Readiness Level - Technology readiness level expected from completed projects
Activities are expected to start at TRL 5 and achieve TRL 7 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
[1] The JRC expertise on disasters and floods through the Disaster Risk Management Centre https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
[2] https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/eu-funded-ai-innovation-powers-new-era-cooperative-smart-city-development
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
Described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible Countries
Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
Due to the scope of this topic, international organisations with headquarters in a Member State or Horizon Europe Associated Country are exceptionally eligible for funding.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding as a beneficiary with zero funding, or as an associated partner. The JRC will not participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal - see General Annex B.
If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
Described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
Described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.
5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
The granting authority may, up to 4 years after the end of the action, object to a transfer of ownership or to the exclusive licensing of results, as set out in the specific provision of Annex 5.
Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf]].
Described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.
described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]
Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):
Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations
Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA) 
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 7. Digital, Industry and Space
HE Main Work Programme 2026-2027 – 15. General Annexes
HE Programme Guide
HE Framework Programme 2021/695
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
Applicants asked the EU 2 questions about this call and the EU published the answers. They clarify the call documents but do not replace them.
The European Commission confirms that the EU LDT Toolbox provides interoperable and open-source tools that communities can deploy individually or as an integrated suite, and more information is available on our Cities Portal website. The project results shall be open source as much as possible and transferable through open platforms. A Local Digital Twin helps solve complex problems by using a digital replica of a community to which AI-based algorithms are applied allowing for simulations using processing capacities where citizens can be engaged via immersive technologies to choose optimal scenarios. Although the scope of a local digital twin can cover large communities and even an entire city, or focus on specific urban or rural neighbourhoods, the European Commission welcomes appropriately scoped proposals to achieve the objectives of this topic.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 8 Apr 2026
The European Commission confirms that the call text and information on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal is correct and that the indicative number of grants to be funded through this call is 1(one). The European Commission estimates that an EU contribution of €6M (six million euro) would be provided and this does not preclude submissions of proposals requesting different amounts that may be lower than this limit. Although the presentation during the Info Day mentioned the possibility to fund multiple (max 2) projects with lower budget and proportionate scope, the European Commission welcomes appropriately scoped proposals to achieve the objectives of the call.
Read it on the EU portal ↗Answered 19 Mar 2026
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