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This round is closed. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
EXPANSE AIEmpowering X-sector Pilots for EuropeAn and interNational Scale-up and compEtitiveness in AI
Led by Vdi/Vde Innovation + Technik GmbH · Germany · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
FIERCEFinancing and Innovation Ecosystems for SMEs to innovate for Raw materials and Circular Economy solutions and using downstream space technologies
HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-41 · 2024 · Official record ↗
O-CEIOpen CloudEdgeIoT Platform Uptake in Large Scale Cross-Domain Pilots
HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01-03 · 2025 · Official record ↗
CEI-SphereCloud-Edge-IoT Spheres of Large-Scale Pilots
HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
COSMICCombined AI and Data Solutions for Large Scale Resource Optimization with Green Deal Impact
HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-04 · 2024 · Official record ↗
DiCiMDigitalised Value Management for Unlocking the potential of the Circular Manufacturing Systems with integrated digital solutions
HORIZON-CL4-2022-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-07 · 2023 · Official record ↗
WISEMulti-scale multi-process machine for high value-added products with disruptive functionalities
HORIZON-CL4-2023-TWIN-TRANSITION-01-02 · 2024 · Official record ↗
COP-PILOTCollaborative Open Platform for PILOTing services across energing smart IoT and Edge computing environments
HORIZON-CL4-2024-DATA-01-03 · 2025 · Official record ↗
FAITHFostering Artificial Intelligence Trust for Humans towards the optimization of trustworthiness through large-scale pilots in critical domains
HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-02 · 2024 · Official record ↗
Each one links to its EU funding record and the partners it works with: a starting list for building a consortium.
Expected Outcome:Proposals are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:
Scope:Knowledge valorisation is crucial for boosting the Union’s industrial competitiveness internationally, strengthening its resilience and fostering its open strategic autonomy. Effective knowledge valorisation enables the Union to create and retain economic and societal value by turning research results to new innovative solutions, benefiting society and creating prosperity for all.
The aim of this topic is to strengthen EU capacity to respond to complex and urgent challenges through research and innovation, increase industrial and economic competitiveness and make transdisciplinary research deliver for society. This entails testing the effectiveness of at least 10 transdisciplinary valorisation pilots to “be ready” for scale up across Europe.
The trans-disciplinary and cross-sectoral scale-up pilots will use mature results from research and innovation while simultaneously unlocking untapped value-creation opportunities and promoting collaboration of many different stakeholders from the early stages. Competition among the 10 pilots may be promoted to enhance their quality and help identify the highest potential impact to the Union’s industrial competitiveness, for example through a voting -based mechanism. In the preparatory to the potential scale-up phase, the pilots will also provide new insights to the possibilities and challenges of transdisciplinary approaches to address complex challenges and to the skills, resources and tools needed. Within the scope of the topic are also targeted trainings for cross-disciplinary projects with scale-up potential, as well as other methodological tools and guidelines. This may also include best practices in harnessing the power of cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration to enhance capacity, drive innovation, and unlock new opportunities for value creation across industry, academia, and the public sector.
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
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
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 CSA)
Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations 
Standard evaluation form (HE CSA) 
Guidance
HE Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA 
Call-specific instructions 
Detailed budget table (HE LS) 
Information on financial support to third parties (HE) 
Information on clinical studies (HE) 
Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"
Additional documents:
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 7. Digital, Industry and Space
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. 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
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