Loading page...
Log inCreate account
Loading page...
This round is closed. The next round and similar open calls are listed below. Synced from the EU Funding & Tenders Portal on 9 November 2026.
This call is closed. These open or upcoming calls fund the closest work.
Projects the EU funded under this call, with the organisation that led each one.
FUTUREFACILITIES FOR UNIFIED NEXT-GENERATION WIND TUNNEL TESTING AND RESEARCH IN EUROPE
Led by Stichting Koninklijk Nederlands Lucht - en Ruimtevaartcentrum · Netherlands · 2026 · Official record ↗
Based on projects the EU funded on the same subject in this programme.
WIMBYWind In My Backyard: Using holistic modelling tools to advance social awareness and engagement on large wind power installations in the EU
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-05 · 2023 · Official record ↗
AIREAdvanced study of the atmospheric flow Integrating REal climate conditions to enhance wind farm and wind turbine power production and increase components durability
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D3-03-04 · 2023 · Official record ↗
FLOATFARMDeveloping the Next Generation of Environmentally-Friendly Floating Wind Farms with Innovative Technologies and Sustainable Solutions
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D3-01-05 · 2024 · Official record ↗
EU-CHINA-BRIDGEEU-CHINA-BRIDGE - Building Roadmaps to Industrial Decarbonisation and Green Economy through EU-China Cooperation
HORIZON-CL5-2023-D1-02-01 · 2024 · Official record ↗
ICONICSmart, Aware, Integrated Wind Farm Control Interacting with Digital Twins (ICONIC)
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D3-03-04 · 2023 · Official record ↗
OCEAN-MINDOPEX Certainty Enhancement and Analytics for Next-gen MaINtenance in Floating WinD
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-07 · 2027 · Official record ↗
BuildONAffordable and digital solutions to Build the next generatiON of smart EU buildings
HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-01-03 · 2023 · Official record ↗
LIFE-WINDLifecycle-Informed Integrated Framework for Environmental and Socioeconomic Sustainability of Offshore Wind Deployment at Regional Level
HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-08 · 2027 · 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:Project results should focus on new and adapted testing capabilities for next generation climate neutral aviation. Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
Scope:The new mission letter to Commission-designate for startups, research and innovation called for new long-term strategy to boost European Research Infrastructures, recognising the need to further strengthen the European research and technology linked to strategic facilities, as they can greatly contribute to the competitiveness of the European economy.
In parallel to ongoing research policy initiatives which aim to define the future EU landscape and funding programmes to support technology infrastructures, the advancement of science and technologies is necessary for the development of new and adapted testing capabilities. EU wind-tunnels is a prime example of such strategic capabilities towards climate-neutral aviation. The Horizon 2020 RINGO project has provided an analysis of needs, gaps and overlaps of European Aviation R&I Infrastructures, especially strategic infrastructures, in order to achieve Flightpath 2050 goals, while a recent internal effort has updated, refined and prioritised those findings.
The scope of this topic is focused on better understanding and further advancing critical technologies that require the update of relevant strategic EU testing capabilities, in particular wind tunnels. While new instrumentation and development of new testing procedures and digital tools is within the scope of this topic, other Research and Technology Infrastructure investments (i.e., buildings, auxiliary facilities, etc) fall outside of the scope.
The complexity of multi-disciplinary design and optimisation of future aircrafts requires extensive computational efforts, validated by wind-tunnel and propulsion testing. The scope of this topic is confined by strategic priorities and proposed aircraft concepts as defined in the updated Horizon Europe Clean Aviation Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. Emphasis is placed on airframe and propulsion transformative technologies, including the integration of advanced propulsion architectures on the airframe, distributed hybrid/electric propulsion, high aspect ratio and highly flexible unfuelled wing (e.g. for LH2 aircraft), boundary layer ingestion, ground effects in new aircraft architectures and aeroacoustics.
The projects should be aligned with the Fly the Green Deal vision and 2050 climate neutral aviation objectives and if possible, exploit synergies with other EU and National projects. In those cases that the participation of multiple testing facilities is required, the projects should also define and agree upon interfaces, common architectures and common data exchange formats.
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.
Not applicable.
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 2025 – 1. General Introduction
HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility
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
Confirm the current call documents and submission conditions with the funding authority.
View on EU portal ↗Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal · synced 2026-11-09
A free account keeps your shortlist and sends deadline reminders. The EUACC connector brings this call, its FAQs, past winners and similar calls into Claude or ChatGPT, so you can check fit and draft with sources.