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EU Mission: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities

Status

Status not published

Mission topics are published in the Horizon Europe Missions work programme with annual deadlines, most commonly in September.

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Amount
Not published

Mission calls fund collaborative projects, living labs, lighthouse demonstrators and city pilots, typically EUR 2-20 million per project. Several Mission projects run cascade funding to SMEs and start-ups (financial support to third parties), commonly EUR 20,000-100,000 per company. The Cities Mission additionally routes investment support through the NetZeroCities platform and the Mission Label.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (Horizon Europe Missions)

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Mission topics are published in the Horizon Europe Missions work programme with annual deadlines, most commonly in September.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Consortium-based, minimum three independent entities from three EU/associated countries for most topics. Start-ups most often access Mission money through cascade calls run by funded projects rather than as direct applicants.

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/eu-missions-horizon-europe_en · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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