Discovery tool, not advice. Every figure is the published rule, not a decision on your case.

Grants

Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation calls

Horizon Europe (Clusters / Pillar II collaborative calls)

Status

Status not published

Hundreds of topic-specific deadlines published in biennial work programmes; check each topic page on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Check with the funder

Amount

Not published

Amounts vary entirely by topic; typical Pillar II project budgets run from roughly EUR 2 million to EUR 20 million shared across a consortium, but no single figure applies. Standard reimbursement rates are set per action type in the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement, not on the programme landing page; not verified here, so recorded as null.

Funder

European Commission (DG RTD and executive agencies HaDEA, CINEA, REA, EISMEA)

public · supranational

Deadline: annual_call — Hundreds of topic-specific deadlines published in biennial work programmes; check each topic page on the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Your odds

16.0%

Published by the funder, 2021-2024. This rate is measured unstated, so the odds from a standing start are lower.

Source

Effort

major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Sectors: any, health, climate, ai, manufacturing, agri
Stage: seed, series_a, growth
R&D activity required
Locally registered entity required

Startups normally participate as consortium partners rather than as lead applicants. Included here because it is the largest single source of EU R&D money reachable by an SME, but any specific topic's amounts and rates must be read from that topic's page. Horizon Europe grants are directly managed EU funds and are not Member State de minimis aid.

How to apply

Search the Funding & Tenders Portal for topics matching your technology and check the topic conditions. — link
Register your organisation and obtain a PIC. — link
Join or form a consortium (most Pillar II topics require at least three independent legal entities from three different Member States/Associated Countries) and submit by the topic deadline. — link

What you will need

Proposal Part A (administrative and budget forms)
Proposal Part B (technical annex)
PIC for every partner

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon — checked 2026-08-14

"Horizon Europe programme page on the EU Funding & Tenders Opportunities Portal, listing calls for proposals by cluster and topic."