Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
The overarching vision behind the proposed investments under Cluster 4 is for Europe to shape competitive and trusted technologies, fostering a European industry with global leadership in key areas. It aims to enable production and consumption that respect the boundaries of our planet while maximizing the benefits for all sectors of society across Europe’s social, economic and territorial contexts.
This will build a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry, ensure a sustainable supply of raw materials, develop advanced materials and lay the foundation for innovation in addressing global challenges.
Visit the Cluster 4 webpage for more information, or use the EU Funding & Tenders Portal to search for funding opportunities from all clusters.
Areas of Intervention
- Manufacturing technologies
- Key digital technologies, including quantum technologies
- Emerging enabling technologies
- Advanced materials
- Artificial intelligence and robotics
- Next generation internet
- Advanced computing and Big Data
- Circular industries
- Low-carbon and clean industries
- Space, including Earth observation
Calls for Proposals
Submission deadline: 17:00 Brussels Time
Article 22.5 of Horizon Europe regulation allows the European Union to restrict access to specific calls to protect its own strategic assets, interests and autonomy. This regulation may limit participation in specific calls to only EU member states or select associated countries. These calls are typically referred to as restricted or sensitive calls.
The Canadian Horizon Europe Secretariat at ISED has worked diligently with the European Commission to ensure that Canadians can participate and receive funding for sensitive calls under the 2025 Work Programme. Calls that are deemed sensitive are labeled as such in the drop-boxes below.
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HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01
Integrated approaches for remanufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Manufacturing
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02
Physical and cognitive augmentation in advanced manufacturing (Made in Europe Partnership) (RIA)
Subdivision: Manufacturing
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05
Advanced manufacturing technologies for leadership of EU manufacturers in products for the net-zero industry (Made in Europe Partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Manufacturing
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-TWIN-TRANSITION-11-two-stage
Enhanced logistics and operations of construction sites (IA)
Subdivision: Construction
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31
From heat-driven processes to the use of mechanical and electric forces (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32
Green and resilient flexible production processes (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-33
Integrated use of renewable energy carriers in industrial sites (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34
Smart integration of net zero technologies into Energy Intensive industries (Processes4Planet and Made in Europe partnerships) (IA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-37
Solving issues in carbon-neutral iron and steel making processes with diverse input materials of varying quality (Clean Steel Partnership) (RIA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-TWIN-TRANSITION-35-two-stage
Developing and embedding upcycling technologies into viable business (Processes4Planet partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Circularity and Zero Pollution
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36
Safe and clean processing technologies and products (Processes4Planet partnership) (RIA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Circularity and Zero Pollution
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-38
Synergies and mutual learning with national and regional initiatives in Europe on Industrial decarbonization (CSA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Circularity and Zero Pollution
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-39
Towards human-centric, sustainable and resilient energy-intensive industries (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships) (CSA)
Subdivision: Energy-Intensive Industries – Circularity and Zero Pollution
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-TWIN-TRANSITION-21-two-stage:
Demonstrators for clusters of social circular enterprises (IA)
Subdivision: Social Circular Enterprises
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2) -
HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61
Technologies for critical raw materials and strategic raw materials from end-of-life products (IA)
Subdivision: Raw Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-62
Strategic Partnerships for Raw Materials: Innovative Approaches for sustainable production of Critical Raw Materials (IA)
Subdivision: Raw Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-63
Innovative solutions for the sustainable production for Semiconductor raw materials (IA)
Subdivision: Raw Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-MATERIALS-42-two-stage
Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for product monitoring, smart maintenance and repair strategies in the construction sector (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2)HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-MATERIALS-43-two-stage
Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for robust, fast curing sealants and coatings for manufacturing and final assembly (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-44
Innovative Advanced Materials Innovation Procurement (CSA)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-45
Materials Commons for Europe (IA)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-46
Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for photonics, enabling low-power and ultra-broadband performance for telecommunication (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-MATERIALS-47
Innovative Advanced Materials (IAMs) for conformable, flexible or stretchable electronics (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe partnership)
Subdivision: Innovative Advanced Materials
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-05-MATERIALS-51-two-stage
Development of safe and sustainable by design alternatives to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) (IA)
Subdivision: Safe and Sustainable by Design
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 (stage 1) and April 14, 2026 (stage 2)HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52
Accelerate the uptake of lifecycle assessment (LCA) for Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) chemicals and materials and resulting products (RIA)
Subdivision: Safe and Sustainable by Design
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-31
Digitally enabled local-for-local textile and apparel production (Textiles for the Future Partnership) (IA)
Subdivision: Textiles
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 -
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-08
Large-scale pilots for supply end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities for Telco Edge Cloud deployments, as a basis for Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks) (RIA)
Subdivision: Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks)
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-09
Alignment of stakeholders towards the supply-side large-scale pilot of end-to-end infrastructures integrating device, network computing and communication capabilities (CSA)
Subdivision: Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks)
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-10
Roadmap for next generation computing technologies from IoT device level to edge to cloud to HPC (CSA)
Subdivision: Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks)
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-11
Open Internet Stack: development of technological commons/open-source 3C building blocks (RIA)
Subdivision: Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks)
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-12
Preparing the Advancement of the state of the art of submarine cable infrastructures (CSA)
Subdivision: Connected Collaborative Computing Networks (3C networks)
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DATA-13
Fostering Innovative and Compliant Data Ecosystems (IA) (AI, Data and Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-02
Empowering AI/generative AI along the Cognitive Computing continuum (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DATA-03
Software Engineering for AI and generative AI (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025 -
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
Continuation of the Quantum Technologies Flagship (CSA)
Subdivision: Quantum and High Performance Computing
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02
Quantum Computing – complementing the quantum computing FPAs with the development of a technology agnostic software stack (RIA)
Subdivision: Quantum and High Performance Computing
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03
Supporting Digital Partnerships in Quantum technologies (RIA)
Subdivision: Quantum and High Performance Computing
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04
Post-exascale HPC (CSA)
Subdivision: Quantum and High Performance Computing
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01
Advanced sensor technologies and multimodal sensor integration for multiple application domains (IA) (Photonics Partnership)
Subdivision: Photonics
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08
Strengthening the fabless Start-up and SME ecosystem in Europe (CSA)
Subdivision: Semiconductors
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07
Robust and trustworthy Generative AI for Robotics and industrial automation (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics & Made in Europe Partnerships)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09
Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-04
Assessment methodologies for General Purpose AI capabilities and risks (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-05
Soft Robotics for Advanced physical capabilities (IA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07
Enhanced Learning Strategies for General Purpose AI: Advancing GenAI4EU (RIA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Sensitive Call
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61
AI Foundation models in science (GenAI4EU) (RIA)
Subdivision: Artificial Intelligence in Science
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62
Facilitated cooperation for AI in Science (CSA)
Subdivision: Artificial Intelligence in Science
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025 -
HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-11
CSA on access to European spaceports
Subdivision: Accessing Space
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-12
Digital solutions for autonomy for space transportation systems, design and simulation tools – Digital enablers and building blocks
Subdivision: Accessing Space
Sensitive Call
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-13
Digital solutions for autonomy for space transportation systems, design and simulation tools – targeting demonstration
Subdivision: Accessing Space
Sensitive Call
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-21
ISOS Pilot Mission Detailed Design – Servicing component
Subdivision: Acting in Space
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-22
ISOS Pilot Mission Detailed Design – HOST component
Subdivision: Acting in Space
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-23
ISOS Pilot Mission Detailed Design – Logistics component
Subdivision: Acting in Space
Sensitive Call
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-24
ISOS Pilot Mission Detailed Design – satAPPs component
Subdivision: Acting in Space
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-31
Digital enablers and building blocks for Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Telecommunications
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-32
Preparing demonstration missions for collaborative Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Telecommunications
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-41
Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) evolution: new and innovative processing and methods for future Sentinels and other satellites for reanalyzes
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-42
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) evolution: improved soil-vegetation-atmosphere modelling and data assimilation of atmospheric constituents
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-43
Copernicus Anthropogenic CO₂ Emissions Monitoring & Verification Support (CO2MVS) capacity: new and innovative methods to estimate the impact of fires on vegetation and related carbon fluxes
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-44
Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS) evolution: new and innovative ocean data assimilation techniques
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-45
Supporting the AI/ML digital transition of Copernicus Services
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-46
Innovative Earth observation services in support of maritime litter detection and ship source pollution policies
Subdivision: Using Space on Earth – Earth Observation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-71
Space Critical EEE Components for EU non-dependence – RISC-V Microprocessor on 7nm
Subdivision: Boosting Space through Non-Dependence of the EU for Key Critical Space Technologies
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-72
Space Critical Equipment and Related Technologies for EU non-dependence – Chip Scale Atomic Clocks and Solar Cells
Subdivision: Boosting Space through Non-Dependence of the EU for Key Critical Space Technologies
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-73
Space Critical EEE Components for EU non-dependence – Connectors
Subdivision: Boosting Space through Non-Dependence of the EU for Key Critical Space Technologies
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-74
Space Critical EEE Components for EU non-dependence – Advanced Packages and Memories
Subdivision: Boosting Space through Non-Dependence of the EU for Key Critical Space Technologies
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-02-SPACE-81
EU-Japan cooperation on the exploitation of Quantum Space Gravimetry data
Subdivision: Boosting Space through International Cooperation
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 25, 2025 -
HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14
Core technologies for virtual worlds (RIA) (Virtual Worlds and Photonics Partnerships)
Subdivision: Virtual Worlds
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-15
GenAI4EU: Generative AI for Virtual Worlds: Advanced technologies for better performance and hyper personalized and immersive experience (IA) (AI/Data/Robotics & Virtual Worlds Partnerships)
Subdivision: Virtual Worlds
Sensitive Call
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-16
Drive the evolution of the internet towards open and interoperable Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds: building blocks in priority areas (RIA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
Subdivision: Virtual Worlds
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-17
Specific support for the Virtual Worlds Partnership and the Web 4.0 initiative (CSA) (Virtual Worlds Partnership)
Subdivision: Virtual Worlds
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-18
GenAI4EU central Hub (CSA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)
Subdivision: AI-Gen AI / Data / Robotics
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-60
Horizon Standardization Booster (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-61
Standardization landscape analyses tool (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62
Artificial Intelligence for knowledge valorization (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-63
Value creation pilots for scaling up innovative solutions (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-64
Pilot initiatives on Technology Infrastructures (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-65
System innovation experimentation for Industry 5.0 (IA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-66
Assessment of Technology Infrastructure needs in Ukraine (CSA)
Subdivision: Standardization and Knowledge Valorization
Open: May 22, 2025
Deadline: September 23, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-19
International cooperation in semiconductors (CSA)
Subdivision: International Cooperation
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-HUMAN-08
GenAI for Africa
Subdivision: International Cooperation
Open: June 10, 2025
Deadline: October 2, 2025
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