Imminent closure of calls for proposals
We offer you our selection of cascade funding calls that will soon close. There is still time left to participate.
AIRise
AIRISE (Artificial Intelligence for Resilience in Manufacturing SMEs) aims to accelerate the adoption of AI in manufacturing SMEs and mid-caps across Europe. Through Open Call 5, AIRISE offers financial support and expert services to help companies conduct experiments applying AI to improve manufacturing processes—making them more sustainable, agile, resilient, and inclusive. Each selected experiment is expected to span 6–12 months and includes structured phases (Initialisation, Implementation, Validation), with guidance from assigned tutors and reporting requirements.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €40,000.
Eligibility and consortia: single SMEs or mid-caps
Deadline: 16th July 2025.
YouRban (for Artists, Citizens & Designers)
professionals from the creative and design sectors to participate in a residency based in Milan or Barcelona.
Milan: Selected applicants will develop innovative, sustainable solutions to address specific urban challenges previously identified through consultation with local stakeholders. Barcelona: independent ideas for sustainable, urban-centered innovation. Rather than responding to a predefined challenge, applicants are expected to develop a conceptual or physical solution and identify the problem it addresses throughout the design process.
Maximum funding request per proposal: Lump sum grant of up to €40,000 to address a specific challenge in the XR healthcare sector.
Eligibility and consortia: natural persons, professionals and companies as single partners or small consortia, formed by maximum two legal entities of any EU countries. Profiles of designers, artists and creators.
Deadline: 30th July 2025.
YouRban (for Urban Factories)
For European Urban Factories to provide to designers and artists (YouRban OC1) the technical expertise, tools, and infrastructure necessary to support co-design and co-production activities within the artistic residencies at the Urban Factory in Milan or Barcelona.
Selected Urban Factories will: Host and mentor 8 creators selected in Open Call 1. Lead training and co-creation activities. Adapt and upgrade their facilities for reinforced polymer reprocessing. Participate in city events and public workshops. Collaborate with the YouRban mobile plant
Maximum funding request per proposal: €80.000
Eligibility and consortia: natural persons, professionals and companies as single partners or small consortia, formed by maximum two legal entities of any EU countries. YouRban is looking for small-scale producers as FabLabs and artisans’ laboratories (Urban Factories), engaged in building together a sustainable and inclusive system and encouraging dialogue across cultures, disciplines, professions, talents, genders, and ages.
Deadline: 30th July 2025.
Envelope
It aims to advance 5G-Advanced and beyond-5G capabilities through new vertical applications and experimental platforms. This Call invites SMEs, universities, and research institutes to conduct field trials using the ENVELOPE Experimental Facility. These trials must either: use at least one existing API or Enabler from ENVELOPE to validate the platform, or design and validate a new API/Enabler to extend the platform’s capabilities.
The experiments should preferably target domains outside the connected and automated mobility (CAM) sector, helping to prove ENVELOPE’s flexibility and cross-sector viability.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €60,000 per beneficiary; and €300,000 total per consortium. Funded as lump sums.
Eligibility and consortia: open to legal entities based in EU Member States, Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT), or Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Consortia of up to 5 partners are allowed (at least 50% SMEs). Mandatory use of the ENVELOPE Experimental Facility. Hungarian entities are not eligible (per EU rule-of-law protection decision). Entities affiliated with ENVELOPE partners or under conflict of interest are not eligible. Only one proposal per organization may be selected. Preference is given to consortia including partners from South-East Europe (SEE).
Deadline: 15th June 2025 (application deadline up to 31th July 2025)
EIT Culture & Creativity
To fund applied, small-scale innovation projects that address specific rural-urban challenges in PoliRuralPlus pilot regions while contributing to the technical advancement of the project. The 9 pilots of the PoliRuralPlus project tackle key rural-urban challenges such as depopulation, lack of digital services, agricultural sustainability, and territorial cohesion. Each pilot develops tailored digital solutions using technologies like AI, GIS, and IoT to address local needs. The shared goal is to create replicable applications that support better decision-making and foster inclusive, sustainable rural development.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €30.000 – €100.000
Eligibility and consortia: open to all types. Single applicants or consortia of up to three entities.
Deadline: 31st July May 2025.
Women TechEU
To ignite the potential of women-led early stage start-ups in deep tech. 160 talented women entrepreneurs from across the European Union and Horizon Europe associated countries will be receiving direct support. With 75k€ grant (non-diluting finance) and a personalized business development programme.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €75.000.
Eligibility and consortia: early-stage deep tech start-ups founded, or co-founded, by women holding a top management position (CEO, CTO or equivalent). Women should hold at least 25% of the shares in the company at the time of submission. The company must be registered and established in an EU Member State or a Horizon Europe Associated Country for at least six months at the time of opening of the call and a maximum of eight years.
Deadline: 4th August 2025.
EUDOROS
Targets entities that can benefit from receiving cybersecurity preparedness services, Cybersecurity Services Recipients. These entities are to invest in increasing their cybersecurity preparedness in the short term and plan to retain or improve their heightened preparedness levels in the long term.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €92,000-460,000€ (depending on consortium composition). No entity exceeding the maximum limit (€200,000). 50% of funding.
Eligibility and consortia: Priority Stream: a single eligible priority entity with a strong IT team that would like to take advantage of EUDOROS tools and services. 2 to 5 eligible co-applicants where at least one is a priority entity or an IT/OT systems service provider to priority entities and one or two are cybersecurity services providers and the remaining entities, if any, are cybersecurity services recipients.
General Stream: Applications in this stream are submitted by 2 to 5 eligible coapplicants where 2 to 4 are cybersecurity services and 1 or 2 cybersecurity services providers.
Deadline: 6th August 2025.
XR2Industry
To test the project new XR platform from a real-world, end-user perspective. At least start form TRL7-8 technology. There are challenges identified: Mixed-Reality Training for Industry. MR Guidance for Assembly & Maintenance. MR Safety Awareness & Hazard Training. MR Workflow in Regulated (Pharma/Bio) Environments
Maximum funding request per proposal: €92,000-460,000€ (depending on consortium composition). €200,000 (no entity exceeding the maximum limit). 50% of funding.
Eligibility and consortia: Priority Stream: a single eligible priority entity with a strong IT team that would like to take advantage of EUDOROS tools and services. 2 to 5 eligible co-applicants where at least one is a priority entity or an IT/OT systems service provider to priority entities and one or two are cybersecurity services providers and the remaining entities, if any, are cybersecurity services recipients.
General Stream: Applications in this stream are submitted by 2 to 5 eligible coapplicants where 2 to 4 are cybersecurity services and 1 or 2 cybersecurity services providers.
Deadline: 4th August 2025.
Pathways2Resilience
Pathways2Resilience guides participants through transformative frameworks like the Regional Resilience Journey and the Adaptation Investment Cycle and helps regions co-design their own resilience strategies, action plans, and investment plans with expert guidance and capacity building support.
Maximum funding request per proposal: €210,000.
Eligibility and consortia: consortia made up of 1 research team and 1 end-user.
Deadline: 12th August 2025.
UDENE
To expand the skilled practitioners of Geodata Science in Copernicus International Partner countries by using UDENE open-source tools as a practice platform in vocational courses. The Call Specific Objectives: 1. To expand the skilled user base of Copernicus Earth Observation System. 2. To demonstrate the value of geodata science in public services for maximizing societal impact. 3. To enable hands on training by embedding UDENE tools into educational curricula and training programs.
Maximum funding request per proposal: 10.000€ per proposal.
Eligibility and consortia:motivated individuals, researchers, urban developers, and a wide range of organizations
Deadline: 16th August 2025.
Open Horizons
To identify and select promising women-led, digital and deep-tech startups in Europe, specifically at the early stages, offering them a unique opportunity to participate in a tailored open innovation programme. Designed to upscale the capabilities of innovative startups, the programme provides structured pathways to access significant investment and growth opportunities.
The programme follows a structured, results-driven, two-phase approach. In the initial development phase, selected startups work on tailored solutions to corporate-defined challenges, refining their technology to align with real industry needs. This phase provides financial support, mentorship, and expert guidance to ensure feasibility and market readiness. The programme then moves into a five-month piloting phase, where startups execute the agreed-upon pilot project in collaboration with their corporate partner. Challenges defined cover areas multiple areas like energy, cybersecurity, engineering, AI, AgriTech, etc.
Maximum funding request per proposal: 55,000€
Eligibility and consortia:women-led, digital and deep-tech startups in Europe, specifically in the early stages.
Deadline: 21st August 2025.
EITUM-BP23-25
Call to address gaps in our innovation portfolio related to business plans and strategic agendas, as well as respond to external changes such as technological advancements, policies, and urgent events. The 2nd cut-off-related topics and requirements should be announced in October 2024 (two months prior to the deadline). Always, at least the following two mandatory tasks shall be included: to develop a new product/service/solution or significantly improve an existing product/service/solution, reaching full market readiness by the end of the project (TRL 8/9); to conduct a demonstration of the product/service/solution. Additional mandatory/optional tasks may be defined in relation to the different topics, as appropriate.
Maximum funding request per proposal: total EIT funding for this call: €4,2 million euros. A minimum co-funding rate of 33%. However, the co-funding rate may differ from one cut-off to the next. For applicants applying for topics addressing solely RIS countries, a co-funding rate of 20% may apply. Additional co-funding will be positively assessed.
Eligibility and consortia: organisations from Member States of the EU.
Deadline: 31st December 2025.