Horizon Europe – 2026 Industry Calls now published

The 2026 Work Programme establishes two calls under the Industry pillar, across two destinations: HORIZON-CL4-2026-01 (€ 319 million, 15 topics, single stage) and HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-two-stage (€ 98 million, 3 topics, two-stage). Two other calls, HORIZON-RAISE-2026-01 (€ 27.8million, 2 topics) and HORIZON-CID-2026-01 (€ 125 million, 1 topic) complete the funding opportunities.

Learn more about the call details and topics:
 

HORIZON-CL4-2026-01 (SINGLE STAGE) 

Opens: 06/01/2026                  Deadline: 21/04/2026

Destination: Leadership in materials and production for Europe

• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-23: Accelerating the discovery and development of chemicals and innovative advanced materials through digitalisation and artificial intelligence (IA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU partnership)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-24: Cooperation on innovative advanced materials with Japan (CSA
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-01: Advanced manufacturing for key products (IA) (Made in Europe partnership)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-04: Optimise the usage of resources in a circular economy (RIA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-05: Circular innovative advanced materials: facilitating the transition from design to markets (RIA) (Innovative Advanced Materials for the EU and Made in Europe partnerships)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-31: Efficient capture / purification / utilisation of CO2 for the production of competitive products (RIA) (Processes4Planet partnership)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-41: Enhancing industry-academia knowledge exchange in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) (CSA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-44: Attracting management talent for capacity building for Technology Infrastructures staff members (CSA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-45: Pilot access schemes to Technology Infrastructures for European startups, scaleups and innovative SMEs (CSA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-46: Mapping and service finder for Technology Infrastructures (CSA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-48: ‘Proof of market’ to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated R&I results (IA)

Raw Materials:

• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-11: Innovative technologies and tools for exploration and data modelling of raw materials (RIA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-12: Technologies for innovative extraction of critical raw materials (RIA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-13: Monitoring of secondary raw materials (CSA)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-14: Improving availability of secondary raw materials through recycling (IA)
   

HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-two-stage (TWO-STAGE)

Opens: 16/12/2025                  Deadline (1^st Stage): 17/03/2026

Destination: Leadership in materials and production for Europe

• HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-MAT-PROD-21- two-stage: Development of safe and sustainable alternatives to substances of concern (IA)

Destination: Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies

• HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-51-two-stage: AI improved advanced manufacturing and production processes in factories (RIA) (Made in Europe and AI, Data and Robotics partnerships)
• HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53-two-stage: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries (RIA) (Processes4Planet and AI, Data and Robotics partnerships)
   

HORIZON-RAISE-2026-01

Opens: 06/01/2026                  Deadline: 21/04/2026

• HORIZON-RAISE-2026-01-01: Thematic Networks of Excellence for AI in Science (RAISE pilot) (RIA)
• HORIZON-RAISE-2026-01-02: Thematic Networks of Excellence for AI in Science – Agriculture and Environmental Pollution (RAISE pilot)
   

HORIZON-CID-2026-01* 

Opens: 18/12/2025                  Deadline: 15/09/2026

• HORIZON-CID-2026-01-01: R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal: Decarbonisation of energy intensive industries (IA) (Processes4Planet and Clean Steel partnerships)

*(HaDEA is in charge of this joint call with CINEA – a second topic is led by CINEA)
 

The Horizon Europe Info Days on Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry and Space, will take place on 29 and 30 January 2026. More information, when available, will be published here.

For more information on the call and topics, please consult the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 – Cluster 4 and the call page on the Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal.

Background

Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Industry supports the implementation of scientific projects, mainly to accelerate the green and digital transitions and to increase the EU’s autonomy in key strategic value chains for a resilient industry.

HaDEA supports industrial research and innovation by managing the ‘Industry’ part of Cluster 4 ‘Digital, Industry and Space’ of the Horizon Europe programme and the legacy programme Horizon 2020.

Further details on calls HORIZON-CL4-2026-01 and HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-two-stage can be found in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025. 

More information about the Horizon Europe strategic plan for 2025-2027, which sets out the strategic orientations for the final years of the EU’s largest research and innovation (R&I) programme to date, can be found here.