The call HORIZON-CL4-2026-03 (SPACE), part of Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space (Destination 5), closed on 16 September 2026.
A total of 132 proposals has been submitted.
Breakdown per topic*:
| Topic | Proposals received | Indicative number of projects expected to be funded (see Work Programme) |
| Accessing Space | ||
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-11: Reinforcing EU autonomous access to space through EU-based spaceports | 6 | 2 |
| Using Space on Earth – Telecommunication and Earth Observation | ||
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-31: Digital enablers and building-blocks for Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions (Space Partnership) | 55 | 3 |
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-32: Preparing demonstration missions for Earth Observation and Satellite telecommunication for Space solutions (Space Partnership) | 10 | 4 |
| Space sciences and exploration | ||
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-61: Scientific analysis and exploitation of space data | 52 | 2 |
| Boosting Space through EU non-dependence for critical space technologies | ||
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-81: Space critical EEE components for EU non-dependence – Radiation Hard FPGA on 7nm | 3 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-82: Space critical EEE components for EU non-dependence – GaN MMICs mm-Wave Foundations (Phase A): Development and Industrialization of Semi-insulating SiC Substrate Capabilities | 1 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-85: Critical Facilities Serving Space EEE components for EU non-dependence – High and Very High Energy Irradiation Test Facility Market Deployment | 1 | 1 |
| HORIZON-CL4-2026-SPACE-03-86: Space critical Equipment for EU non-dependence – Space Refuelling Interface | 4 | 1 |
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated at the latest on 16 February 2027.
*Available also under ‘Topic updates’ section on the respective F&T Portal topic page.
Background
EU Space Research aims to foster a cost-effective, competitive, and innovative space industry and research community. Under Horizon Europe Cluster 4 – Space (Destination 5), HaDEA is funding projects that prepare future evolutions of the EU Space Programme components, foster the EU space sector’s competitiveness, reinforce its independent capacity to access space, and secure its autonomy of supply for critical technologies.
- Publication date
- 29 September 2026
- Author
- European Health and Digital Executive Agency
- Programme Sector
- Space
- Programme
- Horizon Europe Cluster 4: Space