Autonomous vessels in short sea shipping and inland waterways

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Description

Europe

Blue Economy, Mobility & Transport, Industry +2•100% • 15M€

Pending

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

October 5, 2026

Opening Date

December 15, 2026

Application Phases

Fase única

April 14, 2027 at 05:00 PM

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

15M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 7.5M€

Criteria & Documents

Eligible Expenses

●Personnel Costs
●Travel costs
●Equipment costs
●Other goods, works and services costs
●Subcontracting
●Indirect Costs

Access Conditions

●Legal entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries
●Consortium must include partners from at least three different EU Member States or Associated Countries
●Compliance with general and specific admissibility and eligibility criteria

Selection Criteria

●Excellence (scientific and technical merit)
●Impact (contribution to policy and partnership KPIs)
●Quality and efficiency of implementation

Mandatory Information

●Application form (Part A and Part B)
●Budget

Result Indicators

●Degrees of automation demonstrated (degree three and four)
●Number of autonomous vessels demonstrated
●Implementation of cyber risk and data integrity safeguards
●Workforce upskilling outcomes
●Demonstrated reduction in operational emissions

EU Programme Details

Call ID: HORIZON-CL5-2027-03-D5-16
Cluster: 5 – Climate, Energy and Mobility
Destination: D5. Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes
Submission Mode: Single-stage
EU Contribution: Around €7,500,000.00 per project
Expected Projects: 2 projects
Funding Rate Rule: Up to 100% of eligible costs for non-profit entities; up to 70% for for-profit participants

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

15M€

Curated by

Marlene Faria

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Blue EconomyMobility & TransportIndustryICT & SoftwareEnergy & Environment

Company Typologies

SMELargePublic entitiesPrivate non-profit entities

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Technology demonstrationPilot projectR&DTraining and upskillingIntegration of legal/regulatory frameworksEconomic modelingInnovation Action

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