Advancing promising results from Pillar II collaborative research through the innovation journey

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Description

Europe

Culture & Creative, Industry, Health & Life Sciences +2•100% • 32.5M€

Open — Jan 28 (85d)

Dates & Deadlines

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Opening Date

October 20, 2026

Application Phases

Deadline

January 28, 2027 at 05:00 PM

85 days left

Financial Details

Non-Refundable

Maximum Funding Rate

100%

Budget

32.5M€

Eligible Project Value

Up to 2.5M€

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

Bonuses & Majorations

●STEP Seal awarded to eligible proposals exceeding all evaluation thresholds
●Fast Track to Research and Innovation Procedure for faster access to funds
●Portfolio balance: top 2 ranked proposals per Pillar II Cluster funded if thresholds met

Result Indicators

●Number of innovative solutions validated in real-world settings
●Scale and significance of societal and economic impacts
●Number of end users engaged in co-development and validation
●Market readiness and deployment potential achieved
●Business plan or exploitation strategy developed
●First deployment in the EU and/or Associated Countries
●Regulatory or certification milestones reached
●Investment commitments secured for next phase
●User/customer satisfaction and adoption rates
●Operational readiness for scaling up
●Standardisation or interoperability achieved
●KPIs for clean transformation, resilience, or strategic autonomy

EU Programme Details

Call ID: HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-02-05
Cluster: Horizontal Activities
Destination: Bridging Actions
Submission Mode: single-stage
EU Contribution: Up to €2,500,000.00 per project
Expected Projects: 13 projects
Funding Rate Rule: Up to 70% of eligible costs for Innovation Actions (IA); up to 100% for non-profit legal entities

Funding Rate

100%

Budget

32.5M€

Days Left

Jan 28

Curated by

Marlene Faria

Eligibility

Eligible Sectors

Culture & CreativeIndustryHealth & Life SciencesICT & SoftwareOther

Company Typologies

MicroSMESmall Mid-CapMid-CapLargePrivate non-profit entitiesPublic entities

Application Mode

Consortium / Copromotion

Action Types

Prototyping and iterative testing in real-world settingsLarge-scale product validation and market replicationBusiness plan and exploitation strategy developmentStakeholder and end-user engagement and co-creationMarket entry and commercialisation planningRegulatory compliance, standardisation, and certificationScaling operations and supply chain preparationDemonstration and piloting of innovative solutionsInvestment bridging and partnership buildingUse of research and technology infrastructuresUser/customer feedback and product refinementDeployment planning in the EU and/or Associated CountriesInnovation Action

Official Links

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