This grant aims to enhance European leadership in foresight activities related to future enabling digital technologies, fostering collaboration among academia, industry, and other stakeholders. It focuses on co-creating innovative solutions and aligning with national or regional initiatives to form an expanding innovation ecosystem across Europe, while also accelerating the adoption of advanced technologies by indust…
General information
- Programme
- Horizon Europe (HORIZON)2021–2027
- Call
- DIGITAL HORIZON-CL4-2027-04
- Programme part
- Pillar II · Global Challenges & CompetitivenessCluster 4 · Digital, Industry and Space
- Destination
- Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies (2026-27)
- Type of action
- HORIZON-CSA Coordination and Support Actions
- Type of MGA
- HORIZON-AG-LS HORIZON Lump Sum Grant
- Status
- Forthcoming
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Opening date
- 17.11.2026
- Deadline date
- 18.03.2027, 17:00 Brussels time
- Cross-cutting priorities
Budget overview
| Type of action | Budget 2027 | EU contribution per project | Grants | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZON-CSACoordination and Support Actions | €4M | €4M | 1 | 18.03.2027 |
Expected outcome
- European leadership in foresight activities on future enabling technologies and their transformational potential in industrial, societal and environmental terms.
- Increased collaboration between academia, industry players and other relevant stakeholders in iterative and multidisciplinary approaches for co-creating the enabling technologies of the future.
- Alignment with national or regional initiatives creating an expanding innovation ecosystem, anchored in local contexts across Europe, for selected emerging technologies.
- Accelerating the pick-up of novel advanced technology by industry and society.
Scope
Proposals should establish a forum for emerging interdisciplinary areas and new technological visions.
Proposals should enable and support a broad range of participants (across disciplines in science and engineering, RTOs, industry sectors, stakeholders) to meet, mutually inspire, cooperate and identify together innovative ideas for future enabling digital technologies covering from fundamental research up to proof of concept.
Proposals should involve and be driven by representatives of the relevant actors of the field (e.g., academia, RTOs, industry including SMEs).
Proposals should consider civil society engagement for seeking wider input.
Proposals should connect with analogous EC-internal activities, either ongoing (e.g. FOSI4EIC involving EISMEA and JRC) or foreseen, such as the Competitiveness Coordination Tool and the technology observatory envisaged in the FP10 regulation.
Who can apply
- A single organisation from an EU Member State or Associated Country (Ukraine is associated) is enough unless the topic requires a consortium.
- Universities, research organisations, companies, public authorities and NGOs can take part.
Topic-specific condition: Subject to restrictions for the protection of European communication networks.
Applicant types in our database: All participants.
How to apply
- Register your organisation on the Funding & Tenders portal and get a PIC (9 digits).
- Check the topic text for consortium requirements and who can apply.
- Download the proposal template (Part A forms, Part B narrative) in the submission system on the topic page.
- Submit by 18.03.2027, 17:00 Brussels time. The system opens on 17.11.2026.
The official topic text, templates and submission are on the Funding & Tenders topic page.
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