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Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Accelerated adoption of high-TRL (Technology Readiness Level) disaster risk solutions across diverse sectors;Facilitated integration of innovative technologies into existing disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery frameworks;Promoted collaboration among stakeholders to scale proven solutions and enhance resilience;Addressed barriers to deployment, ensuring accessibility and usability of advanced DRS technologies;Strengthened evidence-based decision-making through demonstration and validation of high-TRL solutions in real-world scenarios; Promoted visibility of civil security research results. Scope:This topic aims to foster the widespread adoption and integration of high-TRL (Technology Readiness Level) disaster risk solutions (DRS) across multiple sectors, enha...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Increased understanding of policymakers and relevant security practitioners of the phenomenon of terrorism and lone-actor violence towards citizens in confined places such as schools, in the European context;Terrorist and lone-actor attacks to citizens in confined places such as schools, are prevented in Europe by, e.g., detecting and tackling early signs of isolation and radicalisation, as well as the promotion of a secure and inclusive environment;European schools and other confined places, e.g., places of worship, public administration or other buildings accessible to the public, are provided with state-of-the-art means of ensuring their security;Cooperation between Police Authorities in Europe and relevant staff (in schools, public administration, etc.) is improved. Scope:Cit...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Improved detection, localization, characterization and, when applicable, neutralisation, of unmanned vehicles alone or in swarms, involved in trafficking or smuggling activities across external borders, while complying with legal and ethical guidelines;Improved border situational awareness, especially in the context of large-scale movements of people across borders, including from potential instrumentalisation of irregular migration, conflicts, social, economic, environmental and climate stress;Better safeguard and promotion of fundamental rights thanks to enhanced situational awareness;Reliable, redundant detection and reaction capacities without putting staff and society at risk. Scope:Capabilities for situational awareness and surveillance of land and sea borders need improvem...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Improved protection of minors, including by more reliable age assessments and by minimising the use of intrusive age assessment methods;Improved adaptation, preparedness and cooperation of authorities in the fight against human trafficking;Expanded European-based knowledge on reliability, accuracy and effectiveness of age assessment methods. Scope:Many unaccompanied children and young persons arriving at the external EU borders and seeking asylum, lack official documents showing their identity and age. Age assessment methods are important as they contribute to the determination of, for example, where an individual will be initially housed and what services, supports, and legal processes they will receive to ensure protection and, if applicable, child protection.In other cases, mi...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Police Authorities in Europe are equipped with specialised skills and technologies to counter an increase in illegal activities related to the climate change and the emergence of new (opportunistic) criminal patterns;Improved understanding by policymakers of the effects of climate change on law enforcement with a view of developing related effective European policies;improved knowledge of the impacts of climate change phenomena on social dynamics which can raise demands from public authorities to keep public order, moving beyond traditional perspectives about crime and terrorism. Scope:Global climate change is a megatrend expected to affect our societies over the next decade. As stated in “Germany: National interdisciplinary climate risk assessment”[1], “We are already living in...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:Critical infrastructure operators and authorities have access to efficient, adaptable, resilient and reliable tools and processes enabling or improving virtual and physical stress tests of their respective assets/ and operations;Critical entities have broader and deeper understanding of their technical and operational vulnerabilities and adaptive capabilities, improving the scenario building and stress tests exercises;Systems allowing notification and collaboration under stress conditions are available for relevant stakeholders;Critical entities are better equipped for post-incident investigations, including data collection, analysis and improved learning, management and sharing in a secure manner;Improved operational procedures including incidents management and training curricula are de...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Creation of cutting-edge tools, processes, equipment and technologies to enhance disaster and emergency response capabilities for various practitioners as well as for assets, such as vehicles, aircraft, and heavy equipment;Taking into consideration existing technologies, development of autonomous drones, robotics, and other technologies specifically designed for emergency medical response and search and rescue operations in hazardous conditions such as wildfires, earthquakes and large-scale events;Improvement of response efficiency and safety for survivors and emergency practitioners through the adoption of advanced, technology-driven solutions in disaster scenarios;Consider needs of existing EU-level capacities, emergency reserves, and stockpiling in the deployment of the assets...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Creation of an integrated ecosystem for secure and resilient communication systems to support civil security operations across Europe;Advancement of next-generation capabilities, ensuring robust, scalable, and interoperable communication systems for critical civil security functions relevant for the future EU Critical Communication System (EUCCS). Scope:The European Union Critical Communication System (EUCCS) is a flagship initiative aiming at gradual development of a unified, secure, and interoperable communication infrastructure to support critical public safety and civil security operations across Europe. Aims to provide law enforcement, first responders, emergency services, and other critical sectors with reliable, real-time communication capabilities, even in challenging or...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:Improved understanding of systemic vulnerabilities of critical entities including physical, digital, operational, and cross-sectoral dimensions, in the face of compound natural and human-made disaster risks;Verification of existing measures countering potential NaTech risks;Demonstration of advanced technological solutions that enhance the ability of public and private providers of critical services to prepare for, respond to, and recover from complex, multi-hazard scenarios, including cascading or hybrid NaTech events;Deployment of common platforms and operational tools for dynamic risk assessment, decision support, between public authorities, first responders, and critical infrastructure operators during disruptive events;Strengthened multi-level and cross-border cooperation frameworks...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following expected outcomes:Integrated single-hazard systems into multi-hazard next generation predictive models to assess cascading effects (e.g., heatwave, floods, droughts, landslides, heavy rain) and interactions across meteorological, geophysical, and technological hazards;Enhanced hazard forecasting and response through research on model integration and platform interoperability;Development of holistic risk and resilience metrics to support multi-hazard prevention strategies, encompassing main physical, economic and social effects;Improvement of analysis models considering evolving vulnerability state, due to cascading and cumulative effects, through numerical simulations and experimental tests, possibly also supported by AI applications;Collected reliable data (same granularity and format) and ways t...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:Identification and analysis of potential new security risks related to innovative technologies being deployed in the urban and peri-urban environments;Innovative and modern tools to identify and measure changes in urban and peri-urban areas caused by the green transition, insofar as they concern security and possible resilience approaches;Verification of measures countering potential safety and security risks, hazards and challenges arising in areas hosting green technologies;Contribution to building awareness and societal acceptance for the safety and security aspects of the green transition;Impacts of incidents involving new and emerging technologies are examined, including environmental and climate risks;Security, safety and resilience aspects of the supply chains of green technologies...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:For supported doctoral candidatesNew research and transferable skills and competences, leading to improved employability and career prospects within and outside academia;New knowledge allowing the conversion of ideas into products and services, where relevant;Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase and broaden the research and innovation impact. For participating organisationsImproved quality, relevance and sustainability of doctoral training programmes and supervision arrangements;Enhanced cooperation and transfer of knowledge between sectors and disciplines;Increased integration of training and research activities between participating organisations;Boosted R&I capacity;Increased internationalisation and attractivene...

Expected Outcome:This action builds on the MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call (HORIZON-MSCA-DN-2026).The project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:For supported doctoral candidates:New research and transferable skills and competences in the application of AI in science, leading to improved employability and career prospects within and outside academia;New knowledge allowing the conversion of ideas into products and services, where relevant;Enhanced networking and communication capacities with scientific peers, as well as with the general public that will increase and broaden the research and innovation impact. For participating organisations:Improved quality, relevance and sustainability of doctoral training programmes and supervision arrangements;Enhanced cooperation and transfer of knowledge between sectors and disciplines;Increased integration of training and...

Expected Outcome:The EIC STEP Scale Up call offers a total indicative budget of EUR 300 million for 2026, which is expected to rise to EUR 900 million for the period 2025-2027. Any unused amount from this budget will be allocated with priority to the EIC Accelerator Open call.The support will be in the form of equity-only investments managed by the EIC Fund. Applicants to this call will not receive a grant component. It provides significant financial support, and applicants should apply for an investment of a minimum of EUR 10 million and maximum of EUR 30 million, to co-invest in a funding round in the range of EUR 50 to 150 million, and at least three to five times the amount of the requested EIC contribution. The specific terms of each investment are considered and negotiated on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the EIC Fund Investment Guidelines. This ensures the investment is...

Expected Outcome:The successful proposal is expected to further contribute to the expected outcomes specified in topic HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-02-01: European Partnership of Agriculture of Data, for continuation of the activities in line with already agreed outcomes. Scope:The objective of this action is to continue to provide support to the European partnership of Agriculture of Data identified in the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2021-2024 and first implemented under the topic HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-02-01: European Partnership of Agriculture of Data, and in particular to fund additional activities (which may also be undertaken by additional partners) in view of its intended scope and duration, and in accordance with Article 24(2) of the Horizon Europe Regulation.The consortium which applied to and received funding under HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-02-01: European Partnership o...

Expected Outcome:Deep sedimentary/basement reservoirs are usually characterized by low permeability, high drilling cost and a scarcity of data, as they are typically ignored by hydrocarbon exploration. Major exploration challenges relate to predicting deep sedimentary and basement reservoir structures and properties to identify suitable locations for reservoir-independent approaches, capable of overcoming the low permeability obstacle, such as Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) or closed-loop geothermal systems.Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Increased knowledge base for developers to unlock unexploited geothermal resources, increase drilling success rate, increase geothermal sources performance and reduce the risk of induced seismicity and deploy geothermal energy in a sustainable way in environmental (notably on biodiversity and pollu...

Expected Outcome:Agrivoltaics or the co-location of agricultural activity and PV electricity production is a novel form of PV deployment which could provide farmers with diversified revenue sources and ecological benefits, while reducing land use competition, siting restrictions or adverse impacts on biodiversity and agricultural production. Optimizing system designs and business practices will help to enable simultaneous land use creating synergy for both agriculture and electricity production; this can benefit farmers, lower PV costs and enable the European Union to reach the goals of the EU solar energy strategy.Similarly, offshore/nearshore PV systems represent a tremendous deployment potential in Europe and globally, due to their advantages in conserving land resources and optimizing light utilization. However, prevailing technical challenges limit deployment in most sea conditions...

Expected Outcome:Fully sustainable regional bioenergy value chains and efficient conversion can play an important role in renewable efficient power and heating generation and for reaching the EU climate and energy targets and contribute to European competitiveness and energy security.Project results are expected to contribute to at all of the following expected outcomes:The demonstration of regional value chains for the use of locally to regionally sourced sustainable and cheap solid biofuel from upgraded biogenic residues and wastes in line with the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive in high efficiency CHP plant creates opportunities for SMs, regional value generation and European knowledge advancement and international competitiveness in the sector. Provide flexible renewable power and heat to local industries for their processes and allow for high penetration of renewables i...

Expected Outcome:Projects are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:Effective and innovative methods for gathering, sharing and using large data sets in energy applications for the purpose of training AI models while ensuring privacy and security.Advanced and - wherever possible - open-source AI foundation models to support the digitalisation of the energy system, through improved grid observability, forecasting of supply and demand, advanced storage and renewables integration, demand side flexibility and energy efficiency.Enhanced cooperation, knowledge sharing and interoperability among energy system actors for secure and seamless data exchange.Advanced methodologies for AI model development ensuring that the results are FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) beyond the project ending, open source and accommodating for technology evolution. Scope:T...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Robust evidence on how inhabitants experience their neighbourhood[1] and the impact of these experiences on their health and well-being.The research informs policies, strategies, neighbourhood planning and procurement for the green transition[1] of neighbourhoods, including their nature-positive[3] transformation and climate resilience. Scope:Neighbourhoods are human-social constructs and environments. They are shaped by complex inter-connections and interdependencies of human and non-human actors in the natural and built environment[1] they comprise. An increasing body of research is looking at the relationship between people and the built environment, from neuro-architectural aspects of space to atmosphere and ambiance aspects in urban design and planning, influencing also the percepti...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Evidence of the structural social infrastructure[1] and services needed to address homelessness[1] at neighbourhood[1] level is made available to stakeholders involved in tackling homelessness.Improved availability and accessibility of key social infrastructure and services for homeless groups in the targeted neighbourhoods. Scope:Based on 2024 data, over 1.2 million people are estimated to experience homelessness in Europe[4], with a significant proportion (45%) of surveyed homeless individuals finding themselves in a situation of chronic homelessness for over two years[5].While housing-led approaches[1] are crucial to tackle homelessness, addressing the structural and multidimensional causes of homelessness also requires systemic interventions focusing on social infrastructure and serv...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:An increased number of local authorities systematically identify and quantify vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces for reuse in neighbourhoods[1] in a context-sensitive way to address local community[1] challenges and needs.Increase in renovated, renatured, or converted spaces that address local community challenges and needs. Scope:Europe’s housing needs, inefficient use of the existing building stock, environmental commitments, and the EU’s goal of “no net land take” by 2050 make a compelling case for reusing the significant number of existing spaces, including buildings and infrastructure, that are vacant, obsolete or underutilised. In Europe, there are, for instance, an estimated 19,000 km² of underutilised brownfield land and 300 km² of vacant or underutilised office space[3].Th...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Higher availability of innovative solutions for vertical space[1] use on the market. The application of innovative solutions for vertical space use allows for a more efficient use of the existing built environment[1] and provides green spaces and/or affordable housing in neighbourhoods[1]. Scope:The increased demand for housing and thus land can conflict with the need to preserve and restore nature and biodiversity in our neighbourhoods. Rethinking the way we use existing buildings and applying a smart and efficient use of space is thus crucial to limit urban sprawl.There is therefore a need to develop solutions that make use of the under-used and un-used vertical space above our streets and buildings. Urban vertical farming, community gardens on rooftops, vertical extensions and other a...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Significantly higher awareness of the construction ecosystem actors about solutions that are inspired by vernacular knowledge[1], nature-based solutions[1], bioclimatic design and/or frugal innovation[1].The application of the developed solutions helps to achieve and maintain the thermal comfort in buildings while significantly reducing life cycle energy use, GHG emissions and costs compared to solutions that currently dominate the market. Scope:Reducing life cycle GHG emissions in buildings is key to meet the Green Deal’s objectives and make the built environment more sustainable[1]. However, achieving thermal comfort inside buildings with poor thermal resilience often relies on energy-intensive solutions, such as air conditioning which not only emits GHGs and represents significant ene...

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:Extended service life and reduced life cycle environmental impacts of existing buildings, contributing to a more sustainable[1] built environment[1]. Easier application and more frequent use of predictive maintenance in existing buildings. Scope:Prolonging the lifespan and improving the performance of existing buildings are among key strategies to decrease new construction rates, which will help reduce the extraction of raw materials, manufacturing of new construction products, generating less waste and thus reducing GHG emissions and contributing to a more sustainable built environment. Recent legal and policy developments such as the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) reinforce the importance of preserving and upgrading existing buildings as part of Europe’s climat...