Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Startup Europe

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Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:Development Institution
Status:Forecast
Budget: EUR 18,000,000
Award ceiling: EUR 2,000,000
Award floor:N/A
Sector:ICT & Telecommunications, Private Sector & Trade, Research & Innovation
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible citizenships:Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, A ...
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dem. Rep. Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: Mar 26, 2026

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Startup Europe TOPIC ID: HORIZON-EIE-2027-01-CONNECT-01 Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: Interconnected Innovation Ecosystems (2027.1) (HORIZON-EIE-2027-01) Type of action: HORIZON-CSA HORIZON
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grant Background

About the Funding Agency

Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. 

The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.

Mission areas

5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.

  • Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
  • Cancer
  • Climate-neutral and smart cities
  • Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
  • Soil health and food

About the Sectors

ICT & Telecommunications

Features information and communication technologies, digital systems, and telecommunications infrastructure and services.


Key areas:
  • ICT systems, software, and digital solutions
  • Telecommunications networks and services
  • Digitalization, data, and communication tools

Private Sector & Trade

Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.


Key areas:
  • Private sector development and SME/MSME support
  • Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
  • Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
  • Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms
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