Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Breakthrough innovations for future mobility

Last update: May 12, 2026 Last update: May 12, 2026

Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:Development Institution
Status:Awarded
Budget:N/A
Award ceiling: EUR 17,500,000
Award floor: EUR 500,000
Sector:Research & Innovation, Transport
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible applicant countries: EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Alg ...
EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, 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, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: Jun 9, 2025

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Description

Breakthrough innovations for future mobility

TOPIC ID: HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-02-CHALLENGES-05

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme:

Call: EIC Accelerator 2025 - Full application (HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-02)

Type of action: HORIZON-EIC-ACC HORIZON EIC Accelerator

Type of MGA: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS]

Status: Forthcoming

Deadline model: multiple cut-off

Planned Opening Date: 26 November 2024

Deadline dates:
12 March 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)
01 October 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description



General conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.

Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

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2. Eligible Countries

described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.

A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide.

3. Other Eligible Conditions

described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.

5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes.

5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.

Specific conditions

described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme]

Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA):

Application form templates — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System

Standard application form (HE RIA, IA)

Standard application form (HE RIA IA Stage 1)

Standard application form (HE CSA)

Standard application form (HE CSA Stage 1)

Standard application form (HE RI)

Standard application form (HE PCP)

Standard application form (HE PPI)

Standard application form (HE COFUND)

Standard application form (HE FPA)

Standard application form (HE MSCA DN)

Standard application form (HE MSCA PF)

Standard application form (HE MSCA SE)

Standard application form (HE MSCA COFUND)

Standard application form (HE ERC STG)

Standard application form (HE ERC COG)

Standard application form (HE ERC ADG)

Standard application form (HE ERC POC)

Standard application form (HE ERC SYG)

Standard application form (HE EIC PATHFINDER CHALLENGES)

Standard application form (HE EIC PATHFINDER OPEN)

Standard application form (HE EIC TRANSITION)

Evaluation form templates — will be used with the necessary adaptations

Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)

Standard evaluation form (HE CSA)

Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA and CSA Stage 1)

Standard evaluation form (HE PCP PPI)

Standard evaluation form (HE COFUND)

Standard evaluation form (HE FPA)

Standard evaluation form (HE MSCA)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC PATHFINDER CHALLENGES)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC PATHFINDER OPEN)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC TRANSITION)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC Accelerator stage 1 - short proposal)

Standard evaluation form (HE EIC Accelerator stage 2 - full proposal)

Guidance

HE Programme Guide

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

HE MGA

HE Unit MGA

Lump Sum MGA

Operating Grants MGA

Framework Partnership Agreement FPA

Call-specific instructions

Detailed budget table (HE LS)

Information on financial support to third parties (HE)

Information on clinical studies (HE)

Guidance: "Lump sums - what do I need to know?"

Additional documents:

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 1. General Introduction

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 2. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 3. Research Infrastructures

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 4. Health

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 5. Culture, creativity and inclusive society

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 6. Civil Security for Society

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 7. Digital, Industry and Space

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 9. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 10. European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE)

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 11. Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 12. Missions

HE Main Work Programme 2023–2025 – 13. General Annexes

HE Programme Guide

HE Framework Programme 2021/695

HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764

EU Financial Regulation 2018/1046

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

Start submission

The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.


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Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.

Online Manual is your guide on the procedures from proposal submission to managing your grant.

Horizon Europe Programme Guide contains the detailed guidance to the structure, budget and political priorities of Horizon Europe.

Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – find the answers to most frequently asked questions on submission of proposals, evaluation and grant management.

Research Enquiry Service – ask questions about any aspect of European research in general and the EU Research Framework Programmes in particular.

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Enterprise Europe Network – contact your EEN national contact for advice to businesses with special focus on SMEs. The support includes guidance on the EU research funding.

IT Helpdesk – contact the Funding & Tenders Portal IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.

European IPR Helpdesk assists you on intellectual property issues.

CEN-CENELEC Research Helpdesk and ETSI Research Helpdesk – the European Standards Organisations advise you how to tackle standardisation in your project proposal.

The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for their recruitment – consult the general principles and requirements specifying the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers, employers and funders of researchers.

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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

Research & Innovation

Focuses on collecting data, generating new knowledge, and applying it to develop improved methods, technologies, products, and solutions across sectors.


Key areas:
  • Scientific research, studies, and investigations
  • Innovation programs and applied R&D initiatives
  • Technology development
  • Space-related research and exploration themes

Transport

Involves initiatives related to the movement of people, goods, and resources through land, water, and air transport systems.


Key areas:
  • Land transport infrastructure and services
  • Railways, metro, and tramway construction
  • Air transport operations and air traffic systems
  • Water transport and navigable waterways
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