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Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Demonstration of advanced FC propulsion techno-bricks for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

Last update: Apr 6, 2026 Last update: Apr 6, 2026

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Location:EU 27
EU 27
Funding agency:
Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)
Grantmaking entity type:Development Institution
Status:Open
Budget:N/A
Award ceiling: EUR 50,000,000
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Energy, Vehicles, Research & Innovation, Transport
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Academic Institutions, Private Sector, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
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, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: Feb 18, 2026

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Objectives: Demonstrate critical hydrogen fuel cell (FC) propulsion “techno-bricks” ...
Eligibility criteria: Eligible applicants are legal entities participating under Horizon Europe Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CA JU) Innovation Actions (HORIZON-JU-IA) topic HORIZON-JU-CLEAN-AVIATION-2026-04-HPA-01, subject to the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Participation must comply with: (1) Eligible countries: entities established in EU Member St...

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Demonstration of advanced FC propulsion techno-bricks for a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft TOPIC ID: HORIZON-JU-CLEAN-AVIATION-2026-04-HPA-01 Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Call: Clean Aviation CfP 04
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