- Funding agency:
- EC
- Status:
- forecast
- Location:
- EU 27
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EIC STEP Defence
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Location:
EU 27
Funding agency:
Grantmaking entity:
Grantmaking entity type:
Development Institution
Status:
Forecast
Budget:
EUR 100,000,000
Award ceiling:
EUR 30,000,000
Award floor:
EUR 10,000,000
Sector:
Security & Peacebuilding
Languages:
English
Eligible applicants:
Private Sector
Eligible applicant countries:
EU 27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, South Korea, Tunisia, Türkiye, UK, Ukraine
Date posted:
Nov 10, 2026
Description
EIC STEP Defence TOPIC ID: HORIZON-EIC-2027-DEFENCE-01 Type of grant: Call for proposals General information Programme: Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call: EIC STEP Scale Up Defence (HORIZON-EIC-2027-DEFENCE-01) Type of action: HORIZON-EIC-EQU HORIZON EIC Equi
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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
Security & Peacebuilding
Focuses on strengthening safety and security systems while supporting conflict prevention, stabilization, and long-term peacebuilding efforts.
Key areas:
- Security sector support and oversight mechanisms
- Protection systems, surveillance, and access control
- Risk reduction programs
- Conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding initiatives
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