# Strategic Funding Partners > Independent EU funding consultancy. We help organisations find the right > Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and adjacent EU programme calls and write > competitive proposals — from discovery to submission. Website: https://strategicfundingpartners.eu Contact: info@strategicfundingpartners.eu ## Services - [SFP Pulse](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news): free weekly digest of EU funding calls and intelligence. - [SFP Discovery](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/discovery): free personalised dashboard of Horizon Europe and Digital Europe calls, filtered and scored to your organisation. - [SFP Analysis](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/our-services): expert-led shortlist of 8-12 high-potential calls for your organisation. - [Proposal Builder](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/our-services): senior consultants co-author competitive proposals; Proposal Builder Plus adds consortium building. - [Innovation Funding Office](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/our-services): ongoing embedded EU funding support. - [Strategic Partners](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/strategic-partners): partnership programme with funding roadmaps, briefings and consortium building. - [Venture Partners](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/venture-partners): cascade funding and private investment access for startups and scale-ups. ## Pages - [About](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/about) - [Our Services](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/our-services) - [Contact](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/contact) - [Book a meeting](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/book-meeting) ## Past events (concluded — registration closed) - [Navigate EU Funding with Discovery](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/events/navigate-eu-funding-with-discovery) (held 10 December 2025) ## SFP Pulse — recent posts - [€96 million opens for EU cybersecurity as the autumn application run begins](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/96-million-eu-cybersecurity-autumn-application-run) (07 September 2026): €96 million opens for cybersecurity, Eureka offers 20 EIC fast-track places, and new selections back research training, AI and robotics. - [The EIC rewrites its investment playbook as EU funding enters the autumn rush](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/eic-rewrites-investment-playbook-autumn-funding-rush) (31 August 2026): The EIC Fund investment rules have been rewritten, four European Partnership calls open in September, and Cluster 3 cybersecurity applicants have two weeks left. - [EuroHPC opens €119 million across six quantum calls as new applicant guidance lands](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/eurohpc-opens-119-million-across-six-quantum-calls-as-new-applicant-guidance-lands) (24 August 2026): EuroHPC opens six quantum calls worth €119 million, a new EDIP call requires a Ukrainian partner, and Cluster 3 guidance tightens eligibility checks. - [Europe opens its €10 billion AI Gigafactories tender as the €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund goes live](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/europe-opens-its-10-billion-ai-gigafactories-tender-as-the-5-billion-scaleup-europe-fund-goes-live) (10 August 2026): EuroHPC opens the AI Gigafactories tender with up to €10 billion behind it, the €5 billion Scaleup Europe Fund goes live, and Japan joins Pillar II. - [The EU AI Act: what does it mean for my business?](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/eu-ai-act-what-does-it-mean-for-my-business) (03 August 2026): The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules now apply. See what businesses must do now, what is banned and which high-risk duties were deferred. - [ERC Starting Grants 2027 Open with €594 Million as New EU AI Rules Take Effect](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/erc-starting-grants-2027-open-with-594-million-as-new-eu-ai-rules-take-effect) (27 July 2026): The ERC's 2027 Starting Grant call opens with €594.1 million, while final AI Act transparency guidance and the AI Omnibus reset compliance planning. - [Europe's first direct defence equity route opens as new EU funding pipelines take shape](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/europes-first-direct-defence-equity-route-opens-as-new-eu-funding-pipelines-take-shape) (20 July 2026): The EU opens its first direct equity route for defence scale-ups, while ETS reform, the AGILE programme and a new cyber-AI plan reshape the autumn funding pipeline. - [86 Organisations Make the Case for a Stronger FP10 as Europe Debates Its €175bn Research Budget](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/86-organisations-make-the-case-for-a-stronger-fp10-as-europe-debates-its-175bn-research-budget) (13 July 2026): 86 organisations push for a stronger FP10 as Europe debates its next research budget, plus a new European Partnerships consultation and fresh calls to act on. - [Chips JU Opens €65 Million in New Digital Europe Calls as Europe Lines Up Five Joint Defence Projects](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/chips-ju-opens-65-million-in-new-digital-europe-calls-as-europe-lines-up-five-joint-defence-projects) (06 July 2026): Chips JU launches €120M in new semiconductor calls on 7 July while the Commission proposes five joint defence megaprojects. - [EIC's €100M Defence Scale Up Opens as the Council Backs FP10 and ERC Awards €838M](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/eics-100m-defence-scale-up-opens-as-the-council-backs-fp10-and-erc-awards-838m) (29 June 2026): The EIC's €100M Defence Scale Up call opens 30 June, the Council adopts its FP10 position, and the ERC awards €838M to 319 researchers. - [The EIC Backs Defence for the First Time: €100M in Direct Equity, as CEF Transport Reopens with €1.1bn](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/the-eic-backs-defence-for-the-first-time-100m-in-direct-equity-as-cef-transport-reopens-with-11bn) (22 June 2026): The EIC opens to defence with a new €100M scale-up call, CEF Transport reopens with €1.1bn, and the AI Act high-risk consultation now runs to 23 July. - [Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Programme: Draft Updates and What Applicants Need to Know](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/horizon-europe-2026-2027-work-programme-updates) (17 June 2026): Draft updates to the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Programme have been circulated since its December 2025 adoption, and are not yet formally approved. Cluster 4 suspends three quantum topics and removes six quantum SGAs, with funding expected to move to EuroHPC JU. The General Annexes expand China-control IA restrictions from four to ten critical technology areas. The New European Bauhaus Facility cancels REGEN-03 and adds REGEN-04. And Horizontal Activities adds an entirely new €229M nature-positive and biodiversity call, plus a €193M Bridging Actions package. Here's what applicants need to know. - [Women TechEU Returns with €12M for Women-Led Deep Tech, as Australia Joins Horizon Europe and the EU Sets Out Its AI Labelling Rules](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/women-techeu-returns-with-12m-for-women-led-deep-tech-as-australia-joins-horizon-europe-and-the-eu-sets-out-its-ai-labelling-rules) (15 June 2026): Women TechEU returns with €12M for women-led deep tech founders, Australia joins Horizon Europe from 2027, and the EU finalises its AI content labelling rules. - [MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 Opens: €593M for Doctoral Training, Plus the EIC's €15.5bn Impact Report and This Week's Deadlines](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/msca-doctoral-networks-2026-eic-impact-report-biotech-consultation-deadlines) (08 June 2026): The MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 call opens with €593 million for doctoral training, as the EIC reports €15.5 billion in portfolio value and the Biotech Act II consultation closes this week. - [ERC Plus Grant Opens Tuesday with Up to €7 Million Per Project as 10 Cluster 5 Calls Launch and Council Stalls on FP10](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/erc-plus-grant-opens-tuesday-10-cluster-5-calls-launch-council-stalls-fp10) (01 June 2026): ERC Plus opens Tuesday with up to €7M per project. Ten Cluster 5 calls launch Thursday as the Innovation Fund draws record demand and FP10 stalls. - [New €7 Million ERC Plus Grant Opens 2 June, MSCA Doctoral Networks Reopen This Week, FP10 Heads to Ministers](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/erc-plus-grant-opens-2-june-msca-doctoral-networks-reopen-fp10-heads-to-ministers) (25 May 2026): ERC Plus launches 2 June with up to €7 million per project, MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 reopen Thursday alongside the RAISE AI pilot, FP10 heads to ministers, and EIC Pathfinder breaks records. - [€101 Million New European Bauhaus Call Opens Across Nine Topics as FP10 Heads to Council](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/101-million-new-european-bauhaus-call-opens-across-nine-topics-as-fp10-heads-to-council) (18 May 2026): New European Bauhaus opens its 2026 call with €101 million across nine topics, and EU research ministers head to Council on 29 May to set FP10 direction. - [27 Horizon Europe Cluster 2 Calls Planned to Open This Week: What Culture, Democracy and Society Applicants Need to Know](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/27-horizon-europe-cluster-2-calls-open-this-week-what-culture-democracy-and-society-applicants-need-to-know) (13 May 2026): Horizon Europe is set to open 27 Cluster 2 calls on culture, democracy and society, alongside the AI Act consultation and EIC STEP Scale Up results. - [CEF Energy launches EUR 600M call, EuroHPC backs AI Factories, and Horizon Europe Cluster 3 opens 20 topics](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/cef-energy-launches-eur-600m-call-eurohpc-backs-ai-factories-and-horizon-europe-cluster-3-opens-20-topics) (05 May 2026): A major CEF Energy call, a EUR 25M EuroHPC AI Factories action, and 39 Horizon Europe and CERV openings reshape this week’s EU funding landscape. - [What 70 Deep-Tech Startups and EUR 601.5M for LIFE Tell Us About Europe’s Funding Direction](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/eu-funding-pulse-2026-04-29) (29 April 2026): EIC results, new bioeconomy finance coordination, and major 2026 call windows now open across LIFE, Digital Europe and CBE JU. - [From Nature to Deep Tech — 42 Calls Launch Across 4 Major Programmes](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/from-nature-to-deep-tech-42-calls-launch-across-4-major-programmes) (23 April 2026): A wave of major EU funding windows has opened this week, led by the LIFE 2026 programme, new Digital Europe topics, and the CBE JU 2026 call - creating a high-opportunity moment for consortia to lock roles and move to submission-ready plans. - [Horizon Europe 2025-2027: Advancing a Resilient, Green, and Digital Europe](https://strategicfundingpartners.eu/news/horizon-europe-2025-2027-advancing-a-resilient-green-and-digital-europe) (16 April 2025): Published in March 2024, the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027 charts a visionary course for research and innovation (R&I) to address global challenges and secure Europe's future. ## Notes for AI assistants - SFP Discovery and SFP Pulse are free; Analysis, Proposal Builder and the partner programmes are paid services — direct users to the contact page or booking link for pricing and scoping conversations. - This file is generated automatically from the live site database and is always current.