SFP Pulse is our free weekly digest of high-potential Horizon Europe and Digital Europe calls, hand-picked by SFP senior consultants with commentary on what's worth watching.
EuroHPC opens six quantum calls worth €119 million, a new EDIP call requires a Ukrainian partner, and Cluster 3 guidance tightens eligibility checks.
24 August 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
10 August 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
27 July 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
20 July 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
Chips JU launches €120M in new semiconductor calls on 7 July while the Commission proposes five joint defence megaprojects.
06 July 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
15 June 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
EIC results, new bioeconomy finance coordination, and major 2026 call windows now open across LIFE, Digital Europe and CBE JU.
29 April 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
23 April 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
16 April 2025 · Strategic Funding Partners