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.
€96 million opens for cybersecurity, Eureka offers 20 EIC fast-track places, and new selections back research training, AI and robotics.
07 September 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
The EIC Fund investment rules have been rewritten, four European Partnership calls open in September, and Cluster 3 cybersecurity applicants have two weeks left.
31 August 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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
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.
13 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
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.
29 June 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
22 June 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
17 June 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
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.
08 June 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
01 June 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
25 May 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
18 May 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
13 May 2026 · Strategic Funding Partners
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.
05 May 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