HORIZON EUROPE - Call 01 - Single-Stage - 2027
Commission européenne
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This call is open to universities, research institutions and large companies and 3 others, at idea and R&D stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: the European Union.
Horizon Europe Cluster 6 call (2027) funding research and innovation on biodiversity, circular bio-based economy, and zero pollution, with each topic tied to a specific budget. It is aimed at consortia of research organisations, universities, companies and other eligible European and associated-country applicants.
About this grant
HORIZON EUROPE Call 01 (single-stage, reference HORIZON-CL6-2027-01) is a 2027 call for proposals under the Horizon Europe framework programme, Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment). The call is structured around specific topics that address EU political priorities. The topics listed on this page cover biodiversity (biodiversity observation and data, support for EU and global biodiversity policy, technical innovation for ecosystem protection and restoration, living labs for invasive alien species, nature-positive economy, One Health ecosystem and wildlife health, farmland birds and mammals, organic plant breeding), circular economy and bioeconomy (ecodesign and circularity of consumer electronics and construction products, biotechnology recycling of complex plastics, repair and refurbishment capacity, footwear end-of-life solutions, bioeconomy places, biomass flows, biotechnology for CCU, organic-sector circularity, forestry research supporting Ukraine), and zero pollution (replacement of hazardous substances in biocides, air quality planning models, agricultural air pollution monitoring, and a European environmental benchmarking system for bioeconomy industries). Applicants must link their proposal directly to one topic of the call. The page describes the eligible project types: Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Innovation Actions (IA), Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) and ERC-related grants. Beneficiary formats include collaborative consortia led by a coordinator, single-beneficiary projects, and individual fellowships. The total call budget is stated as EUR 261.8 million. Individual grant amounts are stated as between EUR 3 million and EUR 7 million, with a funding rate of 70% to 100% of total eligible costs depending on the action type. Per-topic budgets range from EUR 3 million to EUR 24 million. The page lists an opening date of 20 April 2027 and a closing date of 22 September 2027. Full call text and eligibility details are restricted to subscribers on this aggregator page, so the official Funding & Tenders Portal documentation governs the detailed rules.
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Eligibility
The page lists the following expected beneficiary types: research centres and universities, large enterprises (more than 250 employees), professional organisations and networks, and SMEs and start-ups (fewer than 250 employees). Eligibility is set at topic level under the Horizon Europe work programme, so the specific topic conditions (for example, consortium composition, number of participating countries, and entity type) are not shown on this page. Participation of individual researchers is possible for MSCA individual fellowships, which are open to individuals through their host institution. The full call restrictions are only available to registered users of the aggregator, so the official call text should be checked before applying.
Key requirements
- ✓Proposal must be directly linked to one of the listed HORIZON-CL6-2027-01 topics (BIODIV, CIRCBIO or ZEROPOLLUTION)
- ✓Submitted as a Horizon Europe project type (e.g. RIA, IA) by an eligible consortium, typically with partners from multiple EU or associated countries
- ✓Grant covers 70% to 100% of eligible costs; check the call document for the specific topic, deadline and eligibility rules
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Commission européenne offer?
- HORIZON EUROPE - Call 01 - Single-Stage - 2027 offers $3.3M – $7.7M.
- Who can apply for HORIZON EUROPE - Call 01 - Single-Stage - 2027?
- Eligibility covers organisations in EU; university, research-institution, large-company, sme, nonprofit, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.
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