Cybersecurity 2026

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society

Status

Open

Actionability

Open to new applicants

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Cybersecurity 2026”. The official targeting includes: Topics: secure software/hardware, SecureAI and cryptography; technical assurance and EU strategic autonomy are essential.

Thematic fit

Cybersecurity and cyber-resilience

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Egyptian companies may join or coordinate where permitted, but strategic, security, ownership or country restrictions can apply at topic level.

Egyptian participation is subject to the live call, topic conditions, General Annexes and any strategic, security, ownership, control or establishment restrictions.

Best-fit applicants

Cybersecurity research centres, AI-security firms, cryptography and secure hardware/software actors.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 2-4m per project

Instrument

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities, unless the topic states otherwise.

Scale basis

Indicative

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Access and co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

Submission timing

1. Final deadlinetype=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-15 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Anchor the proposal in practitioner-owned needs, civilian use, operational validation, ethics/data protection, security-by-design and an uptake or procurement pathway.

Strategic fit and caveats

Topic-level security, ownership, strategic-autonomy and country restrictions may narrow eligibility despite Egypt’s general association. This is a call-level profile; individual topic conditions must be screened before application.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

for aligned industrial partners

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar II · Cluster 3 Civil Security for Society

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC

Call year

2026

Action type

RIA|IA

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Egyptian private-sector role

Egyptian companies may join or coordinate where permitted, but strategic, security, ownership or country restrictions can apply at topic level.

Coordination eligibility

Conditional - restrictions may apply

Access family

Consortium or funded partner

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No

Consortium conditions

Standard RIA/IA consortium; security restrictions may apply

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 2-4m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 56.2m

Expected awards

11-14

Funding rate

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities, unless the topic states otherwise.

Co-financing

Topic-specific - Funding rate and own contribution vary by action type and topic

TRL and maturity

TRL range

Not specified

Maturity

Topic-specific; use the official topic conditions as the controlling maturity test.

Restrictions and screening

Strategic restrictions

Possible — review required

Security restrictions

Possible — review required

Ownership / control restrictions

Possible — review required

Establishment restrictions

Possible — review required

Screening note

Topic-level security, ownership, strategic-autonomy and country restrictions may narrow eligibility despite Egypt’s general association.

Source and verification

Adopted Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme and official programme source; live Funding & Tenders Portal recheck required