Governance two-stage 2026

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Status

Invite-only or Stage 2

Actionability

Existing Stage 1 applicants only

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Governance two-stage 2026”. The official targeting includes: High concentration; strong EO/AI/policy use case required.

Thematic fit

Retained EO/AI environment consortia

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.

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

Best-fit applicants

Earth Intelligence solutions using environmental observations and AI.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Around EUR 6m per project

Instrument

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

Scale basis

Around

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. Stage 2type=stage_2 | stage=Stage 2 | date=2026-09-30 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Bring value-chain actors, field/industrial demonstration, sustainability metrics, end users and a credible exploitation route; address multi-actor requirements where specified.

Strategic fit and caveats

Not open to new entrants. This profile is retained for consortium-support and pipeline intelligence only. This is a call-level profile; individual topic conditions must be screened before application.

Priority

Selective

Priority rationale

follow-on only

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar II · Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-CL6-2026-03-two-stage

Call year

2026

Action type

RIA|IA

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Egyptian private-sector role

Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.

Coordination eligibility

Conditional / topic-specific

Access family

Consortium or funded partner

Consortium and beneficiary conditions

Mono-beneficiary status

No

Consortium conditions

Only retained Stage 1 proposals; standard RIA consortium

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Around EUR 6m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 12m

Expected awards

2

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

No special restriction identified at profile level

Security restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Ownership / control restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Establishment restrictions

No special restriction identified at profile level

Screening note

No special restriction identified at profile level; topic conditions, the General Annexes and live portal still control

Source and verification

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