Digital 2027

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Horizon Europe

Source / programme

European Union / European Commission · Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space

Status

Forthcoming

Actionability

Forthcoming for new applicants

Record granularity

Umbrella Call

Verification date

17 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

This profile covers the Horizon Europe call or topic “Digital 2027”. The official targeting includes: High strategic value; frontier-AI topic is a major single-award concentration.

Thematic fit

AI, data, robotics and virtual worlds

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

Telco-edge-cloud, federated AI, data-centre sustainability, frontier AI, Apply AI, robotics, virtual worlds, standardisation.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Indicative EUR 1.5-44m per project

Instrument

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%, 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. Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2026-11-17 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false

Applicant positioning

Quantify TRL progression, industrial demonstrator/site access, manufacturing and supply-chain relevance, exploitation/IP, standards and the route from project to deployment.

Strategic fit and caveats

This is a call-level profile. Individual topic conditions, portal updates and the General Annexes remain controlling.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

for aligned industrial partners

Verification confidence

High

Horizon classification

Programme family

Horizon Europe

Pillar / programme part

Pillar II · Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space

Call / topic ID

HORIZON-CL4-2027-04

Call year

2027

Action type

RIA|IA|CSA

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 for RIA/IA; possible for CSA

Consortium conditions

RIA/IA standard consortium; CSA depends on topic

Funding and financial burden

Indicative project ticket

Indicative EUR 1.5-44m per project

Call budget

call budget EUR 272m

Expected awards

26

Funding rate

RIA generally 100%; IA generally 70% for for-profit entities; CSA generally 100%, 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

Coordination, ecosystem or policy action; no TRL requirement unless stated.

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

This is a call-level profile. Individual topic conditions, portal updates and the General Annexes remain controlling.

Source and verification

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