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Call 02 single-stage 2027

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

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Opportunity snapshot

Collection: Horizon Europe
Source / programme: European Union / European Commission · Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
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 “Call 02 single-stage 2027”. The official targeting includes: Strong for agri-food, microbiome, AI-food and FNSSA consortia.

Thematic fit

Agri-food, microbiome, AI-food and polar/climate policy

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

Agriculture in resource-scarce environments, livestock microbiome, organic farming, diversified crops, aquatic food, foodome AI, FNSSA, polar governance, carbon farming, rural/urban food systems.

Agriculture in resource-scarce environments, livestock microbiome, organic farming, diversified crops, aquatic food, foodome AI, FNSSA, polar governance, carbon farming, rural/urban food systems

Funding and instrument

Funding scale: Indicative EUR 5-11m 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

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Access and co-financing

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

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Submission timing

Openingtype=opening | stage=Opening | date=2027-04-20 | 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

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

Priority: Medium-High
Priority rationale: consortium route
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-CL6-2027-02
Call year: 2027
Action type: RIA|IA|CSA
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 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 5-11m per project
Call budget: call budget EUR 182.85m
Expected awards: Multi-topic call
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: 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

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