Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe opportunities for Egyptian innovation actors
Explore direct company routes, collaborative R&I calls, researcher and host schemes, innovation ecosystems, research infrastructures and procurement-linked pathways relevant to Egyptian private-sector and innovation organisations.
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Horizon quick routes
Start with the route your organisation can actually use
Use these screening routes as a starting point, then confirm the applicant role, consortium conditions, restrictions and live topic rules.
Direct company opportunities
EIC Accelerator, STEP Scale Up, Transition and other eligible direct or near-direct company routes.
Screen this route →Collaborative R&I
Multinational RIA, IA and CSA calls where an Egyptian company may own a demonstrator, validation, manufacturing, data, market-uptake or end-user work package.
Screen this route →Talent and host routes
ERC and MSCA routes where the researcher, training programme or host relationship is central.
Screen this route →Innovation ecosystems and research infrastructures
TTO, startup ecosystem, widening, research-infrastructure and EOSC routes.
Screen this route →Procurement and downstream access
Calls where public buyers, programme operators or partnerships receive the main grant and companies participate as suppliers, hosts or later beneficiaries.
Screen this route →Live directory summary
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80 opportunity profiles
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Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
R&I in Support of the Clean Industrial Deal 2026
Horizontal Activities - Clean Industrial DealHORIZON-CID-2026-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-15 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.
- Instrument / action
- IA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 15-25m per project
- Principal applicants
- Industry-led clean-tech and decarbonisation demonstrator consortia
Horizon EuropeOpen and continuousContinuous or rolling accessTopic screening required
EIC Accelerator Challenges 2026
EICHORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01 (Challenges)
- Timing
- type=continuous_submission | stage=Not applicable | date=Not applicable | continuous=true | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian start-ups and SMEs may apply as a single company; small mid-caps are eligible only in specified support cases.
- Instrument / action
- EIC grant|EIC equity
- Funding scale
- Grant component below EUR 2.5m; investment EUR 1-10m
- Principal applicants
- Challenge-aligned start-ups/SMEs|in some cases small mid-caps
Horizon EuropeOpen and continuousContinuous or rolling access
EIC Accelerator Open 2026
EICHORIZON-EIC-2026-ACCELERATOR-01 (Open)
- Timing
- type=continuous_submission | stage=Not applicable | date=Not applicable | continuous=true | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian start-ups and SMEs may apply as a single company; small mid-caps are eligible only in specified support cases.
- Instrument / action
- EIC grant|EIC equity
- Funding scale
- Grant component below EUR 2.5m; investment EUR 1-10m
- Principal applicants
- in some cases small mid-caps|Single start-ups/SMEs
Horizon EuropeOpen and continuousContinuous or rolling access
EIC STEP Scale Up 2026
EICHORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-SCALEUP-01
- Timing
- type=continuous_submission | stage=Not applicable | date=Not applicable | continuous=true | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian SMEs and small mid-caps may apply directly; an investor may submit on behalf of the eligible company.
- Instrument / action
- EIC equity
- Funding scale
- EUR 10-30m equity investment, intended to catalyse a EUR 50-150m funding round; 2026 call budget EUR 300m.
- Principal applicants
- Single SMEs/small mid-caps in STEP critical technologies|investors may apply on behalf of company
Horizon EuropeForthcomingForthcoming for new applicants
EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026
EICEIC-2026-PATHFINDER-CHALLENGES
- Timing
- type=opening | stage=Opening | date=2026-07-21 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian SMEs/start-ups may apply alone or join a consortium; larger companies are not eligible as mono-beneficiaries.
- Instrument / action
- EIC grant|RIA
- Funding scale
- Up to EUR 4m per project
- Principal applicants
- Universities, RTOs, SMEs, start-ups, natural persons|early-stage deep-tech teams
Horizon EuropeOpenPrior-result holders only
EIC Transition 2026
EICEIC-2026-TRANSITION
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-16 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- An Egyptian SME/start-up may apply alone or in a small consortium, provided the proposal builds on an eligible EU-funded result and has the required IP/access rights.
- Instrument / action
- EIC grant|Lump-sum grant
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 0.5-2.5m per project
- Principal applicants
- SMEs, spin-offs, universities, RTOs or small consortia with eligible prior results
Horizon EuropeOpenIndirect or downstream access
Hop-On Facility 2026
WIDERAHORIZON-WIDERA-2026-03-WIDENING-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-24 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- An Egyptian company may be added as the single new Widening beneficiary to an eligible ongoing Pillar II or collaborative EIC Pathfinder project; the existing coordinator submits.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 0.2-0.6m per project
- Principal applicants
- One new legal entity from a Widening country plus the coordinator of an eligible ongoing project
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicants
Advanced Grant
ERCERC-2026-AdG
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-08-27 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- A private-sector legal entity can participate as the host institution for an eligible principal investigator; this is not an ordinary company-led product-development grant.
- Instrument / action
- ERC grant
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 2.5-3.5m per project
- Principal applicants
- Established research leaders with frontier-science programme
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicants
ERC Plus Grant
ERCERC-2026-PLUS
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-02 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- A private-sector legal entity can participate as the host institution for an eligible principal investigator; this is not an ordinary company-led product-development grant.
- Instrument / action
- ERC grant
- Funding scale
- Up to EUR 7m per project
- Principal applicants
- Exceptional researchers proposing projects beyond standard ERC Advanced scale
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Space 2026
Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and SpaceHORIZON-CL4-2026-03
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-03 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian companies may join or coordinate where permitted, but strategic, security, ownership or country restrictions can apply at topic level.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 1.5-15m per project
- Principal applicants
- Spaceports, EO/satcom, demonstration missions, space data, critical EEE components and non-dependence actors
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicants
Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
MSCAHORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-09 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- An Egyptian company or private R&D organisation can act as the non-academic host and apply jointly with the postdoctoral researcher.
- Instrument / action
- TMA
- Funding scale
- Project amount is formula- or topic-specific
- Principal applicants
- Postdoctoral researchers jointly applying with academic or non-academic host
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Batteries and Energy 2026
Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and MobilityHORIZON-CL5-2026-09
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-15 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 5-93m per project
- Principal applicants
- Battery materials, EV battery recycling with India, wind systems, smart buildings, renovation, whole-life carbon, indus…
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Cybersecurity 2026
Cluster 3 Civil Security for SocietyHORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-15 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian companies may join or coordinate where permitted, but strategic, security, ownership or country restrictions can apply at topic level.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 2-4m per project
- Principal applicants
- Cybersecurity research centres, AI-security firms, cryptography and secure hardware/software actors
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Call 01 single-stage 2026
Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and EnvironmentHORIZON-CL6-2026-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-17 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA|CSA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 3-10m per project
- Principal applicants
- Biodiversity, circular economy, blue bioeconomy, zero pollution, biomanufacturing, Ukraine ecosystem bioremediation and…
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicants
ERC Proof of Concept Grant
ERCERC-2026-PoC
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-17 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- A private-sector legal entity can participate as the host institution for an eligible principal investigator; this is not an ordinary company-led product-development grant.
- Instrument / action
- ERC grant
- Funding scale
- Around EUR 0.15m per project
- Principal applicants
- Current/recent ERC grantees with exploitable research results
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicants
From lab to market: strengthening TTOs
European Innovation EcosystemsHORIZON-EIE-2026-03-CONNECT-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-22 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Private TTOs, innovation agencies, corporate innovation actors and investors can participate where the consortium meets the institutional composition rules.
- Instrument / action
- CSA
- Funding scale
- Around EUR 1m per project
- Principal applicants
- Universities, research HEIs, RTOs, TTOs, innovation agencies
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Cluster 2 Culture, Creativity and Inclusive SocietyHORIZON-CL2-2026-01
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-09-23 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA|CSA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 3-6m per project
- Principal applicants
- SSH, democracy, heritage, CCI, education, migration, social-policy and transformation consortia
Horizon EuropeOpenOpen to new applicantsCall-level profileTopic screening required
Batteries and Mobility 2026
Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and MobilityHORIZON-CL5-2026-10
- Timing
- type=deadline | stage=Final deadline | date=2026-10-08 | continuous=false | confirmed=true | estimated=false
- Egyptian access
- Egyptian private-sector entities can participate as funded beneficiaries and may coordinate unless a topic sets a narrower applicant or consortium condition.
- Instrument / action
- RIA|IA|CSA
- Funding scale
- Indicative EUR 4-100m per project
- Principal applicants
- Next-generation lithium batteries, CCAM flagship, GenAI for CCAM, freight/logistics, CIVITAS, rural safety, transport r…
Access-route explanation
Understand how your organisation can access funding
Country eligibility alone does not establish the role your organisation can play. Confirm whether you can lead, join a consortium, host a researcher, participate through a partner or intermediary, or access a later procurement or downstream route.
Direct applicant
The Egyptian organisation submits and may sign the grant, investment or support agreement directly.
Consortium or funded partner
The organisation receives funding for a defined work package within a multinational or multi-organisation consortium.
Host or beneficiary
A researcher, fellow or programme participant is central while the organisation acts as host or beneficiary.
Foreign-led or partner route
Another eligible organisation leads while the Egyptian organisation acts as a funded, commercial or implementation partner.
Intermediary or downstream route
A bank, national authority, accredited entity, funder or programme operator applies or channels later support.
Buyer or supplier route
Public buyers or procurers receive the main grant and companies may later compete as suppliers.
Restricted or follow-on route
Only existing Stage 1 participants, prior-result holders or members of an existing action can proceed.
Prize or accelerator
Organisations apply directly to a prize, incubation or acceleration competition; cash and in-kind support vary.
About the opportunity landscape
The directory combines Horizon Europe intelligence with selected bilateral, multilateral, embassy, development-finance, Egypt-specific, accelerator and prize opportunities relevant to Egyptian organisations.
How opportunities are assessed
Each profile distinguishes the role an Egyptian organisation can actually play: direct applicant, consortium beneficiary, host, local partner, intermediary beneficiary, supplier, prize applicant or restricted follow-on participant.
Horizon Europe interpretation
Profiles may represent schemes, calls, umbrella calls or individual topics. Where a profile covers multiple topics, project tickets, action types, access rules and eligibility may vary.
Verification and forecasts
Exact dates are displayed where officially published. Dates marked EST. are planning estimates and are not funder commitments.
Funding terms, eligibility, country conditions, budgets and deadlines can change. Review the live official call documentation before committing proposal resources.
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