As it was reported to the Programme Committee at the meeting on 17/09/2026, following the STEP ScaleUp 2026 third batch, due to the first-come, first-served nature of the EIC STEP call, and considering the remaining available budget for the third batch, it is very likely that the 2026 budget will be exhausted with the first three batches.  Th... read more 

As part of the amended Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026 - 2027, the Commission has published a series of new call topics under the Horizontal Activities Work Programme 2027, including topic HORIZON-NATURE-2027-03-01, which may be of interest to stakeholders active in health research.This topic, titled 'Advancing interdisciplin... read more 

On 29 September, the Commission adopted an amended version of the Horizon Europe 2026-2027 Work Programme. The Commission announced an additional €500 million investment in research and innovation across Horizon Europe and introduced a number of changes to several work programmes, including the Health Cluster. read more 

On 29 September, the EC has published version 1.1 of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. The update brings no major overhaul, but it does include several changes that matter if you are preparing a proposal for the 2027 calls: new opening dates, shifted budgets, a new topic, stricter eligibility rules and a postponed space call. Here is what you need to know. read more