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HORIZON-CL4-2026-05 is the second of two Horizon Europe digital calls published on 15 January 2026 under Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space, carrying 85. 5 million euros of the combined 307. 3 million euro package.
Its stated focus is open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging technologies and raw materials, and the AI-relevant content is concentrated in next-generation AI agents and robotics for industrial and service applications, alongside topics on advanced materials with enhanced sensing functionalities.
The deadline for all topics is 15 April 2026 through the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, the same date as the companion call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04. This is the call to target if the work is embodied or agentic rather than foundational, and it is distinct from the larger trustworthy-AI and data-services call published alongside it.
The pairing of agentic AI with industrial and service robotics in a single autonomy-framed call is the substantive signal: the Commission is funding AI that acts in the physical world and in European industrial value chains, and the raw materials and sensing topics in the same call reinforce that supply-chain framing.
Standard Horizon Europe consortium rules apply - at least three independent legal entities from three different Member States or associated countries - so the practical unit is a multi-country consortium including at least one industrial end user. Entities from non-associated third countries including the United States may join as unfunded partners.
As with any Horizon call, the expected EU contribution, action type and number of projects to be funded are defined per topic and not at call level, so the individual topic page is the only reliable source for what a proposal should be sized at.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to businesses of any size, public administrations, academia, research organisations and other legal entities established in EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Collaborative actions require a consortium of at least three independent legal entities from three different eligible countries, with at least one established in an EU Member State. Organisations from non-associated third countries, including the United States, may participate as partners but are normally not eligible for EU funding. Funding rates are 100 per cent of eligible costs for Research and Innovation Actions and 70 per cent for profit-making participants in Innovation Actions. All topics in the call close on 15 April 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time, with submission through the EU Funding and Tenders Portal. Expected EU contribution per project, the number of projects funded and the action type are specified individually on each topic page and vary significantly within the 85.5 million euro call, so applicants must read the topic page before sizing a proposal or assembling a consortium. Robotics and AI agent topics generally expect demonstration in a real industrial or service setting, which in practice requires an end-user partner in the consortium. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows the call carries 85.5 million euros in total, the smaller of the two Horizon Europe digital calls published on 15 January 2026. Per-project expected EU contribution is set individually on each topic page rather than in the call announcement, and the sister call HORIZON-CL4-2026-04 gives the reference band for Cluster 4 digital topics of this type: roughly 11.5 to 23.5 million euros per project on large data topics and about 15 million euros each on the GenAI4EU Booster. Because this call's total is 85.5 million euros spread across a smaller set of AI agent, robotics and advanced materials topics, the realistic per-project band sits lower, and amount_min and amount_max reflect approximately 4 million to 15 million euros converted at 1.08 dollars to the euro. The number to check before doing anything else is the expected EU contribution on the specific topic page, because a topic funding two projects from an 85.5 million euro call behaves completely differently from one funding eight. The structural point for robotics teams is that this call pairs next-generation AI agents with industrial and service robotics in the same instrument, which signals that the Commission wants agentic AI demonstrated in embodied industrial settings rather than as pure software. Proposals that stop at a software agent with no physical deployment partner are competing against consortia that bring a manufacturer to the table. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was April 15, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL4-2026-05 Call for Next-Generation AI Agents, Industrial and Service Robotics and Open Strategic Autonomy is funded by European Commission, Horizon Europe Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space (implemented by HaDEA and the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Department of Defense FY2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) provides funding for U.S. universities to acquire research equipment and instrumentation in areas important to national defense, including AI and machine learning hardware. The program is administered jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), with approximately $34 million available and 95 awards anticipated. DURIP funds the acquisition of specialized computing hardware for AI/ML research (GPU clusters, TPUs, neuromorphic processors), robotics and autonomous systems testbeds, sensor arrays and data collection systems for machine learning training, high-performance computing infrastructure for defense-relevant AI research, and laboratory equipment for human-AI interaction studies. The program specifically supports equipment that enhances research-related education in DoD-priority disciplines. While general-purpose computing is not eligible, computing equipment directly supporting DoD-relevant AI research programs qualifies. No cost sharing is required.
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