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HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 funds Research and Innovation Actions developing next-generation autonomous AI agents for real-world applications across the seven GenAI4EU priority sectors (healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, climate and the green deal, virtual worlds, science, and public sector).
Funded work covers multi-agent orchestration, tool-using agents, memory and planning systems, trust and oversight mechanisms, evaluation methodologies, and industrial-grade deployment patterns for production AI agents. Projects must demonstrate measurable outcomes in deployed agent systems serving European industrial and public-sector use cases.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Consortia of at least three independent legal entities from three different EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries. Industrial deployment experience expected. Open to universities, research organisations, SMEs, large companies, and public sector partners. Deadline September 2026. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows total topic budget approximately €20 million (~USD 22 million). Typical Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA) grants in this band are €4-10 million per consortium project covering 100% of eligible direct costs. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in GenAI4EU Priority Sectors are due September 30, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in GenAI4EU Priority Sectors is funded by European Commission (Horizon Europe Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry and Space). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03 supports Research and Innovation Actions developing next-generation agile and intelligent robotics platforms with embedded AI for industrial and service applications. Funded scope includes foundation models for robotics, vision-language-action policies, sim-to-real transfer, dexterous manipulation, mobile manipulation, collaborative human-robot workflows, safe autonomy in unstructured environments, and modular AI-robotics software stacks. Aligned with the AI, Data and Robotics Partnership and the GenAI4EU strategy, projects must demonstrate clear pathway from research demonstration to industrial deployment in European value chains.
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in GenAI4EU Priority Sectors is sponsored by European Commission (Horizon Europe Cluster 4 - Digital, Industry and Space). HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 funds Research and Innovation Actions developing next-generation autonomous AI agents for real-world applications across the seven GenAI4EU priority sectors (healthcare, manufacturing, robotics, climate and the green deal, virtual worlds, …
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