Novel holistic intelligent tools for variable retrofit and decarbonised scenarios (ZEWT Partnership)

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Code: 37169 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-13 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

In the effort to reduce energy from retrofitting, new design requirements and constraints arise, e.g. due to the introduction of new low-carbon fuels and new additional propulsion systems (e.g. wind-assisted systems).

In addition, other technical measures have not yet been “standardised” for upgrading existing ships due to other difficulties or high costs.

Real-time, adaptative and innovative energy management solutions to optimise fuel consumption and lower emissions pollutants in waterborne transport (ZEWT Partnership)

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Code: 37165 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-12 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

Energy management systems (EMS) have the potential, through adaptive control, machine learning and artificial intelligence, to optimise energy demand and minimise harmful emissions.

This paradigm shift will also lead toincreased ship efficiency through innovative evaluations and optimized integration of innovative power conversion and energy storage systems, waste heat recovery (WHR)systems, predictive machinery and system simulations, variable speed electric motors, as well as central and articulated.

At the same time, such developments allow real-time monitoring of exhaust gases, including particulate matter, SOx, NOx and GHG emissions, which could beintegrated into overall monitoring and adaptive control.

Demonstration of battery energy storage systems in existing and new vessels via novel energy storage and ship design concepts (ZEWT Partnership)

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Code: 37162 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-11 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

Batteries are highly efficient carriers of renewable energy and their increased use in various maritime transport applications enables decarbonisation and de-pollution of maritime transport.

Full battery electrification has already been demonstrated for small and medium-sized vessels.

This action aims to increase the range of fully battery electric operation of marine transport vessels in this size category. Actions addressing these challenges should also be aligned with the European strategy for economic security.

Open topic on better customs and supply chain security

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Code: 37160 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-BM-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 12/11/2025

Under this topic, proposals are welcome to address new, upcoming or unforeseen challenges and/or creative or disruptive solutions for improving capabilities of practitioners for the security of customs and the supply chain. Contexts and scenarios in Europe’s border regions that may in the future be impacted by geopolitical instabilities, tensions from outside the EU or impact on the environment, and need sustained and improved surveillance and reaction capabilities, could be particularly considered. If they relate to some of the topics covered by Horizon Europe Calls Effective Management of EU External Borders 2021-2022 or 2023-2024, the proposals should convincingly explain how they will build on and not duplicate them.

Advancing autonomous systems and robotics for high-risk disaster response, strengthening disaster resilience in conflict-afflicted crisis zones

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Code: 37158 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-DRS-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 12/11/2025

Conflicts such as the Russian war against Ukraine and the overall geopolitical context marked by tensions and conflicts make it more pressing than ever to ensure that responders are equipped with advanced tools that not only enhance their capabilities, but also protect their lives and increase operational efficiency in extreme environments. These crises demand a new level of preparedness and resilience, where autonomous systems using cutting-edge technologies work in unison to support swift, coordinated, and safe responses.

Cyprus Award – Distinguished Researcher 2025

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Code: 37143 | Identifier Code: Research Awards | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2025 | End submission calls: 19/09/2025

The “Cyprus Research Award – Distinguished Researcher” is granted to excellent scientists with extensive research experience, who conduct research in Cyprus and can demonstrate recent, significant and internationally recognized research results.

The Award aims to appraise and promote the work and personality of these distinguished scientists who honor Cyprus through their high-quality research and its impact.

Uptake Acceleration Services

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Code: 37140 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-SSRI-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 12/11/2025

The uptake of innovation stemming from EU-funded security research is not a single-step process, and there is no single method of ensuring the market uptake of successful research results. Innovation uptake needs to be contemplated as a long process that is conditioned by a number of enabling actions to be taken before research is even planned and long after it is completed. However, market uptake and deployment of innovation by security practitioners are recurrent challenges in civil security research.

The EU-funded security research ecosystem has changed the traditional relationship between practitioners and solution providers. The awareness of security needs and solutions has been steadily growing at all levels during the last years, with EU funded security research and innovation projects playing a pivotal role. This awareness guarantees not only that research addresses critical needs, but also that the research investment will deliver tangible results.

There are several approaches to achieve a better market uptake and to ensure that innovation can pass from the realm of research to the realm of the market and eventually innovative tools to be used by security practitioners.

Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher 2025

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Code: 37137 | Identifier Code: Research Awards | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2025 | End submission calls: 19/09/2025

The “Cyprus Research Award – Young Researcher” is awarded to young researchers that have demonstrated the ability to perform high quality research.

The Award aims to highlight the research activity, achievements and personality of young scientists undertaking research in Cyprus, who have shown an ability to produce significant and internationally recognized results from the early stages of their career.

In addition, the Award aims to actively support young researchers, facilitating the continuation of their work and research career.

Cyprus Award – Commercial Exploitation of Research Results 2025

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Code: 37132 | Identifier Code: Research Awards | Programme name: 2941 | Start submission calls: 04/07/2025 | End submission calls: 19/09/2025

It is awarded to a scientist or group of scientists, who has/have demonstrated successful commercial exploitation of the results of his/her/their physical or social sciences, engineering, or humanities research as demonstrated by a licensee or start-up which is developing the technology for a commercial application and has at least begun beta testing or the equivalent with intended end-users in terms of functionality, usability and reliability.

The Award grant of €60.000 may be used by the winner on a project of their choice to carry out research and development activities (TRL 4-8) maiming to improve the level of his/hers research’s  commercialization readiness, at a Host Organization of his choice.

Innovative solutions for energy conversion and safety of low and zero-carbon fuels in waterborne transport (ZEWT Partnership)

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Code: 37129 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-10 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

The revised International Maritime Organization (IMO) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy 2023 and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation have set ambitious targets for reducing the use of fossil fuels in maritime transport.

To this end, maritime operators are working to replace engines currently in use with alternative energy conversion systems that will allow the use of low and zero carbon fuels for propulsion.

Among all types of ships, the decarbonisation of long-distance shipping will rely mainly on successful innovative solutions with high power output.

Next generation testing capabilities in strategic EU wind tunnels

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Code: 37126 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-08 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

The new mission letter to the Commissioner-designate for start-ups, research and innovation called for a new long-term strategy to strengthen European research infrastructures, recognising the need to further strengthen European research and technology linked to strategic facilities, as these can make a significant contribution to the competitiveness of the European economy.

Accelerating the circular transformation of the EU automotive industry

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Code: 37123 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-07 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

Identify stakeholders and industrial sectors and implement all necessary measures for direct participation:

• Support stakeholder communities throughout the value chain life cycle from European to regional level;
• Mapping of ongoing projects and reconstruction processes and analysis of existing industrial strategies and roadmaps within the automotive value chain;
• Design and implementation of a robust stakeholder engagement process.

Strategies, tools and concepts for optimised road Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) long-haul logistics use cases (2ZERO Partnership)

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Code: 37120 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-06 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

It is expected that by 2030 there will be around half a million HD-BEVs on European roads.

However, the current market application of these vehicles is largely limited to transport operations with limited range and significant repeatability.

To expand their use, various strategies and applications for scalability need to be explored and validated based on real-world data from logistics operators.

Road Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) optimised user-centric solutions for energy efficiency design and consistent range throughout weather conditions (2ZERO Partnership)

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Code: 37117 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-05 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

Maintaining the advantages of appropriately sized batteries in terms of affordability of BEVs, material and energy savings, whilereducing the impact of occasional extreme weather conditions on the autonomy of both LDVs and LCVs, especially during long journeys, requires innovative systemic approaches to thermal management.

Finding solutions that adequately balance user needs, technical effort and vehicle affordability requires user research (e.g. user acceptance, preferences and vehicle usage scenarios) to define relevant targets and criteria for innovation in thermal management systems and technologies.

Extended lifetime of road Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) (2ZERO Partnership)

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Code: 37113 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-04 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

Currently, the value of a vehicle is mainly determined by its mileage and age, underestimating the actual residual value.

However, the true residual value of a BEV and its components should contribute to the implementation of circular economy (CE) strategies beyond classical shredding, such asreuse, remanufacturing and recovery of valuable materials.

The residual value is determined by ageing and degradation during the use phase, repair and maintenance measures, vehicle operation and also by the specific CE design.

Safe post-crash management of road Light Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) (2ZERO Partnership)

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Code: 37110 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

In addition to protection during the collision, the post-crash phase, immediately after the collision, is critical to the consequences of a road accident.

Vehicle fires are a major problem in this post-crash phase. Although there are many similarities with fires in internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) fires, electric vehicle battery fires pose a number of new challenges for emergency responders and everyone who handles electric vehicles post-accident, including towing, repair, storage, rescue and destruction operations.

Cybersecure and resilient road e-mobility ecosystem (2ZERO Partnership)

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Code: 37107 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

The systems approach to electromobility implies the interconnection of different electromobility actors with technologies(electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging stations) and electromobility users, but also the creation of communication interfaces between electromobility/energy actors through different ICT systems, front-end and back-end systems.

Efficient wireless stationary bidirectional charging solutions for road Light Duty Vehicles (2ZERO Partnership) – Societal Readiness Pilot

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Code: 37104 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 06/05/2025 | End submission calls: 04/09/2025

 Wireless stationary charging for light road vehicles can be a solution tominimize interference of charging infrastructure, which is critical in urban environments.

In addition, it can offer the electric vehicle user a hands-free charging mode, which is particularly beneficial for people with disabilities or other impairments.

Open grounds for pre-commercial procurement of innovative security technologies

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Code: 37101 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-SSRI-03 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 12/11/2025

End-users and public procurers from several countries are invited to submit proposals for a preparatory action that should build the grounds for a future Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) action. Both this preparatory action and the future PCP action are open to proposals oriented to the acquisition of Research and Development (R&D) services for the development of innovative technologies, systems, tools or techniques to enhance border security, to fight against crime and terrorism, to protect infrastructure and public spaces, and/or to make societies more resilient against natural or human-made disasters.

Open topic on prevention, detection and deterrence of various forms of crime and terrorism through an enhanced understanding of the related societal issues

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Code: 37097 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-FCT-02 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: Civil security for society (Cluster 3) (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/06/2025 | End submission calls: 12/11/2025

Under the open topic, proposals are welcome to address new, upcoming or unforeseen challenges and/or creative or disruptive solutions for improving the prevention, detection and deterrence of various forms of crime or terrorism/radicalisation through an enhanced understanding of the related societal issues. These challenges and/or solutions should not be covered by topics of Horizon Europe Calls Fighting Crime and Terrorism 2023-2024. If they relate to some of the topics covered by Horizon Europe Calls Fighting Crime and Terrorism 2021-2022, the proposals should convincingly explain how they will build on and not duplicate them. The same applies regarding Horizon Europe projects under the calls HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-05: Evolution of political extremism, and HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-05: Gender-roles in extremist movements.