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EU money to set up test spaces for better building solutions

Setting up a test space, such as a living lab or regulatory sandbox, where companies develop building solutions.

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Status as of Thursday 22 October 2026, 22:34 (Brussels time)

Published
not stated in the call
Applications from
Wednesday 5 May 2027
Deadline
Wednesday 1 December 2027
Amount
not stated in the call
Difficulty
2/5

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In brief

  • Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block) funds Horizon Europe.
  • The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
  • Applications run from Wednesday 5 May 2027 to Wednesday 1 December 2027 (time not stated).

Key facts

Funder
Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block)
Programme
Horizon Europe
Who can apply
not stated in the call
Area
European Union
Instrument
Grant
In the official text
“6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants” (p. 1)
Total budget
€9,000,000
Maximum grant
not stated in the call
Funding rate
not stated in the call
Minimum project cost
not stated in the call
Published on
not stated in the call
Opens
Wednesday 5 May 2027 (time not stated)
Closes
Wednesday 1 December 2027 (time not stated)
Procedure
not stated in the call
How to submit
EU Funding & Tenders portal
Application language
not stated in the call
Difficulty
2/5
Chances
Cannot be estimated

It suits you if…

  • You can set up a test space where companies try out building solutions.
  • You can involve more than one company in that test space.
  • A start-up is among the companies your test space supports.
  • You can prepare an Application Form (Part B).

It is not for you if…

  • You only want to develop your own product, without a test space for other companies.
  • You cannot work with any start-up.

How much you can get

The call has a total budget of €9,000,000 for all projects together. The call does not state a minimum or maximum grant per project, or a funding rate. It does not say whether you must cover an own share. Costs take the form of a lump sum, a fixed amount agreed in advance. Ask a contact point named in the call before you plan your budget.

What it pays and what it does not

Pays

  • The costs of the project are paid as a lump sum, not as single invoices.

Does not pay

Key dates

Opens
Wednesday 5 May 2027 (time not stated)
Closes
Wednesday 1 December 2027 (time not stated)

The call opens on Wednesday 5 May 2027 and closes on Wednesday 1 December 2027. The call does not state the time of day, so check it in the official call before you submit.

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What you need

  • Application Form (Part B), describing the test space you will build.
  • In the Application Form (Part B), show that the test space supports more than one company, including a start-up.
  • A budget built as a lump sum, as the call asks.
  • Confirmation of the submission channel on the EU portal.

How to apply

  1. Open the EU funding portal and confirm how this call is submitted.
  2. Decide which test space you will build and which companies it will support.
  3. Make sure a start-up is among those companies.
  4. Write the Application Form (Part B).
  5. Submit by Wednesday 1 December 2027 and keep the receipt.

Each step explained in more detail: “How to apply for a grant in 7 steps”

Mistakes that cost you the money

  • Planning a test space that supports only one company. Consequence: The application does not meet the requirement of the call.
  • Leaving out a start-up from the supported companies. Consequence: The application does not meet the requirement of the call.
  • Building a budget from single invoices instead of a lump sum. Consequence: The budget does not follow how the call pays costs.
  • Sending the application without the Application Form (Part B). Consequence: The application is incomplete.
  • Putting the consultant's fee in the budget. Consequence: The cost cannot be paid by the call.

Frequently asked questions

When does the call open and close?

It opens on Wednesday 5 May 2027 and closes on Wednesday 1 December 2027. The call does not state the time of day.

How much can one project receive?

The call does not state a maximum grant per project. The total budget is €9,000,000. Ask a contact point named in the call.

What is a lump sum?

It is a fixed amount agreed in advance for the work. The call says its costs take this form.

Who can answer my questions?

The call names the portal IT helpdesk, National Contact Points, the Enterprise Europe Network and the Research Enquiry Service.

How to take part from your country

Many countries have a National Contact Point for Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme. Contact the one in your country before you write your application. Enterprise Europe Network offices also help companies.

The call does not state the application languages. Ask a contact point before you write.

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We prepare free of charge the documents about our products: technical and project description, a quote split by the call's cost items, timing and data sheets to attach. For questions about the call, Horizon Europe National Contact Points (Funding & Tenders Portal), the public help desk for applicants, guides you.

For this call and your type of organisation we do not yet have a partner consultant who prepares the application.

In European calls a consultant's fee cannot be put in the project budget: it is paid with your own funds.

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