# EU grants for cross-border teams to research and prototype ideas

_Aperto · Status as of Wednesday 21 October 2026, 02:26 (Brussels time)_

## 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 Tuesday 5 May 2026 to Tuesday 1 December 2026 (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
- **Total budget:** not stated in the call
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Tuesday 5 May 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Tuesday 1 December 2026 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 4/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You want to test whether a new or improved technology, product or service is feasible.
- You want to build plans, designs, prototypes, pilots or demonstrations of a new or improved service.
- You can work in a consortium with independent partners from other countries.
- Your organisation has its registered office in an area the call lists.

## It is not for you if…
- You plan to apply alone, unless the topic you choose says otherwise.
- Your organisation is in an exclusion situation, such as bankruptcy, fraud or unpaid tax or social security.
- Your registered office is outside the countries and territories the call lists.

## What you need
- Part A: administrative information, a summarised budget and the call-specific questions.
- Part B: the technical description of the project.
- Partners from different countries who are independent legal entities, each with a registered office in a listed area.

## How to apply
1. Apply online through the EU funding portal: the call is submitted there.
2. Pick the topic that fits your idea and check whether it changes the partner rule.
3. Build your consortium of independent partners from different countries.
4. Write Part A and Part B together with your partners.
5. Before you submit, reread the official call: the act prevails.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03

> This card explains the call in plain language and does not replace it. The official text prevails. We recheck the sources automatically every day, but dates and rules can change: check the funder's website before you apply. We are not the body that manages the call.
> Text generated with artificial intelligence from the official text and checked automatically by a second AI system. The official call prevails, rechecked on Tuesday 20 October 2026.

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