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Horizon Europe 2026-27: Digital, Industry and Space (Cluster 4) in Lancashire

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A Global Challenges theme

The European Commission has published all of the 2026-27 Horizon Europe Work Programmes, which list the funding opportunities under the 2026-27 call topics.


No matter your field – whether you’re a business, university, research institute, charity, or not-for-profit – you could be eligible to apply for Horizon Europe funding to advance your cutting-edge research and innovation, fostering lasting impact and meaningful change.


Our Innovate UK European Team and UK National Contact Points can support you with these exciting potential funding opportunities and help you get the most out of Horizon Europe.


Applying from the UK

UK organisations and businesses can apply for Horizon Europe funding, working as part of a consortium with at least three countries, one of which must be an EU Member State (see “Who can apply?” below). If you are interested in one of the calls and would like to find a collaboration partner, contact Innovate UK Business Connect’s European Programmes team.


If you have formed a consortium and are ready to apply, you can do so via the Horizon Europe Funding and Tenders Portal. Click here to see all open Horizon Europe calls (you will need to search for the title of the call you are interested in).


Calls in cluster 4 will start to open from early January 2026, but some will not open until March 2027.
The Digital, Industry and Space Work Programme

Funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme for Cluster 4, this Work Programme document outlines the expected impacts as set out by Pillar 2 of the strategic plan and details specific calls for proposals and their relevant conditions to apply.


The available topics in Cluster 4 are summarised below. For 2026-27, they have been subdivided into 5 Destinations:

  1. Leadership in materials and production for Europe
  2. Developing an agile and secure single market and infrastructure for data services and trustworthy artificial intelligence services
  3. Achieving open strategic autonomy in digital and emerging enabling technologies
  4. Open Strategic Autonomy in Developing, Deploying and Using Global Space-Based Infrastructure, Services, Applications and Data
  5. Digital and industrial technologies driving human-centric innovation

For further details on each call, view the 2026-27 Cluster 4 Work Programme.


Cluster 4 info days will be held online on 29 January (covering destinations 1 and 4 above) and 30 January (covering destinations 2, 3, and 5).


The calls in this cluster have opening dates varying from Jan 2026 to Mar 2027, with closing dates from Apr 2026 to Sep 2027: please check the details for each individual call before starting the application process.