AI Foundation models in science (GenAI4EU) (RIA)

The Horizon Europe program is offering a funding opportunity focused on AI Foundation Models in Science (GenAI4EU) under the Research and Innovation Actions (HORIZON-RIA). This initiative aims to foster the development and application of foundational AI technologies that can meet scientific needs across various disciplines, including materials science, climate change, environmental pollution, and agriculture.

Eligible applicants include startups, small and medium enterprises, universities, research institutes, and consortia from EU member states and associated countries. The call encourages multidisciplinary collaborations that include domain experts and AI specialists. An explicit consortium requirement is not stated, but participation from multiple countries is encouraged.

The funding type is a lump sum grant, with a budget of €30 million allocated for this specific topic. The proposed funding for each grant is approximately €6 million, with an indicative number of five grants expected to be awarded. The call employs a single-stage application process that opens on May 22, 2025, and has a deadline of September 23, 2025, at 17:00 Brussels time.

Proposals should focus on developing AI foundation models tailored for specific scientific challenges or tasks, demonstrating their adaptability and usefulness. These models should be available as open resources for the scientific community, ensuring transparency and accessibility. Additionally, proposals must address potential risks associated with the models and provide comprehensive documentation, including case studies and maintenance plans.

Success rates for grants under Horizon Europe typically fall between 10% and 39%, reflecting competition among applicants. While co-funding details are not explicitly mandated, it is generally a consideration in many Horizon Europe grants.

This opportunity underscores the commitment of the European Commission to enhance scientific innovation through advanced AI technologies, promoting open science and interdisciplinary collaboration while addressing pressing societal and scientific challenges.

The EU's Horizon Europe program is offering funding for Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) under the call INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01) with a specific topic focused on AI Foundation Models in Science (GenAI4EU). The call, identified as HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61, aims to accelerate research and development in science by developing AI technology tailored for scientific needs. The goal is to contribute to the development of foundation models applicable across a range of scientific disciplines.

The expected outcomes of this funding opportunity are to:

Accelerate research and development in science, with focus on the domains of materials science, climate change science, environmental pollution science (including PFAS), and agricultural science.

Advance AI technology (not limited to Generative AI) tailored for scientific needs and potentially adaptable to other tasks in the area of application.

Contribute to the development of foundation models in the areas of application and pave the way for future funding of foundation models in a broader range of scientific disciplines.

Advance solutions to societal or scientific challenges.

Bridge existing knowledge gaps and induce interdisciplinarity by design across different fields necessary to advance the area of application.

Support open-source and open science, especially for research communities with limited access to modern AI tools.

The scope of the call emphasizes the development of foundation models that can integrate information from various data modalities and be adapted for specialized tasks through fine-tuning. These models should be trained on data from specific scientific fields and be usable by a wider community.

Proposals should address one of the following scientific domains:

(A) Materials science: Focus on the development of new, innovative, and advanced materials for EU's economic security and sustainable industry, employing AI in materials design and discovery.

(B) Climate change science: Focus on advancing climate research for EU's climate neutrality and resilience goals, using AI foundation models for accurate insights into climate dynamics and enhanced predictions.

(C) Environmental pollution sciences: Focus on advancing environmental sciences to support the detection and characterization of pollution sources and their impacts, particularly for pollutants of concern.

(D) Agricultural sciences: Focus on advancing agricultural sciences research for a competitive and sustainable agricultural system, using AI foundation models to enhance crop, livestock, soil, and water management.

Proposals should focus on:

Developing foundation models (not limited to Generative AI) for science in the chosen domain.

Demonstrating a foundation model’s usefulness by adapting it to subtasks/scientific problems.

Illustrating other possible areas of application.

The foundation models should:

Provide researchers with access to essential AI-enabled capabilities for scientific discovery.

Employ machine learning algorithms, models, and architectures best suited for the chosen domain.

Be adaptable to different problems in the domain.

Be based on a robust and reliable architecture.

The foundation models should be placed at the disposal of the scientific community as open models, including the source code, training datasets, and associated assets needed for full reusability. Proposers should provide clear documentation on the use and limitations of the model, alongside case studies.

Multidisciplinary research activities should involve both AI and domain scientists, and address some of the following:

Conceptualization and planning: the scope, objectives and expected outcomes of the foundation model.

Suitable interfaces for domain experts without computer science background to contribute to and utilize the outcomes.

Data identification, collection and management of (preferably diverse, multimodal) datasets through semantically annotation data schemas.

Model development, validation, testing under relevant operational and environmental conditions (such as thermal gradients, fatigue, corrosion, etc.) and, as appropriate, model evaluation and benchmarking, for example DOME.

Integration of domain knowledge into the model (for example through machine readable representations like RDF (Resource Description Framework).

Proposals should:

Prove access to high-quality (multimodal) data needed for model development and follow FAIR principles for new or adapted datasets.

Describe data curation and quality control procedures.

Contribute to efforts to reach common standards for data formats, metadata, taxonomies, and ontologies.

Demonstrate a strategy to access computational resources needed for model training, evaluation/testing, and inference.

Propose a model architecture designed with transparency in mind.

Employ methodologies for integrating domain/interdisciplinary knowledge and seek synergies with solutions that facilitate data management (e.g., knowledge graphs).

Identify at least four possible use cases and scientific challenges.

Identify and assess potential risks of misuse.

Propose a plan to make the model public, maintain and evolve it, and promote it to the scientific community.

Expertise in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) should be involved to address data privacy, sharing agreements, and compliance with regulations.

Synergies with selected projects from HORIZON-INFRA-2025-01-EOSC-06: Using Generative AI (GenAI4EU) for Scientific Research via EOSC are encouraged, where relevant. Proposals are encouraged to collaborate with established infrastructures such as the WeatherGenerator project.

International cooperation is encouraged, where the EU has reciprocal benefit, like the Trillion Parameter Consortium.

The integration of the gender dimension (sex and gender analysis) in research and innovation content is not a mandatory requirement.

The call is a single-stage submission process, opening on 22 May 2025, with a deadline of 23 September 2025, at 17:00:00 Brussels time. The total budget allocated for this topic is 30,000,000 EUR, with an indicative number of 5 grants to be awarded, each around 6,000,000 EUR.

Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme.

Application form templates are available in the Submission System, along with a standard application form (HE RIA, IA) and a standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA).

Additional documents include:

HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 1. General Introduction

HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 7. Digital, Industry and Space

HE Main Work Programme 2025 – 14. General Annexes

HE Programme Guide

HE Framework Programme 2021/695

HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764

EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509

Decision authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme

Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment

EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement

Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual

Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

This funding opportunity aims to foster the development and application of AI foundation models across various scientific domains, promoting open science, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the advancement of AI technology for the benefit of the scientific community and society as a whole. It encourages projects that not only develop these models but also demonstrate their practical utility and address potential risks associated with their use. The EU is looking to fund projects that will make these models openly available, ensuring their long-term maintenance and evolution, and promoting their adoption within the scientific community.

The Horizon Europe program is offering multiple funding opportunities under the call INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01). These opportunities are categorized into HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), and HORIZON Innovation Actions (IA), each with specific objectives, budget allocations, and expected outcomes. The opening date for all these opportunities is 22 May 2025, with a deadline of 23 September 2025.

Here's a breakdown of the different funding opportunities:

1. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61: AI Foundation Models in Science (GenAI4EU) (RIA)

Budget: 30,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 5 (around 6,000,000 EUR each)

2. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62: (CSA)

Budget: 3,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 3,000,000 EUR)

3. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-60: (CSA)

Budget: 1,500,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 1,500,000 EUR)

4. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-61: (CSA)

Budget: 1,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 1,000,000 EUR)

5. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62: (CSA)

Budget: 2,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 2,000,000 EUR)

6. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-63: (CSA)

Budget: 2,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 2,000,000 EUR)

7. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-64: (CSA)

Budget: 5,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 5 (500,000 to 1,000,000 EUR each)

8. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-65: (IA)

Budget: 3,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 3,000,000 EUR)

9. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-66: (CSA)

Budget: 1,500,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (1,000,000 to 1,500,000 EUR)

10. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-31: (IA)

Budget: 10,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 2 (around 5,000,000 EUR each)

11. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-44: (CSA)

Budget: 2,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 2,000,000 EUR)

12. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-45: (IA)

Budget: 28,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 28,000,000 EUR)

13. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52: (RIA)

Budget: 15,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (4,000,000 to 5,000,000 EUR each)

14. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61: (IA)

Budget: 24,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (around 8,000,000 EUR each)

15. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-62: (IA)

Budget: 30,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 4 (around 7,500,000 EUR each)

16. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-63: (IA)

Budget: 24,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (around 8,000,000 EUR each)

17. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-64: (COFUND)

Budget: 45,000,000 EUR (Total: 90,000,000 EUR with co-funding)

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 90,000,000 EUR)

18. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01: (IA)

Budget: 35,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 6 (5,000,000 to 7,000,000 EUR each)

19. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02: (RIA)

Budget: 35,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 7 (4,000,000 to 6,000,000 EUR each)

20. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05: (IA)

Budget: 42,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 6 (5,000,000 to 7,000,000 EUR each)

21. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31: (IA)

Budget: 25,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (8,000,000 to 10,000,000 EUR each)

22. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32: (IA)

Budget: 25,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (8,000,000 to 10,000,000 EUR each)

23. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-33: (RIA)

Budget: 25,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (6,000,000 to 8,000,000 EUR each)

24. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34: (IA)

Budget: 25,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 3 (5,000,000 to 9,000,000 EUR each)

25. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36: (RIA)

Budget: 24,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 4 (6,000,000 to 8,000,000 EUR each)

26. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-37: (RIA)

Budget: 28,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 2 (around 14,000,000 EUR each)

27. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-38: (CSA)

Budget: 1,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 1,000,000 EUR)

28. HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-39: (CSA)

Budget: 2,000,000 EUR

Stages: Single-stage

Indicative number of grants: 1 (around 2,000,000 EUR)

These funding opportunities aim to support a wide range of activities, from research and innovation to coordination and support, across various industrial and technological domains. The focus is on promoting sustainable and digital transformations, enhancing industrial competitiveness, and addressing societal challenges.

The European Commission is offering funding opportunities under the Horizon Europe program, specifically within the INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01) call. These opportunities are designed to foster research, innovation, coordination, and support actions across various technological and industrial domains. The funding is allocated to different types of actions, including Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), and Innovation Actions (IA). All opportunities share a common opening date of 22 May 2025 and a deadline of 23 September 2025.

The funding opportunities are distributed across several key areas:

Digital:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61: AI Foundation models in science (GenAI4EU) (RIA) with a budget of EUR 30,000,000 and an indicative number of 5 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 3,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

Human:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-60: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,500,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-61: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-63: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-64: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 5,000,000 and an indicative number of 5 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-65: (IA) with a budget of EUR 3,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-66: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,500,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

Materials:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-31: (IA) with a budget of EUR 10,000,000 and an indicative number of 2 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-44: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-45: (IA) with a budget of EUR 28,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52: (RIA) with a budget of EUR 15,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61: (IA) with a budget of EUR 24,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-62: (IA) with a budget of EUR 30,000,000 and an indicative number of 4 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-63: (IA) with a budget of EUR 24,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-64: (COFUND) with a budget of EUR 45,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

Twin Transition:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01: (IA) with a budget of EUR 35,000,000 and an indicative number of 6 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02: (RIA) with a budget of EUR 35,000,000 and an indicative number of 7 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05: (IA) with a budget of EUR 42,000,000 and an indicative number of 6 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31: (IA) with a budget of EUR 25,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32: (IA) with a budget of EUR 25,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-33: (RIA) with a budget of EUR 25,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34: (IA) with a budget of EUR 25,000,000 and an indicative number of 3 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36: (RIA) with a budget of EUR 24,000,000 and an indicative number of 4 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-37: (RIA) with a budget of EUR 28,000,000 and an indicative number of 2 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-38: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-39: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

These opportunities are designed to support a wide array of projects, from foundational research to innovative applications and coordination activities, all contributing to the EU's broader goals in digital transformation, industrial sustainability, and societal well-being.

The European Commission, through the Horizon Europe program and the INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01) call, is offering a range of funding opportunities designed to stimulate research, innovation, and coordination across various industrial and technological domains. These opportunities are structured around different types of actions, each with specific goals and budgetary allocations. The key areas of focus include digital technologies, human-centric approaches, advanced materials, and the twin transition (digital and green).

The funding is distributed across the following types of actions:

HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions (RIA): These actions aim to generate new knowledge or explore the feasibility of new or improved technology, products, processes, services or solutions. They may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.

HORIZON Innovation Actions (IA): These actions primarily consist of activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services. These may include prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication.

HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (CSA): These actions support activities such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure and may also include complementary activities of strategic planning, networking and coordination between programmes in different countries.

HORIZON Programme Cofund Actions (COFUND): These actions aim to stimulate investments in research and innovation by providing financial support to national or regional programs.

Key Dates:

Opening Date: 22 May 2025

Deadline: 23 September 2025, 17:00:00 Brussels time

Budget Overview:

Digital:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61 (RIA): EUR 30,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 5)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62 (CSA): EUR 3,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

Human:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-60 (CSA): EUR 1,500,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-61 (CSA): EUR 1,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62 (CSA): EUR 2,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-63 (CSA): EUR 2,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-64 (CSA): EUR 5,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 5)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-65 (IA): EUR 3,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-66 (CSA): EUR 1,500,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

Materials:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-31 (IA): EUR 10,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 2)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-44 (CSA): EUR 2,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-45 (IA): EUR 28,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-52 (RIA): EUR 15,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-61 (IA): EUR 24,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-62 (IA): EUR 30,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 4)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-63 (IA): EUR 24,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-MATERIALS-64 (COFUND): EUR 45,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

Twin Transition:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-01 (IA): EUR 35,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 6)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-02 (RIA): EUR 35,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 7)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-05 (IA): EUR 42,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 6)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-31 (IA): EUR 25,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-32 (IA): EUR 25,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-33 (RIA): EUR 25,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-34 (IA): EUR 25,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 3)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-36 (RIA): EUR 24,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 4)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-37 (RIA): EUR 28,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 2)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-38 (CSA): EUR 1,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-TWIN-TRANSITION-39 (CSA): EUR 2,000,000 (Indicative number of grants: 1)

These funding opportunities are part of the Horizon Europe program's broader effort to drive innovation and sustainability across key industrial sectors, aligning with the EU's strategic priorities for a competitive and green economy.

The European Commission is offering a variety of funding opportunities under the Horizon Europe program, specifically within the INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01) call. These opportunities are designed to stimulate research, innovation, coordination, and support actions across various technological and industrial domains. The funding is allocated to different types of actions, including Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Coordination and Support Actions (CSA), and Innovation Actions (IA). All opportunities share a common opening date of 22 May 2025 and a deadline of 23 September 2025.

The funding opportunities are distributed across several key areas:

Digital:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-61: AI Foundation models in science (GenAI4EU) (RIA) with a budget of EUR 30,000,000 and an indicative number of 5 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-DIGITAL-62: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 3,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

Human:

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-60: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,500,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-61: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-62: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-63: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 2,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-64: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 5,000,000 and an indicative number of 5 grants.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-65: (IA) with a budget of EUR 3,000,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

HORIZON-CL4-INDUSTRY-2025-01-HUMAN-66: (CSA) with a budget of EUR 1,500,000 and an indicative number of 1 grant.

Materials

Eligible Applicant Types: The eligible applicant types are not explicitly stated but can be inferred to include entities capable of conducting research and innovation activities, such as universities, research institutes, SMEs, large enterprises, and other relevant organizations. The call encourages multidisciplinary research activities involving both AI and domain scientists, suggesting that consortia or collaborations between different types of institutions are welcome. Expertise in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) is also required in certain cases.

Funding Type: The primary funding mechanism is a grant, specifically a HORIZON Research and Innovation Action (HORIZON-RIA) and HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions (HORIZON-CSA) and HORIZON Innovation Actions (HORIZON-IA) and HORIZON Programme Cofund Actions (HORIZON-COFUND). The eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum.

Consortium Requirement: While not explicitly mandated, the call encourages multidisciplinary research activities and international cooperation, implying that consortia are beneficial and possibly preferred. The need for expertise in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) also suggests that a consortium approach may be necessary to cover all required areas of knowledge.

Beneficiary Scope (Geographic Eligibility): The primary geographic eligibility is for EU member states and associated countries, as indicated by the reference to the Horizon Europe Programme Guide and Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. However, the call also mentions that a number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.

Target Sector: The program targets several thematic and industry sectors, including:
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Materials Science
Climate Change Science
Environmental Pollution Sciences (including PFAS)
Agricultural Sciences
Digital Technologies
Industry

Mentioned Countries: No specific countries are mentioned, but the call refers to EU member states, associated countries, and non-EU/non-associated countries that have made provisions for funding participants in Horizon Europe projects. The Trillion Parameter Consortium is mentioned as an example of international cooperation.

Project Stage: The expected maturity of the project for this opportunity includes research, development, and validation. The call aims to accelerate research and development, develop foundation models, and demonstrate their usefulness by adapting them to subtasks/scientific problems.

Funding Amount: The funding amounts vary depending on the specific action type:
HORIZON-RIA: around €6,000,000 (with a total budget of €30,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €3,000,000 (with a total budget of €3,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €1,500,000 (with a total budget of €1,500,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €1,000,000 (with a total budget of €1,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €2,000,000 (with a total budget of €2,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: €500,000 to €1,000,000 (with a total budget of €5,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €3,000,000 (with a total budget of €3,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: €1,000,000 to €1,500,000 (with a total budget of €1,500,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €5,000,000 (with a total budget of €10,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €2,000,000 (with a total budget of €2,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €28,000,000 (with a total budget of €28,000,000)
HORIZON-RIA: €4,000,000 to €5,000,000 (with a total budget of €15,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €8,000,000 (with a total budget of €24,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €7,500,000 (with a total budget of €30,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: around €8,000,000 (with a total budget of €24,000,000)
HORIZON-COFUND: around €90,000,000 (with a total budget of €45,000,000 in 2025 and €45,000,000 in 2027)
HORIZON-IA: €5,000,000 to €7,000,000 (with a total budget of €35,000,000)
HORIZON-RIA: €4,000,000 to €6,000,000 (with a total budget of €35,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: €5,000,000 to €7,000,000 (with a total budget of €42,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: €8,000,000 to €10,000,000 (with a total budget of €25,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: €8,000,000 to €10,000,000 (with a total budget of €25,000,000)
HORIZON-RIA: €6,000,000 to €8,000,000 (with a total budget of €25,000,000)
HORIZON-IA: €5,000,000 to €9,000,000 (with a total budget of €25,000,000)
HORIZON-RIA: €6,000,000 to €8,000,000 (with a total budget of €24,000,000)
HORIZON-RIA: around €14,000,000 (with a total budget of €28,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €1,000,000 (with a total budget of €1,000,000)
HORIZON-CSA: around €2,000,000 (with a total budget of €2,000,000)

Application Type: The application type is an open call, with a single-stage submission process.

Nature of Support: Beneficiaries will receive money in the form of a lump sum grant.

Application Stages: The application process is single-stage.

Success Rates: The success rates are not explicitly mentioned, but the indicative number of grants for each topic provides some insight into the potential competitiveness.

Co-funding Requirement: Co-funding is required for HORIZON-COFUND actions.

Summary: This Horizon Europe call, INDUSTRY (HORIZON-CL4-2025-01), aims to accelerate research and development in science by promoting the development and use of AI foundation models. The call targets several scientific domains, including materials science, climate change science, environmental pollution sciences, and agricultural sciences. It seeks to advance AI technology tailored for scientific needs, contribute to the development of foundation models, advance solutions to societal or scientific challenges, bridge knowledge gaps, and support open-source and open science. The call is structured around several topics, each with a specific budget and indicative number of grants, using funding mechanisms such as HORIZON-RIA, HORIZON-CSA and HORIZON-IA and HORIZON-COFUND. The call encourages multidisciplinary research activities, international cooperation, and the involvement of experts in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). The submission deadline is September 23, 2025. The funding is provided as a lump sum.