2027 Horizon Europe: Your Strategic Planning Session — Calls, Priorities and Next Steps
12/03/2026
About
2027 is Horizon Europe's final year, a last opportunity for organisations still to secure funding, and a pivotal planning moment for those already in. The 2026–2027 work programme allocates nearly €14 billion, with priorities centred on the energy transition, digital transformation, biotechnology, health, security, and emerging technologies. The Commission has also cut topics by 35% and trimmed the programme's overall length by a third, a sharper, more concentrated final phase where alignment with call priorities matters more than ever.
The window is closing fast. With projects typically running 36 to 60 months, 2026 is one of the last realistic points to start under Horizon Europe rules, meaning new 2027 projects will run well into the FP10 period. For organisations not yet funded, timing is critical. For those already in funded projects, understanding what comes next with FP10 is just as essential for planning the road ahead.
This session cuts through the complexity of the 2026–2027 work programme to give you a clear, practical view of where the opportunities lie, which calls are most relevant to your work, and how to position yourself competitively for the final Horizon Europe deadlines.
Key takeaways:
- A clear overview of the 2026–2027 work programme structure: the six clusters, EU Missions, EIC, MSCA, and the new horizontal calls, including the €540 million Clean Industrial Deal call and the AI-focused cross-cutting priorities
- The key strategic orientations shaping 2027 calls: green transition, digital transition, and a resilient and competitive Europe, and what these mean in practice for proposal framing
- How to identify the 2027 calls most relevant to your research area and assess your fit before committing to a full proposal development process
- What the move to fewer, broader topics and expanded lump-sum funding means for how you design and cost your 2027 bids
- An overview of what is currently known about FP10, the successor programme, and how to think about positioning your consortium for the transition
- Practical next steps: how to use the remaining Horizon Europe timeline strategically, including how to align your consortium-building and call monitoring activity with upcoming 2027 deadlines
Who should attend:
- Researchers, project coordinators, and R&I support staff who have not yet secured Horizon Europe funding and want to make the most of the remaining call cycle
- Organisations currently in funded projects who want to understand the landscape for their next bid
- Anyone who wants a structured, up-to-date overview of where 2027 priorities sit and what the transition to FP10 means for their research strategy.
If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us at events@crowdhelix.com
Date & Time
3 December, 2026 at 10 AM GMT
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