Horizon Europe Springboard Scheme for Cluster 4 Industry Themes

Key Features

Financial support for eligible UK organisations to strengthen the development of Horizon Europe proposals under eligible topics including digital, manufacturing, materials, clean energy and AI in the Cluster 4 industry and relevant horizontal activities only.

Programme:     Horizon Europe

Award:     £5,000

Opens: 7th Sep 2026

Closes: 27th Feb 2027

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Grant Overview

Horizon Europe Springboard scheme is offering grants of up to £5,000 to eligible UK organisations to help develop competitive pre-award proposals for the 2027 work programme.

Grant Scope

The aim of this competition is to offer financial support for eligible UK organisations to strengthen the development of Horizon Europe proposals under topics including digital, manufacturing, materials, clean energy and AI in the Cluster 4 industry.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with funding awarded on a first come, first served basis.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this competition, applications are welcomed from UK organisations intending to participate in an eligible Horizon Europe topic. Eligible organisations include small and medium sized enterprises, large companies, universities and higher education institutions, research and technology organisations, charities or public sector organisations.

Number of applications: Only one application per organisation may be submitted

Grant Exclusions

Before starting an application, you must contact the UK Cluster 4 Industry National Contact Point at NCP-Industry@iuk.ukri.org to discuss your proposal concept and activity plan for the identified topic. You must obtain written confirmation of your eligibility before submitting your final application. Failure to do so will result in your application being excluded.

Grant Funding

Grant funding of up to £5,000 (excluding VAT) for up to 20 eligible UK organisations (one grant per eligible entity) is available to support the development of Horizon Europe pre-award proposal development activities including:

  • Partnership building: joining relevant co-programmed partnerships, attending multinational consortium-building events in eligible European countries, and undertaking scoping visits to develop international collaborations.
  • Proposal development: engaging external proposal writing expertise or supporting dedicated internal resource to prepare, develop and finalise a Horizon Europe proposal in accordance with the relevant Research and Innovation Action (RIA), Innovation Action (IA) or Coordination and Support Action (CSA) application template.
  • Feasibility & scoping: undertaking preliminary feasibility studies, project development workshops, and market opportunity assessments in eligible countries to strengthen the proposed Horizon Europe project.

The scheme aims to increase UK participation and success in the above mentioned opportunities in Horizon Europe by supporting organisations to develop high-quality collaborative proposals.

For further information on this competition, please see full details. 

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