Topic CodeHORIZON-CL5-2026-05-D5-02F&T Portal
Call IdentifierHORIZON-CL5-2026-05Call 05 — single stage (2026)
InstrumentHORIZON-IAInnovation Action
Budget ModelLump SumHORIZON-AG-LS
Funding Rate70%Annex G — IA = 70% (100% non-profit)
Page Limit (Part B)45 pagesIA + lump sum (Annex A)
Evaluation Thresholds3 / 3 / 3 · cum. 10Standard — Impact ×1.5 for ranking
Expected Projects1(WP stated)
DestinationClean and competitive solutions for all transport modesWP Part 8
Cluster / PillarCluster 5 / Pillar IIClimate, Energy and Mobility
China EligibilityExcluded ▵D5 destination excludes RIA and IA
Special Conditions2ZERO PartnershipInnovation action — TRL 6-7 target
China: entities excluded. Legal entities established in China are not eligible to participate in both Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs) and Innovation Actions (IAs) falling under this destination. MIIT-linked universities are excluded regardless of instrument. Source: WP Part 8, Destination 5.
Communication networks restriction: Entities assessed as high-risk suppliers of mobile network communication equipment (and entities they own or control) are not eligible to participate in this topic.
Copernicus/Galileo: If the project uses satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
2ZERO Partnership: This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on Towards zero emission road transport (2ZERO). Projects will report results to the 2ZERO Partnership.
Expected Outcomes
- Demonstrated energy-efficient, electric Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with purposely developed and strategically positioned traction and chassis hardware (HW) subsystems leveraging opportunities of the software (SW) abstraction layers as the cornerstone of SDV, and overall scalable.
- Real life demonstration of the value of functional integration in terms of user value (ensuring travel time) and responsiveness to user and societal needs (e.g. reduced space needed for the vehicles, reduced consumption of resources, responsive to diverse user needs and abilities), charging infrastructure (vehicle-to-grid integration), cost (e.g. reducing development and integration effort, number, and specs for individual components), and energy demand (e.g. load shifting).
- Testing and validation of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionalities in real-world conditions to ensure efficient, interoperable and software-driven integration between SDVs, recharging infrastructure.
- Improved energy efficiency and increasing sustainability with optimal-sized batteries and long-trip capability with fast charging.
- Optimal integration and demonstration of HW and SW solutions along with standardised interfaces to enable affordable, mass-market EVs, such as but not limited to SDV application domains chassis/powertrain (e.g. vehicle size), body comfort and cockpit (maximizing the interior space, comfort and safety relative to the vehicle's exterior dimensions) to achieve efficient, compact designs with minimal and sustainable material use.
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