Topic Code
HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-01-two-stage
F&T Portal
Call Identifier
HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-two-stage
Call 01 — two-stage (2026)
Instrument
HORIZON-RIA
Research and Innovation Action
Budget Model
Lump Sum
HORIZON-AG-LS
Funding Rate
100%
Annex G — RIA = 100%
Page Limit (Part B)
10pp (S1) / 45pp (S2)
RIA + lump sum — two-stage
Evaluation Thresholds
3 / 3 / 3 · cum. 10
Standard — no override
Expected Projects
3
€7–8M each (WP stated)
Destination
Clean environment and zero pollution
WP Part 9
Cluster / Pillar
Cluster 6 / Pillar II
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources
China Eligibility
Eligible ✓
No CL6 destination exclusion
Special Conditions
Blind evaluation pilot
JRC may participate
Two-stage submission. Stage 1 proposals are limited to 10 pages (Part B). Stage 1 deadline: 16 April 2026. Only proposals passing Stage 1 evaluation will be invited to submit a full Stage 2 proposal (45 pages).
Blind evaluation pilot. This topic participates in the blind evaluation pilot. Applicants must follow specific anonymisation rules for Part B of the proposal to ensure evaluator-blind review at Stage 1.
JRC may participate. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as a member of the consortium. JRC participation does not count towards the minimum eligibility conditions for consortium composition.
Expected Outcomes
- Competent authorities and the water sector have access to effective solutions — particularly based on life sciences and biotechnology — to bioremediate and decontaminate aquatic (marine and freshwater, including groundwater) pollution.
- Local authorities have improved monitoring and management tools for the protection of surface and groundwater ecosystems, and consequently the human health, against contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), especially PFAS, antimicrobial substances and microplastics.
- Impact of CEC, especially PFAS, antimicrobial substances and microplastics on marine, freshwater and groundwater ecosystems are better understood including the interlinkages of these systems.
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