“Horizon Europe” Framework Programme for R&I 2021–2027 Announcement of the 2025 Work Programme and Calls by the European Commission

The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) wishes to inform all interested parties that the European Commission (EC) has officially announced the new “Horizon Europe” Work Programme for 2025 (including relevant Work Programmes for Clusters 1-6 and other thematic and horizontal priorities), featuring Calls for Proposals for 2025 with a total budget of over €7.2 billion.

The main document, as well as all Programme-specific Work Programmes for 2025 are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal (Following the path: Work Programmes & Call Documents / 2025 / HE Main Work Programme 2025).

The relevant press release issued by the European Commission regarding the publication of the Work Programmes 2025 is available at the following link.

The first Calls for Proposals have officially opened on 15 May 2025 and are available for proposal submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.

Kindly note that the Work Programme 2025 is the only single-year Work Programme to be announced under “Horizon Europe”. The next Work Programme, expected to cover the two-year period 2026–2027, is anticipated to be announced by the EC at the end of 2025.

“Horizon Europe” Programme and National Contact Points

“Horizon Europe” is the EU’s 9th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, running from 2021 to 2027, with a total budget of €95.5 billion.

For more information and support in participating in the programme, interested parties are encouraged to visit the national “Horizon Europe” website and contact the relevant National Contact Points (NCPs) at the Research and Innovation Foundation (Partner Support Center: Tel. +357 22205000, Email: [email protected]).