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    HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-REGEN-03

    Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space

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    Beautiful, inclusive and sustainable neighbourhoods for communities · HORIZON-IA · TRL 6 to 8 · Needs partners

    1 Dec 2026
    Deadline
    €5M
    Indicative, per project
    ~3
    Grants expected
    8
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds projects that turn unused vertical space above buildings and streets into housing, green areas or community spaces. It wants at least one demonstrated solution that is sustainable, circular and beautiful, and that helps ease pressure on land and housing while adding green space to neighbourhoods. Projects should also study impacts, tackle regulatory and social barriers, and involve local communities in designing the solutions.

    circular economy · climate adaptation · construction built environment · smart cities · social innovation · regional development

    Who wins this

    This call best suits a transdisciplinary consortium including urban planners, architects, social scientists and community organisations that can demonstrate an innovative vertical space solution ready to move from prototype to real world deployment.

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €5M
    Funding model
    Lump sum. Paid per completed work package, with no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Also required
    Proposals must allocate at least 0.8% of their budget to engage with the New European Bauhaus hub for results and impact, and must include social sciences and humanities expertise.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 8 past winners

    POLITECNICO DI TORINO · IT
    3 wins
    COMITE EUROPEEN DE COORDINATION DE L'HABITAT SOCIAL AISBL · BE
    2 wins
    VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. · BE
    2 wins
    E2ARC ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH FOR CITIES · BE
    2 wins
    ICLEI EUROPEAN SECRETARIAT GMBH (ICLEI EUROPASEKRETARIAT GMBH) · DE · SME
    2 wins
    FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION · ES
    1 win

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