Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Machine Learning · HORIZON-JU-RIA · TRL 3 to 6 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds research into Quantum Machine Learning, combining quantum computing with AI to speed up data processing, improve model accuracy and enable new algorithms that outperform classical methods. Projects should build and test quantum enhanced AI techniques on near term quantum hardware, with demonstrators in fields like healthcare, climate modelling, finance or manufacturing. The goal is to strengthen Europe's leadership in quantum computing and trustworthy AI through collaborative research.
quantum technologies · artificial intelligence · machine learning · high performance computing · research excellence · deep tech
Who wins this
A multidisciplinary European consortium of research organisations and industry partners with expertise in quantum computing and machine learning, aiming to develop and demonstrate quantum enhanced AI methods with a path toward real world applications.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €2M to €3M
- Funding model
- Budget-based. Reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Funding rate
- up to 50% of eligible costs
- Also required
- Participation is limited to legal entities established in EU Member States, Horizon Europe associated countries and EuroHPC JU Participating States, to safeguard EU open strategic autonomy. Expected project duration is 48 months. All software must be released under EUPL or an OSI approved compatible licence via code.europa.eu.
- 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 The conditions are described in the General Annex A of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. The page limit of the application is 70 pages. Described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal 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 Eligibility Conditions The conditions are described in the General Annex B of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. 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. In order to achieve the expected outcomes, and safeguard the Union’s strategic assets, interests, autonomy, and security, participation in this topic is limited to legal entities established in Member States, associated countries to Horizon Europe and EuroHPC JU Participating States. Proposals including legal entities which are not established in these countries[[Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom, and all countries that automatically eligible for funding under Horizon Europe as provided in list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf (V3.5 – 20.08.2025).]] will be ineligible. This decision has been taken on the grounds that, in the area of research covered by this topic, EU open strategic autonomy is particularly at stake. It is important to avoid a situation of technological dependency on a non-EU source, in a global context that requires the EU to take action to build on its strengths, and to carefully assess and address any strategic weaknesses, vulnerabilities and high-risk dependencies which put at risk the attainment of its ambitions. 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 The procedure is described in the General Annex F of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. Eligible proposals submitted under this topic and exceeding all the evaluation thresholds will be awarded a STEP Seal [[ https://strategic-technologies.europa.eu/about/step-seal_en ]]. Described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes The general criteria are described in the General Annex D of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. 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 The rules are described in General Annex G of the of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. The following exceptions apply: As an exception from General Annex G of the Horizon Europe Work Programme, the EU-funding rate for eligible costs in grants awarded by the JU for this topic will be up to 50% of the eligible costs. Specific conditions Expected project duration: 48 months EuroHPC Joint Undertaking Work Programme The documents are described in the General Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. Work Programme 2026