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Horizon Europe Cluster 3 — Civil Security & Disaster Resilience

Secure Computing Continuum (IoT, Edge, Cloud, Data spaces)

Funds resilient, privacy-preserving security for the IoT-to-cloud computing continuum.

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Projects may develop lightweight or post-quantum cryptography in zero-trust and decentralised architectures, interoperable identity and access controls, portable secure co-designed hardware and software, and privacy-preserving anomaly detection or automated response. Solutions must protect sensitive data through its lifecycle, work across computing layers and providers, and support secure data exc

This Innovation Action advances security across IoT devices, edge and cloud infrastructures, AI computing environments and data spaces. Projects should deliver measurable improvements in data integrity, privacy, zero-trust protection, interoperability, scalability and resilience against distributed cyber threats across heterogeneous and multi-provider systems.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Sept 2027
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.30%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€24M

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