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Horizon Europe Cluster 4 — Twin (Green+Digital) Transition for Industry

Advanced AI for Process Industries

Funds generative, foundation and agentic AI for faster materials development, safer plants and more efficient industrial processes.

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Process industries need to shorten materials and process development while keeping complex plants safe, efficient and competitive. Conventional predictive maintenance and quality control do not cover the wider design, engineering and operational decisions this topic addresses.

Research must create and demonstrate advanced AI methods such as multimodal generative AI, foundation models and agentic

Research must create and demonstrate advanced AI methods such as multimodal generative AI, foundation models and agentic AI across the process lifecycle. Work can cover materials and process design, plant and value-network optimisation, early fault detection, reproducibility, worker support, robotics and metaverse-based operating environments.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.
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.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€30M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Source: ec.europa.eu