Horizon scanning and foresight in future enabling digital technologies (CSA)
European leadership in foresight activities on future enabling technologies and their transformational potential in industrial, societal and environmental terms. Increased collaboration between academia, industry players and other relevant stakeholders in iterative and multidisciplinary approaches for co-creating the enabling technologies of the future. Alignment with national or regional initiatives creating an…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €4MEU contribution per project
- €3.9Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 230projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacio Institut De Ciencies Fotoniques Castelldefels | Spain | Research organisation | 6 | 1 | QOMPASS, NeQST, 2DNEURALVISION |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 2 | PROMISE, FORTIS, JARVIS |
| Fundacio Eurecat Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona) | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | Smart Droplets, SWAG, GIANCE |
| Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | HIVEMIND, ALLEGRO, Phorwards21 |
| Pal Robotics Slu Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | ASTIR, ARISE, PRIMI |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | EQUIP-G, FORTIS, ARISE |
| Asociacion De Investigacion Metalurgica Del Noroeste Porrino | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | PHACTORY, euroFMX |
| Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta S Coop Arrasate | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | EARASHI, euroFMX |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (median)
- 6countries (median)
- 27%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- FORGING – Forum for Emerging Enabling Technologies in Support to the Digital and Green Transitions through Value Sensitive Innovations (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-13)
- GrapheneEU – Graphene: Europe in the Lead Coordination and Support Action (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-22)
- QOMPASS – Quantum competitiveness alignment, scaling and support (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01)
- CLARUS – Optimizing Production and Logistic Resources in the Time-critical Bio Production Industries in Europe (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-09)
- BioProS – Biointelligent Production Sensor to Measure Viral Activity (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-27)
- EARASHI – Embodied AI/Robotics Applications for a Safe, Human-oriented Industry (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-10)
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- 10 Nov 2026 · European Research and Innovation Days 2026 (Brussels and online)
- 1 Dec 2026 · Interdisciplinary Pathways towards Green and Resilient Societies (Online)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.