EU Frontier AI Initiative: Developing frontier AI solutions that are safe and computationally efficient within Apply AI (RIA)
The Apply AI Strategy [1] also seeks to bolster EU capabilities and achieve excellence in AI to support the development of European frontier models. As part of the Frontier AI Initiative, which brings together Europe’s leading actors in the field, this topic will support the development of sovereign frontier AI ensuring safety by design. This topic directly contributes to the Apply AI Strategy. Project results are…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €44MEU contribution per project
- €5.2Mmedian 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pal Robotics Slu Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 7 | 0 | OPERA, euROBIN, RoboSAPIENS |
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 0 | GRAIL, NimbleAI, AIXPERT |
| Fundingbox Communities Sl Madrid | Spain | Other · SME | 5 | 0 | AMALTEA, GRAIL, COSMIC |
| Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Valencia | Spain | University | 5 | 1 | CLARUS, FEROX, NimbleAI |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 1 | AMALTEA, euROBIN, JARVIS |
| Idener Research & Development Aie Sevilla | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | HIVEMIND, AI4SWEng, COMBO |
| Fundacio Eurecat Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona) | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | Smart Droplets, GRAIL, IntelliMan |
| Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta S Coop Arrasate | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | euroFMX, EARASHI, INVERSE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 13partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 29%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.
- euroFMX – European TrUstworthy GeneRative AI & AutonOmisation Frontier Models for Manufacturing-X Competitiveness (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07)
- MOSAICO – Management, Orchestration and Supervision of AI-agent COmmunities for reliable AI in software engineering (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-22)
- OPERA – Open Perception, Learning, and Decision-Making Toolbox for General Purpose Robot AI (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-07)
- Smart Droplets – Accelerating the achievement of EU Green Deal Goals for pesticide and fertilizer reduction through AI, data and robotic technologies. (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-09)
- AID4SME – enabling SMEs to develop AI and DATA solutions through support of a Community of Practice and low-TRL and high-TRL playgrounds (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL4-2024-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-04)
- CLARUS – Optimizing Production and Logistic Resources in the Time-critical Bio Production Industries in Europe (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-09)
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Browse requests ↗Upcoming info days and brokerage events
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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.