Horizon Europe : Services & Data coming from satellites

Through Horizon Europe, EUSPA stimulates the market development of the EU Space downstream sector and supports the uptake of space-based solutions. Our space calls are placed under the pillar II of Horizon Europe, where specifically Cluster 4 of the Work Programme focuses on Digital, Industry, and Space.

EUSPA’s fourth Horizon Europe call

The EUSPA Horizon Europe call for proposals HORIZON-EUSPA-2026-SPACE is now published and brings a collective investment of 15 million EUR.

The fourth EUSPA Call is structured in the following 2 topics.

Space Data Economy

The Space Data Economy (HORIZON-EUSPA-2026-SPACE-02-51) topic focuses on developing innovative applications that leverage Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus data, specifically targeting four priority areas: 

1. clean energy solutions,

2. climate adaptation and environmental footprint reduction,

3. green financing and insurance services, and

4. the creation of liveable, sustainable cities.

Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe 

The Innovative space-based applications enhancing capabilities for a resilient Europe (HORIZON-EUSPA-2026-SPACE-02-52) topic aims to support the development of innovative applications that leverage Galileo, EGNOS and other EU Space Programme components, in particular Copernicus and/or GOVSATCOM, to strengthen Europe’s resilience through enhanced disaster risk management, efficient emergency response, critical infrastructure protection and secure, integrated crisis operations.

The first EUSPA Horizon Europe Call with an overall budget of 32.6 million EUR is already in the implementation phase with 13 ongoing projects that foster the European Green Deal, safeguard our society from crises and underpin Europe’s digital sovereignty. The second and third EUSPA Horizon Europe Calls mobilized an overall budget of 48.1 million EUR and 34.5 million EUR consequently, building a portfolio of projects that reinforces the international reach of European companies and support space-based applications for businesses and policymaking.

Supporting the success of the European industry

While many of these projects are still in their implementation stage, some first success cases demonstrate the outcomes of this investment. The list includes beneficiaries that managed to successfully scale and/or commercialize their prototypes, and worked in critical policy or societal challenges, advancing their technology.

Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus in other non-space calls

On top of the topics managed directly by EUSPA, the use of EGNSS and Copernicus is widely anchored in concrete calls and topics within the Work Programme for 2025, with many non-space topics recommending or requiring the use of Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus.

The topics range from health to cultural heritage, from climate change and resilience to fight against criminal activities, from mobility to big data; all areas that can strongly benefit from the space capabilities offered by EGNSS and Copernicus. A list of examples can be found here, while further details can be found in the Funding & tender opportunities portal.