Horizon Europe’s Cluster 1 – Health focuses on improving and protecting the health and well-being of people of all ages, by generating new knowledge, developing innovative solutions and integrating where relevant a gender perspective to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases.
Further aims include developing health technologies, mitigating health risks, protecting populations and promoting good health and well-being in general and at work.
Finally, this cluster also aims to make public health systems more cost-effective, equitable and sustainable, prevent and tackle poverty-related diseases and support and enable patients’ participation and self-management.
For 2026, Horizon Europe has several open calls under Cluster 1 – Health, with a total estimated budget of €470M.
🗂️ Discover the full range of funding opportunities in the 2026-2027 Work Programme – Cluster 1: Health:
Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027 – Health
Relevant calls
Call – Cluster 1 – Health (single stage 2026)
📅 Deadline for submissions: 16 April 2026
- HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-ENVHLTH-05: Support for a multilateral initiative on climate change and health research
- HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE-03: Advancing research on the prevention, diagnosis, and management of post-infection long-term conditions
- HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-DISEASE-04: Development of novel vaccines for viral pathogens with epidemic potential
- HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-TOOL-03: Integrating New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to advance biomedical research and regulatory testing
- HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01-IND-03: Regulatory science to support translational development of patient-centred health technologies
For more detailed info, please visit the EU Funding & Tender Portal.
