Neutral-Atom Platform Technologies
Neutral-Atom Platform Technologies · HORIZON-JU-RIA · TRL 4–7 · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds research to build next-generation neutral-atom quantum simulators and quantum computers with up to 10,000 atoms/qubits, accessible via the cloud and integrated with high-performance computing. It wants working demonstrations of real-world applications (e.g. in energy or health) that outperform classical computers, plus the full software stack needed to use these machines, including for non-expert users.
quantum technologies · high performance computing · software platforms · deep tech · research excellence
Who wins this
A consortium of quantum hardware developers, research organisations and software teams building scalable neutral-atom quantum processors ready to demonstrate real-world quantum advantage applications.
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The call in detail
- Indicative grant size
- €19M–€20M
- Funding model
- Budget-based — reimbursement of actual eligible costs
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Also required
- Proposal must address at least two technical challenges from the SRIA 2030 for neutral-atom platforms and demonstrate at least two real-world use cases; detailed eligibility, financial and evaluation rules are only referenced via General Annexes and not specified in the text.
- Eligible countries (45)
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, IL, TR, UA, RS, MK, ME, AL, BA, XK, GE, AM, MD, TN, NZ
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes The general criteria are described in the General Annex D of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027. described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the topic conditions The documents are described in General Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027.
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