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EU funding for cybersecurity

Open-call snapshot checked 2026-04-18

Cybersecurity companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe civil-security research, Digital Europe deployment calls, CEF Digital infrastructure routes, and defence/security programmes where eligible.

Best-fit programmes

These programmes are the strongest starting points for cybersecurity. Exact eligibility still depends on the call topic, partnership model, deadline, and expected outcomes.

Horizon Europe Horizon Europe is the European Union's main research and innovation funding programme for 2021-2027, with a budget of around €93.5 billion. Digital Europe Programme The Digital Europe Programme is the EU's funding programme for deploying digital technology, with a budget of around €7.5 billion for 2021-2027. European Defence Fund The European Defence Fund supports collaborative defence research and capability development across the EU, with a budget of around €8 billion for 2021-2027.

Where cyber funding fits

Cybersecurity funding splits across research, deployment, and infrastructure. The same company may need to frame its work as civil security, operational resilience, critical infrastructure, or defence technology depending on the call.

Strong proposals name the threat model, users, operational environment, and route to adoption.

What to check before applying

Check whether the call expects public-sector buyers, national cyber centres, infrastructure operators, or research partners. Eligibility and scoring depend on those actors being credible.

Open calls relevant to cybersecurity

These open EU calls in the current index snapshot mention themes relevant to cybersecurity. Keyword filtering is a starting point, not an eligibility check.

Example call themes

  • Digital Europe cyber deployment calls
  • Horizon Europe civil-security research calls
  • Post-quantum and digital trust calls

Frequently asked questions

Does the EU fund cybersecurity startups?

Yes. Cybersecurity startups can be eligible when their product fits the call scope and the required partnership model. Deployment calls often need public or infrastructure partners.

Which EU programmes fund cybersecurity?

Digital Europe, Horizon Europe, CEF Digital, and some security or defence instruments can fund cybersecurity work, depending on the use case and eligibility rules.

Other grant topics

EU funding for AI and foundation models AI companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe for research, Digital Europe for deployment and testing infrastructure, and the EIC Accelerator for breakthrough single-company innovation. EU funding for climate tech and clean energy Climate-tech companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe for research, the Innovation Fund for first-of-a-kind clean-tech demonstration, LIFE for climate action, and the EIC for breakthrough startups. EU funding for healthtech and biotech Healthtech and biotech companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe's health cluster, EU4Health for health-system deployment, Digital Europe for health data infrastructure, and the EIC for breakthrough products. EU funding for education and skills Education and skills organisations can access EU funding through Erasmus+ cooperation and mobility actions, Digital Europe skills calls, and Horizon Europe research where the project has an innovation or evidence component. EU funding for space and satellite technology Space and satellite companies can access EU funding through Horizon Europe space calls, Digital Europe and EUSPA-linked downstream routes, and the EIC Accelerator for breakthrough single-company space technology.