Horizon Europe Cluster 2 - Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

Work Programme 2026-2027

Writer

Celeste Chidiac, PhD

Keywords

Microfluidic Devices, Intelligent Microfluidics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Opening

May 2026/2027

Deadline

September, 2026/2027

Keywords

Intelligent Microfluidics

Deep Learning

Microfluidic Devices

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

societal challenges

cultural heritage

European society

social innovation

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Calls ordered by microfluidic relevance
Horizon Europe Cluster 2 2026-2027

We have sorted the calls for projects from Horizon Europe Cluster 2 2026-2027 according to the impact that microfluidics can have on the calls for projects and related topics. We are sharing our analysis in case it can help you with project funding efforts. And, of course, if our expertise can be of use to you, we would be delighted to discuss it further.

How to read the stars in terms of % of microfluidic technologies’ relevance for the call:

By microfluidic relevance, we mean the relevance of using microfluidic technologies for the topic cited. But also, to a lesser extent, what a microfluidic laboratory or SME could contribute to the topic (mainly for calls with low relevance to microfluidic technologies).

Relevance (%)	90-100	80-89	70-79	60-69	50-59	40-49	30-39	20-29	10-19	0-9
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Administrative dates per call (apply to all topics within each call):
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01 (single stage): Opening 12 May 2026; Deadline 16 Sep 2026.
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑02 (Partnerships): Opening 12 May 2026; Deadline 16 Sep 2026.
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01 (single stage): Opening 13 May 2027; Deadline 16 Sep 2027.
• HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑02‑TWO‑STAGE: Opening 30 Jun 2027; 1st‑stage Deadline 16 Sep 2027; 2nd‑stage Deadline 03 Feb 2028.

The CL2 work programme draft can be found in the following link: Cluster 2 – Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

(Details for all topics are provided below, ranked by microfluidic relevance)

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Horizon Europe Cluster 2 2026-2027 Calls ordered by microfluidic relevance

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*HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑04 – CULTURE, HERITAGE AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOR HEALTH AND WELL‑BEING

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027 (HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01)
Budget (topic): 16.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 4

Scientific focus: Studies and pilots on how culture, heritage, and CCIs contribute to public health and well-being; evidence linking cultural participation, creative practices, and health outcomes; frameworks for integrating cultural assets into prevention and care pathways; inclusion of vulnerable groups and equity of access; robust evaluation methods and data for policy design.

Where microfluidics could add value:

Bio‑sensor and point‑of‑care demonstrators supporting measurement of physiological or stress biomarkers in culture-based interventions (e.g., museum/arts programmes), to generate objective outcome data compliant with ethics/GDPR.
Organs-on-chip or micro-tissue models as research tools to study the mechanistic pathways of stress reduction or neuro-cognitive effects associated with arts engagement (pre-clinical evidence informing SSH frameworks).
Low‑cost sampling kits (microfluidic saliva/sweat patches) enabling citizen‑science data collection in community pilots (non‑clinical).
Training modules on responsible tech use and data stewardship for cross-disciplinary CCI/health consortia.

*HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑03 – CRAFTING ROUTES TO A CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027 (HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01)
Budget (topic): 10.50 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-3.50 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Circular design and business models in CCIs; eco‑innovation across value chains (materials, making, use, repair, end‑of‑life); consumer behaviour and social adoption; indicators and policy for circularity in creative/cultural sectors.

Where microfluidics could add value:

Green micro‑manufacturing case studies (e.g., polymer chip recycling streams, solvent-free surface modification, micro‑reactor synthesis of dyes/inks/biopolymers) to exemplify circular production.
Micro‑analytical platforms to assess material toxicity/aging and micro‑pollutants in cultural production waste, informing eco‑design.
Life‑cycle data capture via embedded tag‑and‑trace microfluidic QC cartridges in fabrication workflows, supporting circular KPIs.

– –HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑07 – FOSTERING COMPETENCES FOR THE GREEN TRANSITION

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026 (HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01)
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Skills ecosystems and training pathways that equip the workforce/citizens with green competences aligned with just transition; links to productivity, inclusion, and regional needs; validation/recognition frameworks.

Where microfluidics could add value: contribute vocational modules on eco‑design of microfluidic devices, circular lab practices (chip reuse/recycling), and hands-on STEM learning kits illustrating green processing at the microscale.

– – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑HERITAGE‑03 – AI INTEGRATION IN CCSI WORK PRACTICE: CATALYSING INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

Type of Action: IA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026 (HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01)
Budget (topic): 15.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00-5.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Deployment-oriented pilots that embed AI across CCI workflows, focusing on productivity, creative tooling, and human-centered adoption, as well as standards/interoperability, and fair, transparent practices.

Where microfluidics could add value: joint pilots on AI-assisted design for the manufacture of microfluidic parts in creative tech products, AI‑QC of micro‑features, and XR/interactive exhibits using safe microfluidic effects.

– – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑01 – HOW DOES ACCESS TO NATURE‑POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS PROMOTE SOCIAL COHESION AND REDUCE INEQUALITIES IN URBAN/PERI‑URBAN SETTINGS?

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Evaluate how access to nature‑positive spaces affects cohesion, equity, and well-being; methodologies for social impact assessment; guidance for urban planning/policy.

Where microfluidics could add value: portable microfluidic environmental monitoring (air/water quality micronutrients/pollutants) supporting place-based studies and citizen‑science kits for inclusive data collection.

– – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑HERITAGE‑02 – BOOSTING CREATIVE STARTUPS FOR DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

Type of Action: IA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 5.00-6.00 M€
# projects: 2

Scientific focus: Acceleration/scale-up schemes for CCI startups; cross-sector deals, IP, access to markets and finance; demonstration of disruptive CCI solutions.

Where microfluidics can add value: creative-tech startups merging design, education, and science outreach through safe microfluidic visual effects, ed-tech kits, and museum-grade interactives, as well as mentoring on hardware transfer & CE‑mark basics.

– – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑HERITAGE‑01 – “ARTISTIC INTELLIGENCE”: HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO ADDRESS COMPLEX CHALLENGES, ENHANCE SOFT SKILLS AND BOOST INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Budget (topic): 15.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.50-5.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Evidence on how arts develop transversal skills, innovation cultures, and problem‑solving; pilots linking artistic practice to competitiveness and social innovation.

Where microfluidics could add value: STEAM installations using microfluidic visualization of flows/reaction‑diffusion to teach complexity; artist‑in‑lab residencies around microfabrication as a medium.

– – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑02‑HERITAGE‑09 (TWO‑STAGE) – OPEN TOPIC ON IMPACT‑DRIVEN RESEARCH ON REALISING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE, ARTS AND CCIS

Type of Action: RIA (two‑stage)
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027 – Two‑stage (HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑02‑TWO‑STAGE)
Budget (topic): 20.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 2.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 5

Scientific focus: Open, impact-oriented research to unlock the value of heritage, arts, and CCIs – methods, pilots, evaluation, and uptake pathways. Where microfluidics could add value: science‑in‑culture pilots, maker‑space workshops on microfabrication & sustainability, and measurement toolkits supporting evidence in culture‑health/education studies.

– – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑02 – OPEN TOPIC: STRENGTHEN EUROPE’S SOCIAL MODEL AND SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH PRODUCTIVITY

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: New productivity drivers consistent with inclusion and sustainability; institutions, skills, technology uptake; comparative policy analysis.

Where microfluidics could add value: as an industrial case study on deep-tech productivity (rapid prototyping, micro-reactors, low-waste processing), plus regional skills pipelines with universities.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑01 – TOWARDS A CONSOLIDATED CULTURE AND CREATIVITY-DRIVEN EUROPEAN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM

Type of Action: CSA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027
Budget (topic): 5.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: ~5.00 M€
# projects: 1

Scientific focus: Networking, coordination, and ecosystem‑building across CCIs; shared roadmaps, capacities, and services.

Where microfluidics could add value: ecosystem node connecting CCIs with open microfab labs, demo kits, and training.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑02 – AI4CREATIVES SUPPORT PLATFORM: EMBRACING A FAIR AI REVOLUTION

Type of Action: CSA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027
Budget (topic): 5.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.50-5.00 M€
# projects: 1

Scientific focus: Platform and services to support the fair and trustworthy adoption of AI in CCIs (guidance, community, tools).

Microfluidics angle: Showcase user stories on AI-assisted micro-product design and safety-by-design hardware processes in creative tech.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑05 – LONG‑TERM CONTRIBUTION OF BASIC SKILLS TO PRODUCTIVITY, INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Causal links from foundational skills to productivity/innovation and macro-outcomes; policy levers and distributional effects.

Microfluidics angle: STEM outreach modules leveraging microfluidic kits to build foundational numeracy/scientific literacy evidence in pilots.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑04 – THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF DIGITAL TOOLS OUTSIDE SCHOOL AND FOR COMMUNICATION ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND MENTAL HEALTH

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2026
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Longitudinal and cross-sectional evidence on the use of extra-school digital tools, learning outcomes, and mental health; protective factors; and guidelines.

Microfluidics angle: Minimal; potential for non-clinical biosampling (saliva cortisol) with ethical safeguards to triangulate stress proxies in sub-studies.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑05 – THE EFFECTIVE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY EDUCATION

Type of Action: RIA
Call: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society 2027
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.00-4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Pedagogically sound AI use in early education; inclusion, teacher support, safeguards, and efficacy evidence. Microfluidics angle: Ed‑tech STEAM kits using micro‑flows as tangible phenomena to pair with AI-tutored explorations (demonstrators in pilots).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑06 – CLOSING THE LEARNING GAP… (DECLINING YOUTH SKILLS IN MATHS, READING, SCIENCE)

Type of Action: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Diagnose multicausal decline; test policy interventions; equity focus.

Microfluidics angle: Hands‑on physics/chemistry with microfluidic kits to test intervention arms in inquiry‑based science education.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑HERITAGE‑04 – TOWARDS A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT MARKET FOR CULTURAL AND CREATIVE CONTENT IN THE ERA OF GENERATIVE AI

Type of Action: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Evidence, tools, and policy options for fair value chains, transparency, and trust around Gen‑AI content in CCIs. Microfluidics angle: Peripheral – possible case narratives on fair tech transfer for hardware-based CCIs and transparent hardware IP licensing.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑03 – TACKLING CHILD POVERTY AND ENSURING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN’S ACCESS TO ECEC

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Determinants and interventions for access and quality of early childhood education/care; inequalities and policy solutions.

Microfluidics angle: Very limited (possible role in STEM enrichment materials for ECEC pilots).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑03 – RETHINKING SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVENESS BEYOND TRADITIONAL PERSPECTIVES: ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL ECONOMY

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: New metrics and cases for sustainable competitiveness through social-economy models, diffusion, and policy.

Microfluidics angle: Social innovation labs, open micro-fab, and community maker initiatives.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑06 – MAKING EUROPE A GLOBAL MAGNET FOR TALENT…

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 10.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.33 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Attract/retain international students, researchers, and high‑skilled workers; policy tools; barriers and incentives. Microfluidics angle: Talent cases in deep‑tech hardware and spin‑in/spin‑out pipelines with universities.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑06 – FUTURE‑PROOFING SUSTAINABLE CULTURAL TOURISM

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 14.50 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.83 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Sustainable tourism models; climate/sustainability alignment; protection of heritage and communities. Microfluidics angle: Marginal – Portable environmental testing for water quality at tourist hotspots.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑04 – THE IMPACT OF EU LABOUR MOBILITY ON THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EU

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Economic and social impacts of intra-EU labour mobility; distributional effects; policy options. Microfluidics angle: Use microfluidics as deep‑tech industry case for skills mobility/shortages analyses.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑09 – RETHINKING LONG‑TERM CARE POLICY IN THE FACE OF EU DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 15.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.75 M€
# projects: 4

Scientific focus: LTC system design, workforce, financing, equity, and innovation; cross‑country learning.

Microfluidics angle: At‑home micro‑sampling and simple diagnostics to support care pathways (non‑medical pilots with ethics oversight).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑02 – IMPACT OF IN‑KIND BENEFITS ON INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND ON VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 10.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.33 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Quantify and reform options for in‑kind benefits; inequality and welfare impacts.

Microfluidics angle: Minimal (possible industry case re: benefits shaping high‑skill retention).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑07 – PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR LABOUR INCLUSION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION THROUGH THE LIFE COURSE

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Inclusive labour markets and social protection design; accessibility and reasonable accommodation; evidence for policy.

Microfluidics angle: Inclusive maker‑lab training and assistive tech co‑creation (non‑clinical).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑TRANSFO‑08 – SCALING AND DEPLOYING INNOVATIONS IN MIGRATION MANAGEMENT

Type: IA
Budget (topic): 15.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.75 M€
# projects: 4

Scientific focus: Implementation-focused approaches to migration management innovations, including inclusion, integration, and services.

Microfluidics angle: Not recommended to position microfluidics in sensitive identity/health screening; only neutral roles (e.g., training, evaluation frameworks).

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑08 – STRENGTHENED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM AND A FOCUS ON INCLUSION, INTEGRATION, AND HEALTH

Type: RIA
Budget (topic): 12.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 4.00 M€
# projects: 3

Scientific focus: Evidence for inclusion/integration policies and health access within Pact implementation.

Microfluidics angle: Very limited; ethics‑sensitive context – restrict to non‑medical training and evaluation methods.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑TRANSFO‑10 – FOSTERING COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION BETWEEN SSH AND STEM RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE EU

Type: CSA
Budget (topic): 3.50 M€
# projects: 1

Scientific focus: Structures and practices to integrate SSH and STEM; shared tools, curricula, and communities.

Microfluidics angle: Good fit as STEM testbed for SSH‑informed RRI, living‑lab teaching, and open hardware.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑02‑TRANSFO‑09 (TWO‑STAGE) – IMPROVING SOCIO‑ECONOMIC OUTCOMES FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND INFORMAL CAREGIVERS

Type: RIA (two‑stage)
Budget (topic): 16.00 M€
Expected EU contribution per project: 3.20 M€
# projects: 5

Scientific focus: Social and economic supports, service models, and policy to improve outcomes for people with dementia and carers. Microfluidics angle: Peripheral – non‑clinical home micro‑sampling pilots (with ethics) to support evaluation of interventions.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑04 – SUSTAINABLE PATHS TO MEDIA VIABILITY

Type: IA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Scientific focus: Business models, tech, and standards to sustain journalistic content and democratic value in AI-mediated ecosystems.

Microfluidics angle: Not core; potential ed‑tech demo content only.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑06 – IDENTIFYING USER‑FOCUSED SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT NEWS MEDIA FREEDOM

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Scientific focus: Co‑created solutions that bolster media freedom, user empowerment, and pluralism.

Microfluidics angle: None material.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑04 – ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF AI, CYBERVIOLENCE, AND DEEPFAKES ON EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY, AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES

Type: RIA| Budget/Projects: 20.00 M€; 5

Scientific focus: Evidence and tools to mitigate harms from AI‑generated content, cyberviolence, and deepfakes; governance and literacy. Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑08 – ELECTORAL INTEGRITY IN THE DIGITAL CONTEXT

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Scientific focus: Rules, standards, and practices for fair, transparent, and secure use of digital tech in elections.

Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑10 – DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY AS DRIVERS FOR DEMOCRATIC AND CIVIC RESILIENCE

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Scientific focus: Behavioural dynamics in information spaces; design/evaluation of literacy strategies and multi‑actor initiatives.

Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑03 – GOVERNMENT IN TRANSITION – HOW GOVERNMENTS CHANGE THE WAY THEY WORK AND PREPARE THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 8.00 M€; 2

Scientific focus: Paradigms and practices for anticipatory, innovative public administrations; skills, HR, tech, and governance reform.

Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑06 – GOVERNING GLOBAL COMMONS SUSTAINABLY

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Scientific focus: Governance concepts for climate, biodiversity, and spaces beyond national jurisdiction; science‑policy interfaces.

Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑09 – LIFELONG LEARNING OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 16.00 M€; 4

Scientific focus: VET/adult education pilots and tools for civic learning and participation.

Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑02 – UNDERSTANDING THE FORMS OF LOCAL DEMOCRACY IN LOW‑/LOW‑MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Focus: Evidence on local democratic practices, inclusion, service delivery links.
Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑07 – SUPPORTING POST‑CONFLICT DEMOCRACY AND RECONSTRUCTION

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Focus: Strategies for sustainable peace, reconstruction, and inclusive governance.
Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑01 – TACKLING GENDER‑BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST POLITICALLY ACTIVE WOMEN AND LGBTIQ PEOPLE

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

Focus: Drivers, impacts, and counter‑measures to violence/harassment; media roles; intersectional lens.
Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑05 – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION NETWORK FOR A UNION OF EQUALITY

Type: CSA | Budget/Projects: 4.50 M€; 1

Focus: Network/platform translating research on intersectional inequalities into policy and practice.
Microfluidics angle: None.

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑05 – DEVELOPMENT AID AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

(…Focus on aid/democracy linkages; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑02 – WOMEN’S, LGBTIQ AND MINORITY RIGHTS IN A CONTEXT OF AUTOCRACY, CONFLICT AND GEOPOLITICAL SHIFTS

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

(…Rights under stress; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑03 – STUDENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FOR DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF DEMOCRATIC/CIVIC PARTICIPATION

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

(…School/family participatory practices; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑07 – THE ROLE OF PRIVATE COMPANIES IN DEMOCRACY

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 8.00 M€; 2

(…Corporate impacts on democratic processes; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑08 – GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND EU VALUES

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 12.00 M€; 3

(…Human rights and EU values globally; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑DEMOCRACY‑01 – ADVISORY SUPPORT AND NETWORK FOR COUNTERING AND PREVENTING RADICALISATION, EXTREMISM, HATE SPEECH AND POLARISATION

Type: CSA | Budget/Projects: 3.50 M€; 1

(…Advisory/networking; no microfluidics role.)

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑01‑HERITAGE‑05 – RE‑IMAGINING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: INTERPLAY BETWEEN CCIs AND THE SOCIAL ECONOMY

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 10.50 M€; 3

Microfluidics angle: marginal (ecosystem/social‑innovation narratives).

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2026‑01‑HERITAGE‑05 – CREATIVE ALLIANCES: FOSTERING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS IN CULTURAL POLICIES AND CCI INNOVATION

Type: RIA | Budget/Projects: 15.00 M€; 4

Microfluidics angle: marginal (international maker/edu alliances).

– – – – – HORIZON‑CL2‑2027‑02‑DEMOCRACY‑09 (TWO‑STAGE) – OPEN TOPIC ON REINVIGORATING AND SHIELDING EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY

Type: RIA (two‑stage) | Budget/Projects: 22.00 M€; 6