Information only. Dates and budgets are as the Funding & Tenders Portal or the work programme states them, in euro, never converted or estimated; the topic page and the call conditions are authoritative and may change.
The money coming in the next 24 months: quantum topics that are forthcoming or open in the published work programmes of Horizon Europe (including the EIC and Cluster 4), the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the Chips Joint Undertaking and the Digital Europe Programme, read every week from the open search of the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.
Key figures
Upcoming quantum topics
10 (7 open, 3 forthcoming)
Stated budgets of these topics
EUR 177,200,000 (10 with a stated budget, 0 without)
Horizon Europe
3 topics, EUR 52,200,000
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
7 topics, EUR 125,000,000
Topics that only mention quantum (not counted)
6
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, read 2026-11-01. Budgets as stated, in euro.
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Member States, Horizon Europe associated countries and EuroHPC JU Participating States; the topic footnote also lists the countries automatically eligible for Horizon Europe funding. Who can participate?
Expected outcome (excerpt): Integration of quantum computing into data pre-processing pipelines and learning workflows for data-heavy or computationally intensive tasks, demonstrating clear improvements in processing speed, computational complexity, modelling accuracy, and reduced sample requirements at scales achievable…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action aims to establish European leadership in neutral-atom quantum simulation and digital quantum computing by delivering: Fully programmable industry-ready quantum simulators based on 10.000 neutral atoms in a scalable architecture, accessible via cloud platforms, and with the possibility…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action will strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy in quantum-secure communications by advancing core QKD technologies and integration capabilities. Expected results include: Development and demonstration of next-generation QKD systems, with a focus on cost-effectiveness and integration, with…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action will strengthen Europe's leadership and strategic autonomy in quantum technologies by advancing experimental pilot line capacities as a vital stepping stone toward future industrial-scale quantum hardware production. Qu-Pilot serves as the critical intermediary between academic…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action will establish a pan-European open-access testing and experimentation infrastructure for quantum technologies, enabling systematic validation and certification of quantum components and systems. Expected outcomes include: Deployment of distributed quantum testing facilities accessible…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action will consolidate Europe’s position in superconducting quantum computing through: Establishment of a full-stack superconducting quantum computer aiming at 1.000 physical qubits and QPU architecture based on chiplet technology. The system should feature a scalable and user-adjustable…
Expected outcome (excerpt): This action will advance Europe’s leadership in trapped-ion quantum computing by achieving the following key outcomes: Establishment of a full-stack ion-trap quantum computer aiming at more than 1.000 qubits, fully integrated into high-performance computing (HPC) systems, and accessible via the…
Expected outcome (excerpt): Proposals are expected to contribute one or more of the following: Practical robust implementations of PQC schemes that can withstand implementation attacks including side-channel attacks, fault attacks and combined attacks, and design of automated tools for evaluating the security of PQC…
Expected outcome (excerpt): Proposals are expected to contribute to one or more of the following: New primitives beyond Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) for future hybrid classical-quantum and quantum networks either as quantum equivalents of classical primitives or as new primitives for new practical applications, also in the…
Expected outcome (excerpt): Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Support the EU space policy by fostering the development of groundbreaking space technology and support the Quantum Europe Strategy. Enhance the technological maturation of the critical components necessary to perform quantum space…
Upcoming quantum topics by programme: stated budgets in euro, added only within one programme; no conversion.
Programme
Work-programme parts (topics)
Topics
Open
Forthcoming
Stated budgets (EUR)
Without a stated budget
Horizon Europe
Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society (2); Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space (1)
3
0
3
52,200,000
0
EuroHPC Joint Undertaking
EuroHPC JU work programme (Horizon Europe and Digital Europe funding) (7)
7
7
0
125,000,000
0
Totals by technology family
A topic counts in every family found in its text, so the rows overlap and are not added up.
Technology family
Topics
Stated budgets (EUR)
Without a stated budget
Quantum computing and simulation
3
29,000,000
0
Superconducting qubits
1
20,000,000
0
Trapped ions
2
35,000,000
0
Neutral atoms
1
20,000,000
0
Colour centres in diamond
1
15,000,000
0
Analogue quantum simulators
1
20,000,000
0
Quantum key distribution (QKD)
2
28,000,000
0
Quantum networks and repeaters
2
28,000,000
0
Quantum sensing and metrology
1
15,000,000
0
Quantum gravimeters and inertial sensors
1
29,200,000
0
Enabling technologies and supply chain
1
20,000,000
0
Cryogenics and cooling
2
40,000,000
0
Photonics, lasers and optics
1
20,000,000
0
Control electronics
1
20,000,000
0
Quantum chips, materials and fabrication
1
15,000,000
0
Quantum software stack
1
19,000,000
0
Quantum-safe security (post-quantum cryptography)
1
19,000,000
0
Post-quantum algorithms and standards
1
24,000,000
0
Topics that also mention quantum
Their description names quantum a few times or a portal keyword does; quantum is not their subject, so they are not in the timeline or the totals.
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-03: Public procurement of innovation for security (Open, EUR 2,000,000 (2026; 1 expected grant; EUR 2,000,000 to 2,000,000 each))Starter pack
HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-04: Development of ecosystem and next-generation capabilities for a secured European Critical Communication System in civil security (Open, EUR 3,000,000 (2026; 1 expected grant; EUR 3,000,000 to 3,000,000 each))Starter pack
HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-03: New approaches for decentralized, federated and sustainable AI data processing (RIA) (Forthcoming, EUR 35,000,000 (2027; 2 expected grants; EUR 17,500,000 to 17,500,000 each))Starter pack
HORIZON-CL4-2027-04-DATA-08: Demand-side 3C pilot demonstrators on converged Telco Edge Cloud Infrastructure (IA) (Forthcoming, EUR 38,000,000 (2027; 2 expected grants; EUR 19,000,000 to 19,000,000 each))Starter pack
ERC grants, MSCA fellowships and doctoral networks and the EIC Accelerator Open are open to quantum projects without a quantum topic, so they do not appear here unless a topic names quantum. Funding instruments
European Defence Fund topics are not listed on this public page; they are covered in a restricted section for Commission and Member State accounts.
Every forthcoming and open topic of the Funding & Tenders Portal is read once a week (1208 at the last read) and filtered: a topic is about quantum when its title names quantum, QKD or qubits or its description does so at least 5 times.
Upcoming means forthcoming or open, with a deadline from today and an expected opening within 24 months. Topics the portal still lists as forthcoming or open after their last deadline are shown as closed for 90 days and then left out (6 at the last read).
Budgets are the topic’s own lines in the portal budget overview, in euro as stated; a budget shared between topics is not split. Nothing is converted or estimated, and a topic without a stated budget counts as such.
Work programmes publish topics before the portal does only for some programmes. Topics read in a work programme but not yet in the portal come from a curated file with a page locator and are marked partly verified unless read in full.
Technology families come from the keyword rules of the shared taxonomy; a topic may have several or none.
Eligibility is shown where "Who can participate?" records the topic; otherwise the instrument rules are linked. The call conditions prevail.