Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health 2026 — Environmental Health Topics (ENVHLTH)

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Horizon Europe call HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01 includes environmental health topics with EUR 55M budget for climate-health research and a 2026 microplastics health topic if carried forward. Deadline 16 April 2026. Requires research consortium with health institution lead.

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/calls-for-proposals?callIdentifier=HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01

Funding Details

Funder

European Commission / HaDEA (Health and Digital Executive Agency)

Funding Goal

Advance understanding of environmental determinants of health, focusing on climate change health impacts and climate-resilient health systems

Funding Amount

EUR 7-8 million per project; total call budget EUR 55M for ENVHLTH-01 and EUR 50M for ENVHLTH-04 (7.000.000 € – 8.000.000 €)

Deadline

2026-04-16 (Fixed)

How to Apply

Apply via EU Funding and Tenders Portal (ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders). Two-stage evaluation for some topics. Submit through standard Horizon Europe process. Info day details at HaDEA.

Target Region

EU member states and associated countries; international cooperation partners possible

Contact

HaDEA Health team; EU Funding and Tenders Portal participant portal

Last Checked

2026-03-14 20:58

Application Checklist

Eligibility

• Minimum consortium of 3 legal entities from 3 different eligible countries required
• NGOs eligible as consortium partners (not typically as lead coordinator)
• Danish research institution needed as consortium lead

Project Scope

• Research must address environmental determinants of health with climate-health nexus
• Microplastics-specific topic not listed for 2026 (was in 2025); climate-health topics are the 2026 focus

Required Documents

• Submit via EU Funding and Tenders Portal

Constraints

• Very large consortia required (EUR 7-8M per project)
• Deadline 16 April 2026

Summary

The Horizon Europe Cluster 1 Health 2026 work programme (HORIZON-HLTH-2026-01) includes a dedicated environmental health destination with topics covering the intersection of climate change and human health. The call opened on 10 February 2026 with a deadline of 16 April 2026. Key environmental health topics include ENVHLTH-01 (understanding climate change health impacts), ENVHLTH-04 (climate-resilient health systems), and ENVHLTH-05 (multilateral coordination for climate-health research). Project budgets are substantial at EUR 7-8 million per award, with multiple projects expected per topic. The programme is designed for large transdisciplinary consortia combining health research institutions, clinical partners, public health bodies, and community organisations. Research must generate actionable evidence on climate-health pathways and develop scalable interventions for climate-resilient populations. While a microplastics and nanoplastics topic was present in the 2025 call cycle (HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-ENVHLTH-02), the 2026 environmental health topics focus specifically on climate change and health rather than chemical pollution. Environmental determinants of health including pollution exposure remain eligible where they intersect with climate drivers. NGOs and civil society organisations are eligible as consortium partners but not typically as lead coordinators. Danish research institutions could serve as consortium coordinators, enabling participation by Danish NGOs as partners.

Historical Context

Annual work programme cycles under Horizon Europe 2021-2027. Microplastics topic was in 2025 (HORIZON-HLTH-2025-03-ENVHLTH-02, deadline Sep 2025). Environmental health topics recur each cycle. 2026-2027 work programme adopted.

Why it was added

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