New European Bauhaus – an overview
The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is a cross-cutting initiative within Horizon Europe. It aims to accelerate the transformation of neighbourhoods through sustainable and inclusive design, realising the three core values of
- Sustainability
- Beauty
- Inclusion
It supports three working principles fostering
- Participatory processes
- Multi-level engagement
- Transdisciplinary R&I.
The New European Bauhaus Facility Roadmap 2025-2027
The 2025 New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility Roadmap sets out NEB’s contribution to key EU policies and plans e.g. on climate adaptation and mitigation, circularity, biodiversity, cultural heritage and design, architecture, the Clean Industrial Deal and local democracy and participation. This includes the R&I Component of NEB under Horizon Europe.
R&I component of the NEB Facility Roadmap 2025-2027
The R&I component of the NEB Facility 2025-2027 funds basic research, testing and demonstration projects under major R&I themes. Funding is provided under Horizon Europe calls, with an estimated €180 million per year in 2026 and 2027. NEB R&I aims to co-create positive change with communities living in those places transitioning to net zero and beyond, including fostering communities’ sense of ownership and belonging.
Horizon Europe R&I funding calls under NEB in 2026-2027
The NEB Work Programme 2026-2027 and the General Annexes set out specific funding calls under three destinations.
The three destinations for the 2026-2027 call topics are:
- Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
- Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
- Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
All call opportunities are collaborative and must involve at least 3 independent legal entities from EU Member States or Associated Countries, noting that at least one must be from a Member State. The UK can participate as an Associated Country, as can other countries only associated to pillar two in Horizon Europe e.g. Canada and New Zealand.
Any legal entity in the UK that qualifies under the call can bid including academia, companies, communities, and local authorities. Please note that some topics have specific eligibility criteria, listed under eligibility and admissibility conditions. Applicants are advised to check the work programme for details relating to their topics of interest.
UK participants may only apply to NEB calls with the “HORIZON-NEB” identifier in the call title and must not apply to non-Horizon Europe NEB calls where they are ineligible. Visit the NEB open calls page.
Further information
The European Commission’s New European Bauhaus website contains more information on all aspects of NEB including self-assessment tools for project design, contacts and networking for consortia building and activities, good practice sharing, events and other information.
The UK National Contact Point for NEB can be contacted at NCP-bauhaus@ukro.ac.uk for further enquiries relating to UK participation in NEB.
Last updated: 26 January 2026