Privacy Enhancing Technologies
Horizon Europe Civil Security for Society - Increased Cybersecurity
€3.0M - €4.0M
12/11/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Privacy Enhancing Technologies Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Robust, scalable and reliable privacy-upholding technologies for federated and secure data sharing in real-world systems
• Privacy-preserving approaches for cyber threat information sharing and collaborative computations with sensitive data
• Privacy-by-design integrated at the core of software/protocol development, with crypto-agile, modular implementations supporting post-quantum transition
• Privacy-enhancing technologies tailored for constrained devices
• Contributions to GDPR-compliant European data spaces for digital services and research (e.g., health data)
• PETs and solutions addressing the needs of citizens and SMEs
• Blockchain-based and decentralized PETs ensuring confidentiality, integrity and authenticity of transactions and digital assets, potentially combined with federated learning
• Insights into the usability and user experience of PETs, guiding the design of secure yet user-friendly systems
Scope Requirements
• Protect individuals’ personal data and privacy while enabling secure data processing and analysis
• Exploit both personal and non-personal/industrial data assets without compromising privacy or economic stability
• Address security against quantum adversaries via modular, post-quantum PET schemes and quantum-resistant PET design and analysis
• Improve the practical usability, scalability and dependability of PETs in realistic environments
• Integrate PETs into common European data spaces, aligning with GDPR and relevant Cluster 4 DATA topics
• Ensure seamless integration with existing infrastructures and conventional security protocols
• Accommodate diverse data types and models across organizations, with validation and pilot runs in real-world settings
• Embed privacy-by-design principles at every stage of software and protocol development
• Involve interdisciplinary consortia spanning industry stakeholders, service providers, end-users, SMEs and legal/regulatory experts
• Proactively identify and assess potential regulatory hurdles and constraints for the developed technologies
Special Conditions
• Applicants (except for topic CS-ECCC-03) must submit an Ownership Control Declaration annex
• Grants take the form of lump sums under the Horizon Europe Lump Sum MGA model (HORIZON-AG-LS)
• Single-stage submission; proposals must respect page limits and layout rules (Annex A/E and Part B of the Application Form)
• Admissibility, eligibility, financial/operational capacity, exclusion, evaluation and award criteria follow Horizon Europe General Annexes (B, C, D, E, F, G)
• Projects will be implemented under the contribution agreement entrusting ECCC with call execution
• Applicants should liaise with National Cybersecurity Coordination Centres and may contact the ECCC Applicants Direct Contact Centre
Open from: 12/06/2025
Deadline:12/11/2025
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