Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations
Funds research on quantum-resistant cryptography and high-assurance software tools for secure digital wallets, eIDs, and civil security applications.
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Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: September 15, 2026: Full application submission deadline — 17:00 Brussels time
Funding Amounts: €2–3 million per project (lump sum); total call budget €15 million; up to 4 projects funded; typical project duration 36–48 months
Summary: Supports research on advanced post-quantum cryptographic schemes and high-assurance software tools for secure digital wallets, eIDs, and related applications.
Key Information: Participation is restricted to legal entities in EU Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries, not controlled by non-eligible countries.
Description
This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation actions (RIA) to develop advanced cryptographic solutions, particularly quantum-resistant primitives and protocols, tailored for digital wallets, eIDs, and civil security applications. The scope includes the design and implementation of post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) schemes, secure entity authentication, and key establishment over insecure networks, as well as the development of high-assurance cryptographic software (HACS) and formal verification tools. Projects should focus on open-source, reusable software libraries, formal specification languages, and methodologies to provide machine-checked guarantees of correctness and security in cryptographic implementations.
