AOR GREENMonitoring

Horizon Europe Cluster 6 FNSSA Africa

EU / Africa consortium · ~EUR 6M per project · Opens Feb 2027

6.5 / 10

FIT SCORE

2027 RIA opens

4 Feb 2027

First stage due 8 April 2027

Per-project budget

~EUR 6M

EUR 12M total · 2 projects expected

Readiness

Monitoring

Consortium build required

Progress

15%

Start consortium outreach now

Overall readiness

15%

Eligibility - 35%

Documents - 5%

Drafts - 10%

Information - 15%

Hard rules - do not miss

Consortium submission required — AOR Green CANNOT apply alone. Minimum 3+ legal entities, with at least 3 in African Union member states.
2026 call is CLOSED — the only available window is the 2027 two-stage RIA (opens 4 February 2027).
Multi-actor approach is mandatory for FNSSA Africa topics — consortium must demonstrate diverse actors across research, implementation, and field.

Bottom line

Start consortium building now for the February 2027 opening. AOR Green's role is Tunisia implementation partner, not coordinator. Identify a Horizon Europe-experienced research coordinator and at least 2 more AU member-state entities before September 2026.

Eligibility gates

2 confirmed — 4 open

OKTunisia associated to Horizon Europe

OKWater-nutrient-energy nexus thematic fit

?Consortium coordinator identifiedGATING

?3+ African Union entity partners confirmedGATING

?First-stage concept note drafted

?Multi-actor approach documented

Compulsory documents

1 of 6 ready

AOR Green legal registration and mandate

AOR Green

Draft

Grant-specific concept note

Firas

Missing

Budget and financing plan

Finance

Missing

Impact evidence and baseline metrics

Technical team

Missing

Partner or authority letters

AOR Green

Missing

Submission portal account / eligibility proof

Firas

Missing

Missing information - gating items

5 gating items

CALLLatest official deadline and call textFiras

LEGALApplicant entity and partner structureAOR Green

FINANCIALBudget and co-financing assumptionsFinance

IMPACTMeasurable outcomes and baseline dataTechnical team

DRAFTGrant-specific concept noteFiras

Application drafts

3 of 12 sections drafted

Opportunity fit

2/3

Applicant profile

1/2

Evidence pack

0/3

Budget model

0/2

Submission narrative

0/2

Next 7 days

5 actions

1Confirm official call rules and deadlineFiras - next

2Assign applicant and partner structureAOR Green

3Collect document packOperations

4Prepare budget and impact evidenceFinance + technical

5Draft concept note after gates are resolvedFiras

Agent advice

Start consortium building now — the 2027 RIA opens in February 2027 and first stage is due 8 April 2027. You need a coordinator and 3+ African Union partners before then.

AOR Green's role should be consortium partner / Tunisia pilot site, not overall coordinator. Find an experienced research institution to lead — that's what gets these bids through the first stage.