FAQs
Horizon Europe is the EU's research and innovation programme for 2021-2027 with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU's competitiveness and growth.
Who is eligible for EU Horizon funding? ›
To be eligible you must: be based in the UK. have been successful at applying for a Horizon Europe grant during the Work Programme 2021, 2022 or 2023. have been included on the initial grant proposal as a 'beneficiary' with an assigned budget.
What is the funding rate for research and innovation action in Horizon Europe? ›
The funding rate for Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) and for Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) is 100 percent of the eligible costs for all types of organisation. The funding rate for Innovation Actions (IA) depends on the legal status of the organisation.
Who can apply for the EU innovation Fund? ›
All companies, organisations and institutions with legal personality that set up a demonstration project within the scope of the EU Innovation Fund can apply for a grant. The subsidy is therefore not limited to the companies covered by the European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
What is the purpose of the Horizon Europe program? ›
Horizon Europe is the EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion . It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU's competitiveness and growth.
What are the benefits of Horizon Europe? ›
In the long term, the programme is estimated to contribute an average annual increase of €15.9 billion to EU GDP, totalling €429 billion over the period 2014-2040. Scientists funded by the Horizon 2020 contributed to over 276,000 peer-reviewed publications. Horizon 2020 also supported 33 Nobel Prize winners.
Can the US participate in Horizon Europe? ›
Researchers and organisations established anywhere in the world can participate in Horizon Europe. In addition, some may be eligible for EU-funding including: Organisations established in the European Union or in a country associated to Horizon Europe, are automatically eligible for funding.
How to apply for Horizon grant? ›
The grant application process
- Find a suitable Call for Proposals.
- Find project partners or apply as an individual.
- Create an account on the EU portal.
- Register your organisation on the Horizon 2020 portal.
- Submit your project proposal to the European Commission.
How do I access EU funding? ›
How to apply?
- Find a suitable call.
- Find your partners (where applicable)
- Register to EU Funding and Tenders Portal.
- Write your application.
- Convince the evaluators.
- Where to get help?
How big is the Horizon Europe grant? ›
So far, the average grant size is EUR 3 million, higher than for Horizon 2020 (EUR 1.9 million).
In the EU, polluters have to pay for their greenhouse gas emissions via the Emissions Trading System (ETS). The money raised via the ETS is reinvested into the Innovation Fund: one of the world's largest funding programmes for innovative low-carbon technologies.
What is the budget of Horizon Europe funding? ›
EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Horizon Europe is the ambitious EU research & innovation framework programme for 2021-2027 with a budget of €95.5 billion.
What is innovation funding? ›
Innovation funds are grant funding programmes that offer financial backing to organisations and groups that are looking to research and develop a process, product or service, test innovative ideas and/or collaborate with other organisations.
What is the EU innovation Fund 60 of? ›
The Innovation Fund supports highly innovative projects, aiming for European leadership in clean technologies. If selected, bidders can benefit from up to 60% of their total project investment and operational costs being covered.
Who can apply to the European investment Bank? ›
We can only accept your application if you are a national of one of the Member States of the European Union, or of a candidate country which has already started accession negotiations (Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Albania and North Macedonia).
How does research grant funding work? ›
So, how exactly does funding work? Funds assist qualifying researchers with money, equipment, or both to conduct approved research or trials. The grantee is in charge of carrying out activities, reporting progress, and preparing results for publishing.
What is the Horizon Europe RFP? ›
Horizon Europe is the ambitious EU research & innovation framework programme for 2021-2027 with a budget of €95.5 billion. Its overarching goals are: to strengthen the EU's scientific and technological bases and the European Research Area (ERA);
How does research grant money work? ›
Grants can provide funding for research experiences, data collection, equipment, studies, events, and other ways of engaging in activities that seek to build knowledge and improve communities. These grants may be very small or very large, and they may have a wide range of eligibility and application requirements.
What does Horizon fund? ›
Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.