Research and innovation funding programme until 2027. How to get funding, programme structure, missions, European partnerships, news and events.
What is Horizon Europe?
Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation. Following the Multiannual Financial Framework Midterm Review (MTR) decision, the indicative funding amount for Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2027 is EUR 93.5 billion.
It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.
The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.
It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area.
Legal entities from the EU and associated countries can participate.
New elements in Horizon Europe
European Innovation Council: Support for innovations with potential breakthrough and disruptive nature with scale-up potential that may be too risky for private investors. This is 70% of the budget earmarked for SMEs.
Missions: Sets of measures to achieve bold, inspirational and measurable goals within a set timeframe. There are 5 main mission areas as part of Horizon Europe.
Open science policy: Mandatory open access to publications and open science principles are applied throughout the programme
Factsheet: Open science in Horizon EuropeNew approach to partnerships: Objective-driven and more ambitious partnerships with industry in support of EU policy objectives
More information
Presentation outlining Horizon Europe in 23 languages
How the Horizon Europe programme was developed
International cooperation in the programme
Horizon Europe Areas and Clusters
Excellent Science
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Innovative Europe
European Innovation Ecosystems
European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Expanding Participation and Strengthening ERA
Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence
Reforming and enhancing the European R&I system
Missions
Healthy Oceans, Seas, Coastal and Inland Waters
Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission
Partnerships
Health
The European Partnership for Brain Health (EP BRAINHEALTH)
European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA)
European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness (BE READY NOW)
Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)
European Partnership for Fostering a European Research Area for Health Research (ERA4Health)
European Partnership for EU-Africa Global Health, EDCTP3
One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
European Partnership for Personalised Medicine
Digital, Industry and Space
EURAMET - The European Partnership on Metrology
Innovative Advanced Materials for Europe
Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics
Globally competitive Space Systems
Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition - RAMP
Smart Networks & Services Joint Undertaking
Clean Steel - Low Carbon Steelmaking
Climate, Energy and Mobility
The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA)
Zero-emission waterborne transport (ZEWT)
Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM)
Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) 3 Joint Undertaking
People-centric sustainable built environment (Built4People)
Food, Bioeconomy, Agriculture
Rescuing Biodiversity to Safeguard Life on Earth
Forests and Forestry for Sustainable Future
Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP)
Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE JU)
Safe and Sustainable Food Systems
EIT (KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION COMMUNUTIES)
SUPPORT TO INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS
The European Partnership on Innovative SMEs