Horizon Europe (2021 – 2027) 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.

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.

The Horizon Europe programme structure is divided into three pillars. 

Pillar 1: Excellent Science focuses on encouraging and funding frontier research. 

Pillar 2: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness develop a shared vision and support the uptake of innovative solutions in industry and society. 

Pillar 3: Innovative Europe aims at funding research to produce European innovations. 

Horizon Europe 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.

Contact us for more information on the open and upcoming calls for proposals and guidance through the application process.