Horizont Europe Programme

Last modified: 25. September 2024

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Horizont Europe 2021-2027

Research and Innovation Framework Programme

Horizon Europe, the European Union's seven-year research and innovation framework programme for 2021-2027, was launched in June 2021 with a budget of €95.5 billion. The EU's new framework programme, the most ambitious ever, will provide 30% more funding than the previous Horizon 2020 programme to support European research excellence, breakthrough innovation and address key societal challenges.

Horizon Europe is an integral continuation of Horizon 2020, the framework programme of the previous seven-year cycle, but it has been expanded with a number of new elements:

•     impact-oriented cluster programmes that encourage cooperation across sectors and technologies;
•     missions to address key societal challenges;
•     strategic initiatives co-financed by the EU, Member States and industry, the European Partnerships.

There will be a focus on the requirement of direct tangible social or economic benefits of the grants awarded and on promoting the green and digital transition. 35% of the Framework Programme budget will be used in relation to climate change objectives.

Contact details of the Horizon Europe Hungarian portal: https://www.horizonteuropa.nkfih.gov.hu/

Budget of Horizon Europe (in billion euros)

Pillar I - "Excellent Science": €25 billion

European Research Council (ERC) EUR 16 billion

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions EUR 6.6 bn

Research infrastructures EUR 2.4 bn

Pillar II - "Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness": €53.5 billion, of which:

1. 'Health' cluster EUR 8.2bn

2. cluster "Culture, creativity and inclusive society" EUR 2.3bn

Cluster 'Civic Security for Society' EUR 1.6bn

4. cluster "Digitalisation, Industry and Space" EUR 15.35 billion

5. 'Climate, energy and mobility' cluster EUR 15.35bn

6. 'Food, Biomass Economy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment' cluster EUR 15.1bn

Joint Research Centre (JRC) EUR 1.97bn

Pillar III - "Innovative Europe": €13.6 billion

European Innovation Council (EIC) EUR 10.1bn

European innovation ecosystems EUR 0.5bn

European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EUR 3bn

"Part 'Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area': EUR 3.4 billion

Widening participation and spreading excellence EUR 2.96bn

Reforming and improving the European research and innovation system

The official website: https://ec.europa.eu/