Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is an opportunity for all types of UK organisations (including businesses and academia) to get funding for research and innovation. For UK businesses this is an opportunity to collaborate with partners with the right expertise to expand markets and accelerate innovation across Europe and internationally.
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Horizon Europe turns ideas into reality
Horizon Europe is the world’s largest Research and Innovation (R&I) programme, with a budget of over £82bn. The programme runs from 2021 to 2027, and it is open to all types of R&I organisations, including large businesses, SMEs, academia, public institutions and third sector organisations.
The UK has historically been one of the best performers in European Research and Innovation Framework Programmes, and on average successful UK applicants to Pillar 2 and Pillar 3 receive around £450,000 although this figure could be much higher. A key part of Horizon Europe is building consortia with partners around the world, particularly now that UK entities can lead projects. Horizon Europe Guarantee applicants applying through IFS must use support@iuk.ukri.org for any queries.
Horizon Europe pillars
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PILLAR
Excellent Science
Driving scientific excellence and supporting the EU’s position as a world leader in science.
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Global Challenges
Supporting research relating to societal and global challenges through six clusters.
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Innovative Europe
Informing potential applicants about the funding streams and connecting innovators across Europe.
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Widening participation
Contributing to building research and innovation capacity for countries lagging behind.
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Find your advisor
The UK National Contact Points (NCPs) have expertise in each area of the Framework Programme. They help provide personalised guidance and support for Horizon Europe. Get in touch for help and advice in choosing funding opportunities, writing or preparing your proposal, finding project partners, or any other area of Horizon Europe.
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Horizon Europe Pump Priming Programme
The programme supports individual UK small to medium sized companies wanting to explore and access Horizon Europe collaborative research and innovation opportunities.
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Partner search
Finding the right partners for your Horizon Europe collaboration is very important. The Horizon Europe partner search tools and events, below, can be helpful in identifying organisations that have expressed an interest in collaborating on a funding opportunity. You can add yourself to the relevant partner search tool to let others know that you are open to collaboration, or join us at one of the upcoming events.
Innovate UK's European portfolio
Find out about the Innovate UK Global objective and strategy, opportunities with Innovate UK and opportunities to expand in the European market with R&I, Global Business Innovation Programmes (GBIPs) in Europe, and European Bilateral Programmes, plus an overview of the EUREKA programme and its benefits, and Horizon Europe.
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Sign up to our Horizon Europe newsletter, for information on the programme, related news, events and funding, and connect to the right people for support. Our Advisors are on hand to help support you with your funding application across different strands of Horizon Europe.