The EU framework programme for research and innovation
Horizon Europe is the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation for 2021–2027 with a total budget of close to EUR 95,5 billion. The programme is structured around three priorities: Excellent Science, Global Challenges and European Industrial competitiveness and Innovative Europe.
Horizon Europe
The EU’s new framework programme, Horizon Europe, started in 2021.
On the EU’s Funding & tender opportunities portal website you will find all information on the programme and its calls for applications.
- Read more on the Funding & tender opportunities portal
- Study the calls for applications (Work Programme)
- Read more about the application procedure (coming soon)
1. Excellent Science
The programme is an initiative to reinforce the EU’s global position within research and innovation. It includes the following sub-programmes:
- European Research Council (ERC) – individual grants to outstanding junior and senior researchers
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – mobility programme
- European Research Infrastructures including e-Infrastructures – provides access to European research infrastructure
2. Global challenges and European Industrial competitiveness
The second pillar highlights the industry's crucial role in achieving the overall goals of Horizon Europe. Efforts within this pillar will support technological and industrial capacity to meet the global challenges by, among other things, prioritizing important enabling technologies.
Cluster 1: Health
Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society
Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility
Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
3. Innovative Europe
Innovative Europe aim to stimulate market-creating breakthroughs and an ecosystems that facilitates innovation.
European Innovation Council
The European Innovation Council (EIC) aims at identifying and supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations with the potential to scale up internationally and become market leaders.
Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area
This part of the framework programme contains specific instruments to support broader participation from countries that lag behind in R&I, as well as reforming and enhancing the European R&I system.
Contact
Management and applications
Anneli Wiklander
Research funding advisor
+46 46 222 77 71
anneli [dot] wiklander [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
John Phillips
Research funding advisor
+46 73 067 01 04
john [dot] phillips [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Anna-Karin Wihlborg
Research funding advisor
+46 70 106 27 22
anna-karin [dot] wihlborg [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Kerstin Gidlöf
Research funding advisor
+46 46 222 30 95
kerstin [dot] gidlof [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Rickard Eksten
Research funding advisor
+46 46 222 77 65
rickard [dot] eksten [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Budget, accounting and auditing
Carl Lagerqvist
Controller
+46 46 222 93 99
carl [dot] lagerqvist [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Karin Langborger
Research funding advisor
+46 46 222 31 03
karin [dot] langborger [at] fs [dot] lu [dot] se
Contact
Research Services
Visiting address
Medicon Village
Scheeletorget 1
223 63 LUND
Postal address
Lund University
Research Services
Box 117
221 00 LUND
Participant Identification Code (PIC)
Legal name: Lunds universitet
PIC: 999901318
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