Horizon Europe
Are you a researcher/academic and interested in joining a Microsoft Teams channel on Horizon EuropeLink opens in a new window news, calls, event, and collaboration opportunities for the purpose of developing joint proposals?
Current training offers for Horizon Europe funding
The UK's association to Horizon Europe
The UK is now an Associated Country to Horizon Europe, with effect from the 1st Jan 2024. This means:
- The UK is able to apply to all 2024 Work Programme calls and beyond (for the remainder of Horizon Europe which is due to end in 2027) as an Associated Country. This means that awards under these calls will be funded directly by the EU and that UK entities will be able to act as coordinators.
- The UKRI Guarantee scheme will continue to cover 2021-2023 Work Programme calls inclusive. This also includes 2023 Work Programme calls which have deadlines in 2024.
- To quickly identify under which arrangements a call will be funded, look at the year in the call identifier (ID), which is clearly marked for each call in the Work Programme and on the EU Funding and Tender Portal e.g. ERC-2024-SyG or HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01-01. If the call includes the year '2023', it is part of the 2023 WP and will be funded under the UKRI Guarantee. If the call includes the year '2024', it is part of the 2024 WP and will be covered by the Association agreement.
- The UK is participating in the full Horizon Europe programme, with the exception of the EIC Accelerator and limited exceptional cases where funding is limited to Member States or to certain other countries, as specified in the call/ Work Programme description.
- The UK is also associating to the Copernicus Earth-observation programme and will also have access to the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking services. The UK is not associating to the Euratom programme due to value for money concerns. The UK government announced plans instead to invest up to £650 million until 2027 to support UK fusion R&D programmes.
See the UK Government Horizon Europe Association explainer.
Overview of Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe is the European Union’s biggest ever research and innovation funding framework, replacing Horizon 2020. The programme runs from 2021-27 and has a budget of over €95.5 billion, a 30% budget increase from Horizon 2020. Horizon Europe aims to strengthen research and innovation across Europe and covers virtually every sector and discipline.
Horizon Europe is structured under three 'pillars' and a cross-pillar programme: 'Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area'.
Work Programmes
UPDATE: The 2023-24 Work ProgrammesLink opens in a new window - setting out several new calls under each of the three Pillars- have been adopted in December 2022.
Work programmes set out funding opportunities under Horizon Europe.
The 2023-24 main work programmeLink opens in a new window covers MSCA and Research Infrastructures under Pillar 1, all clusters and missions under Pillar 2, European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) under Pillar 3 and the cross-pillar area: 'Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area'.
Other work programmes cover: the European Research Council (ERC)Link opens in a new window and the European Innovation Council (EIC)Link opens in a new window.The activities of the European Institute of Technology (EIT) are set out in a separate programming documentLink opens in a new window.
The UK is not associated to the European Defence Fund (EDF)Link opens in a new window or the Euratom Research and Training ProgrammeLink opens in a new window.
Find out more about Horizon Europe
The UK Research Office (UKROLink opens in a new window) provides helpful factsheets on Horizon Europe here.Link opens in a new window
| View the slides and recordings from Warwick’s UKRO eventsLink opens in a new window from 13 Dec 2023 and 31 Jan 2023. |
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For an easy-to-read, yet detailed guide to the programme as a whole, we recommend Science Business's Guide to Horizon Europe (please use your Warwick email address to download the guide).
See the European Commission presentation on Horizon EuropeLink opens in a new window.
Get support to apply for funding
In the first instance, please contact your R&IS Research Support Contact for further details of eligibility and participation regarding any upcoming schemes and programmes.
For proposal development support, queries on funding opportunities and support with building or joining a consortium, please contact Link opens in a new window, EU Research Development Officer.
In addition, Warwick’s International Strategy and Relations team supports and enables connectivity between Warwick and partners overseas, to deliver mutually beneficial collaborations and enhance research opportunities. If you would like support to build your network or to engage with policy and industry in Europe, please contact Link opens in a new window.
Become an Expert Evaluator for Horizon Europe
This is the best way to get to know the evaluation process and become successful as an applicant faster.
Knowing how the evaluation process works and what the experts are looking for in an excellent proposal will allow you to improve your own applications in the future.
The European Commission's call for expressions of interest for expert evaluatorsLink opens in a new window is permanently open for the duration of the 2021-27 EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework (Horizon Europe).