Horizon Europe Pillars & Funding Calls
Source: European Commission 2021 'How Horizon Europe was developed'Link opens in a new window
Pillar I: Excellent Science |
Support for academic research |
€24.9 billion |
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| Awards research grants for promising and leading academic researchers |
€16.1 billion |
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| Funding programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training of researchers |
€6.4 billion |
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| Material resources for the academic community |
€2.4 billion |
Pillar II: Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness |
Targeted research and innovation funding to address EU policy goals |
€53.8 billion |
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| Cluster One: Health |
Funding for health-related topics |
€8 billion |
| Cluster Two: Culture, creativity and inclusive society |
Funding for cultural heritage, creative industries, and social inclusion |
€2.3 billion |
| Cluster Three: Civil security for society |
Funding for security-related topics, including cybersecurity |
€1.9 billion |
| Cluster Four: Digital, industry, and space |
Funding for key technologies, manufacturing, space and other related topics. |
€15.5 billion |
| Cluster Five: Climate, energy, and mobility |
Funding for topics related to climate change, clean energy and clean and autonomous mobility |
€15.2 billion |
| Cluster Six: Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment |
Funding for better management of the natural world (not including climate change) |
€9 billion |
| Funding for the Commission’s in-house research centre, which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy |
€2 billion |
Pillar III: Innovative Europe |
Promotes cooperation between academia and industry through partnerships and training programmes |
€13.4 billion |
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| Awards grants, loans and equity to startups and university spin-offs |
€9.7 billion |
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| Supports dialogue between stakeholders |
€0.5 billion |
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| Support the development of dynamic, long-term European partnerships among leading companies, research labs and higher education (EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities) |
€3.2 billion |
Cross-pillar: Strengthening the European Research Area |
Aims to boost the performance of Europe’s research and innovation landscape |
€3.3 billion |
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| Supports measures to help Europe’s lower-performing regions catch up |
€3 billion |
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| Supports policy evaluation and promotes change in European research |
€0.3 billion |