Horizon Europe Research and Innovation
Is your company or knowledge institute involved in research, technological development or innovation? Does your company operate internationally? Then the European Horizon Europe programme may offer you support. Horizon Europe is the ninth framework programme from the European Commission for research and innovation. The programme will run until 2027.
Horizon Europe aims to increase Europe's competitiveness by stimulating science and innovation. Also, it wants to challenge the business community and the academic world to find solutions for relevant social issues together.
For whom?
Participation in Horizon Europe is open to:
- Organisations who are internationally active in research, technological development or innovation;
- Individual researchers.
Funding opportunities are available for individual researchers and companies, and international companies made up of different organisations.
Horizon Europe roadmap
In the roadmap below you can see which phases you go through before and after submitting a Horizon Europe application and read what you should and/or can do during each phase.
- Within which part of Horizon Europe does your idea fit? Take a look at the structure of Horizon Europe.
- Which topic (call) and subtopic (topic) best fit your idea? Check the guide (in Dutch) for more information.
- Which technology readiness level is requested by the topic and does this fit your project?
- Develop your project idea and build your consortium if requested.
- Enterprise Europe Network (Dutch) and Team IRIS can help you find partners.
- Discuss your project idea with a Netherlands Enterprise Agency advisor from Team IRIS.
- Use the appropriate template from the European Commission and use our annotated template for interpretation.
- Check in the European Commission portal whether special documents are required (e.g. clinical trial template, lump sum budget, ethics annex).
- Have your proposal proofread by a Netherlands Enterprise Agency advisor from Team IRIS.
- Seek financial/legal advice from Team IRIS.
Submit your proposal via the European Commission's Funding & Tender portal.
The decision will be communicated ≤5 months after the deadline.
- Draft and conclude contract between consortium and European Commission (≤3 months).
- Seek financial/legal advice from Team IRIS.
- Timeframe: 2-5 years.
- Seek financial/legal advice from Team IRIS.
Netherlands Enterprise Agency supports with advice and information
You submit your project proposal to the EC. Netherlands Enterprise Agency's Team IRIS is the National Contact Point (NCP) for the Horizon Europe programme and will be happy to advise you. It is wise to involve an advisor from Team IRIS at an early stage if you are considering submitting a project proposal to the EC. This will increase your chances of successful participation in Horizon Europe. For example, the advisors can:
- brainstorm with you on whether Horizon Europe is a suitable programme for you;
- help you find project partners;
- advise you on setting up a project;
- read up on your project proposal;
- advise you on the financial and legal rules.
Contact an advisor
Do you have any questions about Horizon Europe? Or would you like an advisor to think with you?
Structure
The programme consists of 3 pillars and some horizontal actions.
Read more about the structure of Horizon Europe
Missions
New in Horizon Europe are the missions. Through these missions, you can receive funding for projects that contribute to solving specific societal challenges, such as the fight against cancer and climate change. Another major change within Horizon Europe is the simplification of the ‘landscape of partnerships’. Missions are commitments to solve worldwide challenges such as:
- fighting cancer;
- adapting to climate change;
- protecting our oceans;
- living in greener cities; and
- ensuring soil quality and food.
There are 5 mission areas. Each mission involves a number of actions, such as research projects, policy measures or even legislative initiatives. These missions achieve measurable goals that could not be achieved through individual actions.
| Mission Area | Proposed mission |
|---|---|
| Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation | A Climate Resilient Europe: Prepare Europe for climate disruptions and speed up transformation into a climate-resilient Europe by 2030. |
| Cancer | Conquering Cancer: Mission Possible |
| Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters | Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Oceans and Waters |
| Climate-neutral and Smart Cities | 100 Climate-Neutral Cities by 2030: by and for the citizens |
| Soil Health and Food | Caring for Soil is Caring for Life |
Trainings and workshops
Team IRIS runs several online workshops and on-site trainings, where you will learn what opportunities exist within the Horizon Europe programme and how to develop and submit promising project proposals. The online workshops are free of charge, for on-site trainings there is a charge for location and catering. They are usually in English.
Your level of experience and what stage your project (idea) is in will determine which workshop or training course is most interesting for you. Would you like to attend a training course or workshop?
Want to know more?
- Read more about Horizon Europe on the European Commission (EC) website.
- View the EC's presentation on Horizon Europe structure and policy background.
Stay informed
Would you like to keep up to date with developments within Horizon Europe and other European programmes? Then sign up via our interest form.
We will inform you about news and updates, events, workshops and training courses and important changes within specific (work) programmes.
European Partnerships
European Partnerships unite the European Commission and private or public partners.
Through research and innovative initiatives, partnerships address some of Europe’s most pressing challenges. This makes them an important tool for Horizon Europe. They contribute to achieving the European Union’s political priorities.
Check out the European Partnerships website of the European Commission.
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