Horizon Europe

We help you to access European research and innovation funds

Horizon Europe is the European Union's framework program for research and innovation for 2021-2027. With a planned budget of €95 billion, it aims to fund research and innovation initiatives and projects, from the conceptual stage to market launch, in response to EU policy priorities.

In this regard, the program plans to address major global challenges, such as achieving climate neutrality, the digitization of industry or improving people's well-being, among others, through the promotion of R&D&I projects.

We at ACCIÓ and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) help you to analyze the requirements to access the Horizon Europe calls, prepare the proposals to participate, and support you throughout the process of finding local and international partners. If you are looking for a travel partner, you can now find partners through the Catalonia RDI European Programs Platform.

Do you want to know the calls and find out how to fit your R&D&I projects? Are you looking for partners to carry them out? Contact us and access all the possibilities of Horizon Europe 2021-2027 with ACCIÓ.

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Horizon Europe in figures

(Pillar 2)

Horizon Europe in figures

(Pillar 2)

Horizon Europe in figures

(Pillar 2)

6

clusters

2.800

calls or proposals

53.516

million EUR of budget

How may we help you?

We at ACCIÓ and the Enterprise Europe Network offer you free and customized advice so that you can participate in Horizon Europe. With our support you will get the following services:

Guidance, training, and advice: Stay up to date on all European funding opportunities to carry out your R+D+I through information days, customized advice, and dissemination of opportunities.
Partner search: Support when searching for regional, national, and international partners. Looking for a partner to apply for a Horizon Europe call? Discover the Catalonia RDI European Programs Platform and connect with companies and entities!
Review of proposals and Consortium Agreements: We help you to review the focus of your research and innovation project and provide you with expert advice for proposal review and Consortium Agreement documents.
Exploitation of results: We support the entities participating in Horizon Europe calls to subsequently exploit the results of their projects.

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How does Horizon Europe work?

The framework program for research and innovation is open to any type of legal entity. To participate, the following must be taken into account:

Be a legal entity from the EU, associated countries, or third countries.
Project proposals are submitted as a consortium of at least three independent entities from three countries. Please contact us for other instruments, where a consortium is not required.
The activities must focus on R&D and actual innovation with respect to existing ones, providing added value at European level.
The total project budget exceeds €500,000 in most calls.
The project duration is estimated between one and five years, depending on the specific call.
The project focus must be in line with the proposed guidelines, as set out in the Work Programs, which are published every two years.
The grant is a 70% or 100% non-repayable grant, depending on the call.*

*There are instruments that offer a combination of funding and grant

How is the program structured?

The Program structure consists of three main pillars:

Pillar 1: Excellent Science – Strengthening the EU's scientific leadership and developing high-quality knowledge and skills through the European Research Council, Marie Sklodowska-Curie or Research Infrastructures.
Pillar 2: Global challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness – Supporting research addressing societal challenges and industrial technologies in six different areas: health; culture, creativity, and inclusive society; civil security; digitization; climate and energy; food and natural resources.
Pillar 3: Innovative Europe – Promoting innovation by creating a European Innovation Council that provides a one-stop shop for innovators with great potential through the European Innovation Council, the European Innovation Ecosystems or the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Missions.
Partnerships.

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Horizon Europe calls and challenges

Pillar 2 of the Horizon Europe program is made up of six clusters that represent the major global challenges of the coming years in social, industrial, and technological terms. You can check out the calls for proposals now!

Health. Open in a new window.

In this area, you will find calls related to the major challenges of public health and people's well-being, the improvement of social systems, or health care.
Culture, Creativity, and Inclusive Society. Open in a new window.

This area aims to promote cultural heritage and mobilizes experts in social sciences and humanities to understand the transformations of society. Find out about its calls for proposals!
Civil Security for Society. Open in a new window.

Cluster 3 prioritizes the implementation of activities related to security, cybersecurity, disaster risk reduction and in improving prevention, mitigating the effects of crises.
Digital, Industry, and Space. Open in a new window.

The main aim of the industry cluster is the establishment of productive technologies and advanced materials to ensure Europe's leadership and autonomy in this sector and speed up the transition to circular and low-emission industries.
Climate, Energy, and Mobility. Open in a new window.

This cluster has calls aimed at speeding up green and digital transformation with the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and the Environment. Open in a new window.

The food cluster aims to halt and reverse the decline in diversity and better manage natural resources in order to achieve EU climate targets and ensure food security.