What is Horizon Europe?

Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of 95.5 billion EUR.

Horizon Europe programme structure

It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies.

It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area.

Legal entities from the EU and associated countries can participate.

Pillar I- Excellent Science

• European Research Council – ERC
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – MSCA
• Research Infrastructures

Pillar II- Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness

Clusters

1. Health
2. Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
3. Civil Security for Society
4. Digital, Industry and Space
5. Climate, Energy and Mobility
6. Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Pillar III- Innovative Europe

• European Innovation Council
  • EIC Pathfinder
  • EIC Accelerator
  • Transition activities
  • EIC Accelerator Fund
• European Innovation Ecosystems
• European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Specific programme: European Defence Fund

Complementary programme: Euratom Research and Training Programme

H2020 statistics for Greece in Horizon 2020 for the period 2014-2019

SC2: Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy Read the online file	SC4: Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Read the online file	SD5: Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Read the online file
SD7: Secure Societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens Read the online file	Space Read the online file	Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing and Biotechnology Read the online file

More information about Horizon Europe and its calls

Horizon Europe website:
http://horizoneurope.gr/

European Commission’s website about Horizon Europe:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en

Participant Portal:
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

PRAXI Network is a National Contact Point for Horizon Europe (2021 – 2027):

https://praxinetwork.gr/en/activities/coordination-and-support-actions-csas/