Funding Programmes

Collaborative Projects

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Horizon Europe Pillar II and WIDERA support collaboration between companies, universities, and other institutions that come together in project proposals addressing major global challenges. These projects contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boost the EU’s competitiveness and growth.

The funding opportunities under Pillar II and WIDERA often address complex challenges that require complementary expertise to deliver the research and innovation outputs needed to achieve the expected outcomes of each call.

As described by the European Commission, Horizon Europe funds different types of Collaborative Projects including:

  • Research and Innovation Actions (RIA): Projects that establish new knowledge or explore a novel or improved technology, product, process, service, or solution. EU funding covers up to 100% of eligible project costs.
  • Innovation Actions (IA): Projects that produce plans or designs for new or improved products, processes, or services including prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication. EU funding covers up to 70% of eligible project costs (except for non-profit legal entities, where a rate of up to 100% may apply).
  • Coordination and Support Actions (CSA): Projects that improve cooperation among EU and associated countries to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) including activities such as, standardisation, dissemination, awareness-rising, communication and networking activities, policy dialogues, mutual learning or studies. EU funding covers up to 100% of the project costs.

Collaborative Projects are the largest programme area within Horizon Europe, with a total budget of more than €50 billion in 2021-2027.

Research Opportunities

Collaborative Projects enabluniversities and research centres to advance their new solutions/technologies from proof of concept (typically TRL 3–4), up to demonstration in relevant environments (typically TRL 5–7). These funding opportunities help accelerate their research and support comprehensive assessment while addressing global challenges. 

Commercial Opportunities

Collaborative Projects allow academic and industry stakeholders to develop new solutionstechnologies and services with partners from the EU and associated countries. They also provide access to leading knowledge networks in their industries, boosting economic growth and industrial competitiveness. 

Requirements

Typically, Collaborative Projects require participation from at least three partners from different EU or associated countries. Funding is provided under predefined themes that are published by the EU Commission on a rolling basis. An exact match with a theme described in the specific project call topic is a prerequisite for obtaining funding.

 

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For more detailed information, see the official website of the current work programme.

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