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Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the European Union framework programme for research and innovation and the successor to Horizon 2020. It aims to strengthen European competitiveness, support the shift to climate neutrality and digitalisation, and bring research results into application faster.

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Facts up front

Budget

€93.5bn

Deadline

Per call

Location

EU

Horizon Europe at a glance

Unlike a single scheme, you do not apply to Horizon Europe as a whole. You apply to a specific call within a work programme. Calls change, carry their own deadlines and have their own thematic focus. That is where it is decided whether a project fits the funding on offer at all and stands a chance. This page covers how the programme is structured, who can take part and how to find the call that fits your project.

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Programme period

2021 to 2027. This is the duration of the framework programme, not an application deadline. After 2027 a successor programme follows under a new name, as Horizon Europe followed Horizon 2020.

Programme budget

EUR 93.5 billion across the full period

Structure

Three pillars with different objectives, funded activities and target applicants

The three pillars

Excellent science. Fundamental and frontier research, driven by researchers and institutions.
Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness. Applied collaborative research along societal themes, usually in consortia.
Innovative Europe. Market-facing innovation and scaling, including through the European Innovation Council.

Application format

Depending on the call, an international consortium or a single applicant

Deadlines

Set per call in the relevant work programme

What does a funding advisor do?

A funding advisor is an expert who guides companies through the complex process of applying for public funding and secures the best funding for their projects – from selecting the right programmes through the application to the final report.

At Ignite we work success-driven: we only make you an offer when we are convinced your project is eligible. You are supported comprehensively throughout the process while you concentrate on your core business – we take on the time-consuming part.

Our services as funding advisors

Analysis and identification

  • Assess company & project
  • Find the right programmes
  • Aimed at maximum grants

Strategy development

  • Tailor-made strategy
  • Aligned with your goals
  • Combine programmes

Application and documentation

  • Complete application drafting
  • Documents complete & correct
  • Higher approval chances

Communication with funding bodies

  • Contact with authorities
  • Coordination with funding bodies
  • Representing your interests

Project support and aftercare

  • Support across the project term
  • Meeting funding conditions
  • Disbursement & final report

The advantages of our funding advisory

Time saved

  • Focus on your core business
  • The workload sits with us
  • A faster application

Access to hidden funding opportunities

  • Lesser-known programmes
  • Clever combinations
  • Full funding potential

A higher success rate

  • Expertise from many applications
  • Better approval chances
  • Fewer rejections

Maximising the funding amount

  • The highest possible funding
  • Every lever used
  • More from every project

Legal certainty

  • All requirements met
  • Audit-proof evidence
  • No clawback risk

Numbers you can hold us to

15,000+

Funding applications in the last five years

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Frequently asked questions about Horizon Europe

For many collaborative Horizon Europe calls yes. Several organisations from different countries often have to form an international consortium. There are also calls and instruments where single applications are possible, for example the EIC Accelerator. Which applies to you, and whether particular countries or minimum numbers are required, depends on the specific call.

That depends on the call and the instrument. For many classic Horizon Europe calls, evaluation can take up to five months after the submission deadline. Once the evaluation result is communicated, the grant agreement is usually prepared and signed within up to three months. The first pre-financing is then generally paid within 30 days of the grant agreement entering into force, provided the conditions are met.

The amount and exact form of pre-financing follow from the grant agreement and the specific call. Applicants should therefore plan for several months between the submission deadline and the first payment.

In principle yes. Double funding of the same costs or activities is not permitted. What matters is that the funding sources are clearly separated and that the conditions of both the Horizon Europe call and the national programmes are met. Whether a combination works in a given case depends on where the company is based, what is being funded and the relevant national and regional rules.

Horizon Europe runs until the end of 2027. A successor programme under a new name will follow, as Horizon Europe followed Horizon 2020. For running projects, the rules of the grant agreement continue to apply.

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