GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

The contestant must be a research performing organisation, including a higher education establishment (e.g. university), public or private body, established in an EU Member State or a country associated to Horizon Europe and comply with the mandatory requirements of the Horizon Europe Gender Equality Plan eligibility criterion.

The applicant’s GEP must meet the four following mandatory process-related requirements:

• publication: a formal document published on the institution’s website and signed by the top management;
• dedicated resources: commitment of resources and expertise in gender equality to implement the plan;
• data collection and monitoring: sex/gender disaggregated data on personnel (and students, for the establishments concerned) and annual reporting based on indicators;
• training: awareness raising/training on gender equality and unconscious gender biases for staff and decision-makers.

Only applications submitted by a single legal entity will be allowed. Joint applications will not be allowed.

Applicants that have already received an EU or Euratom prize – cannot receive a second prize for the same activities. Winners of any category of the 2022 edition of EU Award for Gender Equality Champions are NOT eligible for any category of this prize.

For each of the three prize categories there are additional admissibility criteria. (see page 9 of the Rules of Contest).