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.

In order to be eligible, the applicant must

• be one of the 27 semi-finalists of the European Social Innovation Competition – the Challenge Prize 2021 edition.
• The applicant must be located in one of the Member States or Associated Countries.
• Winners of the Social Innovation Competition – the Challenge Prize 2021 are not eligible.
• Applicants that have already received an EU or Euratom prize cannot receive a second prize for the same activities.

Entities without legal personality — Entities which do not have legal personality under their national law may exceptionally participate, provided that their representatives have the capacity to undertake legal obligations on their behalf, and offer guarantees for the protection of the EU financial interests equivalent to that offered by legal persons EU bodies — EU bodies (with the exception of the European Commission Joint Research Centre) can NOT apply. Third countries currently negotiating association agreements to Horizon Europe