Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development are the EU’s main source of support and funding for research and the development of new products and services to meet the cahllenges facing european societies today and in the future. The current Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 with a total budget of over €50 Billion (c. £42 billion). Its replacement, called Horizon 2020, with a budget of €79 billion (c. £67 million) starts in January 2014.
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever. It hopes to support more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market. Seen as a means to drive economic growth and create jobs, by coupling research more closely with innovation, Horizon 2020 is helping to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal is to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation. Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simpler structure to reduces red tape and time so participants can focus on what is really important. This approach makes sure new projects get off the ground quickly – and achieve results faster.
H2020 is split into three pillars, as outlined below, click on the image to be taken to the official description of what each pillar contains.
Currently open calls can be found here. Additional support is avaliable from the TSB-hosted Horizon 2020 website at www.h2020uk.org.uk which provides details of all the National Contact Point support available, who are focused on providing support related to the challenges and technologies being addressed.
Further details of the calls, their organisation and application
procedures will follow shortly. In particular, we will be adding a
section on opportunities for business participation and specifically the
new SME Instrument.
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