Horizon europe in a nutshell

FOR A GREEN, HEALTHY, DIGITAL AND INCLUSIVE EUROPE is the motto for Horizon Europe. 
it gives a clear idea about the goals the European commission wants to achieve in the next seven years. 
In Horizon Europe Research and innovation shall provide new knowledge and innovative solutions targeting the most compelling societal, ecological and economic challenges such as the recovery, green and digital transitions, and global challenges to improve the quality of our daily lives.
 
The budget for 2021-2027 is about €95 billion, of which about €10 billion are reserved to boost the recovery from the pandemic and make Europe more resilient for the future.
 
Horizon Europe is structured along three main pillars: Excellence Science, Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, and Innovative Europe.

The Excellent Science pillar aims to increase the EU’s global scientific competitiveness by supporting frontier research projects (through the European Research Council), funding individual researchers through fellowships, doctoral training networks, exchanges for researchers (through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions), and investing in world-class research infrastructures. 

With almost €52 billion, the Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness pillar supports research relating to societal challenges and reinforces technological and industrial capacities through clusters. The work programme sets EU-missions with ambitious goals tackling some of our biggest problems in the following macro area;  

• Health
• Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society
• Civil Security for Society
• Digital, Industry and Space
• Climate, Energy and Mobility
• Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

​The Innovative Europe pillar aims to foster the EU’s industrial competitiveness and its innovation performance, by supporting market-creating innovation (via the European Innovation Council and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology). 

More information ec.europa.eu/horizon-europe

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