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Horizon 2020: the EU research and innovation funding programme

Success stories from businesses and other organisations who have accessed European funding and support for their innovation projects.

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• From: Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation
• Published: 3 November 2015
• Last updated: 10 August 2018 — See all updates

Horizon 2020 is the largest ever European funding programme for research and innovation. It has a grant budget of 79 billion euros and will run until 2020.

This collection brings together real-life examples of UK organisations using the Horizon 2020 programme to develop their innovative ideas. It includes how they have benefited from working with international partners and gaining access to EU funding support.

Notes on EU opportunities

New Horizon 2020 opportunities launch regularly and are open to UK businesses. They will continue to be open to the UK while it remains a member of the European Union.

The government will underwrite payment of such awards, even when specific projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. This includes awards where the application is submitted before the exit and is subsequently approved after exit.

Read the report: UK participation in H2020: UK government overview with Q&A (August 2018).

See the statement on how the EU referendum affects Horizon 2020.

See the statement guaranteeing Horizon 2020 EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU.

Email the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy with any issues.

Funding competitions

An overview of the latest funding opportunities through Horizon 2020.

• Horizon 2020: apply for innovation funding in Europe
  • 11 July 2017
  • News story

Success stories

Find out how other organisations have benefited from taking part in European funding programmes.

• Triskel Marine: developing an innovative hybrid propulsion system
  • 3 November 2015
  • Case study

Blogs

Read some of our blog posts on global business opportunities including Horizon 2020 to get information and inspiration.

• Innovate UK: find out more about how we work
  • 18 November 2015
  • News story

Published 3 November 2015
Last updated 10 August 2018 + show all updates

1. 10 August 2018

   Added link to document: UK participation in H2020: UK government overview with Q&A

2. 1 August 2017

   Clarified underpayment of awards to UK applicants for projects that continue and/or are awarded beyond the UK's exit from the EU.

3. 25 July 2017

   Added new section on funding competitions.

4. 20 July 2017

   The statement guaranteeing Horizon 2020 EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU, was updated to https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/instruct-european-research-infrastructure-consortia-eric-inaugural-event

5. 30 June 2017

   Removed section on registering for the High Level Group, which is no longer in date. Added paragraph on opportunities being open to UK organisation while it remains a member of the EU. Added new section on international blogs. Added latest case study.

6. 17 August 2016

   Added "Chancellor Philip Hammond’s statement guaranteeing Horizon 2020 EU funding beyond date UK leaves the EU"

7. 19 July 2016

   Link added to register for the expression of interest to become a member of the Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation High-Level Expert Group on maximising the impact of EU Research and Innovation programmes as part of the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020

8. 3 November 2015

   First published.