Обзор: How to apply for a Horizon Europe Funding Grant

Horizon Europe (2021–2027) is the EU’s largest research & innovation programme (€95.5B)

You can participate if:

  • You have EU partners
  • Your topic fits a call
  • Your country is eligible as “third country”

Your EU coordinator agrees to add you to the consortium

1.Find a suitable Call for Proposals on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal

 

→ choose a topic: water, climate, digitalization, agro, ecology, etc(Figure 1) https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders

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Search by:

  • Cluster (Climate, Energy, Environment)
  • Pillar (Global Challenges, Research Infrastructures)
  • Keywords (water, flooding, MAR, climate adaptation, drones, AI, GIS…)
  • Deadline
  • Funding type (RIA, IA, CSA)
  • Find coordinator and Create an international consortium of at least 3 independent partners from 3 different EU countries / associated countries Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan-third countries participating through the partnership

 → select a coordinator (usually from the EU)

 

You cannot apply alone

Only organizations from EU Member States / Associates can be coordinators.

Ways to find them:

  • Use “Partner Search” in Funding Portal
  • “Partner Search” button on each call page
  • Contact universities, research centres, NGOs in EU
  • Join existing consortiums (common for Central Asia partners)

2.Build a Consortium

 

Typical Horizon Europe consortium(Figure 2):

  1. 3+ EU Member States
  2. International partners (e.g., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan)
  3. Research institutes
  4. SMEs / technology companies
  5. Municipalities or ministries (for policy tasks)

All  information «How to apply»  on website https://rea.ec.europa.eu

 

3.Register the organization

 

 → get the PIC number (Participant Identification Code) on the portal(Figure 3)

→ upload the organization’s legal and financial documents (Figure 4,5)

 

All templates and guidance Нorizon Europe (HE) on this website  https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities

 

4.Prepare a project application

 

Includes(Figure 6):

  • Excellence — scientific novelty and quality
  • Impact — expected impact and implementation
  • Implementation-work packages, schedule, budget Funding amounts: €100,000 – several million

Online Manual for portal  https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities

 

Submit an application through the portal

 

The portal will automatically check the format and compliance with the requirement

→ further EU examination and announcement of results

 

Submission Portal: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu