Horizon 2020 structure and budget
Horizon 2020 is divided into 3 three pillars and 2 specific objectives corresponding to its main priorities:
- Excellent Science
- Industrial Leadership
- Societal Challenges
- Specific objective 'Spreading excellence & widening participation'
- Specific objective 'Science with and for society
Excellent Science
The Excellent Science part of H2020 supports the world-class science in Europe, by developing, attracting and retaining research talent and supporting the development of the best research infrastructures.
| Total funding for 2014-2020 | € million |
|---|---|
| European Research Council (ERC) Frontier research by the best individual teams |
13 095 |
| Future & emerging technologies Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation |
2 696 |
| Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) Opportunities for training and career development |
6 162 |
| Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class facilities |
2 488 |
Industrial Leadership
The Industrial Leadership supports key technologies, such as microelectronics, advanced manufacturing, etc. across existing and emerging sectors. It also aims at attracting more private investment into R&I and supporting the increase of innovative SMEs in Europe.
| Total funding for 2014-2020 | € million |
|---|---|
| Leadership in enabling & industrial technologies (LEITs) (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space) |
13 557 |
| Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance & venture capital |
2 842 |
| Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs |
616 |
Societal Challenges
The pillar of Societal Challenges supports R&I that target society and citizens (climate, environment, energy, transport, etc.). It supports the development of breakthrough solutions coming from multi-disciplinary collaborations, which include social sciences and humanities.
| Total funding for 2014-2020 | € million |
|---|---|
| Health, demographic change & wellbeing | 7 472 |
| Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine/maritime/inland water research and the bioeconomy |
3 851 |
| Secure, clean & efficient energy | 5 931 |
| Smart, green & integrated transport | 6 339 |
| Climate action, environment, resource efficiency & raw materials | 3 081 |
| Inclusive, innovative & reflective societies | 1 310 |
| Secure societies | 1 695 |
Specific objective 'Spreading excellence & widening participation'
| Total funding for 2014-2020 | € million |
|---|---|
| Spreading excellence & widening participation | 816 |
Specific objective 'Science with and for society'
| Total funding for 2014-2020 | € million |
|---|---|
| Science with and for society | 462 |
H2020 will also provide funding for the following partnerships:
Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) (with industry)
JTI open and forthcoming calls are accessible via the "Search funding & tenders" page.
- Bio-based Industries (BBI)
- Clean Sky (Aeronautics) 2 (CS2)
- Electronic components & systems (ECSEL) (merger of the ARTEMIS embedded systems JTI and the ENIAC nanoelectronics JTI set up in 2008)
- European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC)
- Fuel Cell and Hydrogen 2 (FCH2)
- Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2)
- SESAR Joint Undertaking
- Shift2Rail
Joint programmes of Member States
- European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) 2
- European Metrology Research Programme 2
- Eurostars (for SMEs) 2
- Active & Assisted Living 2
- Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
These initiatives will have their own calls for proposals, some of which are published on the Funding & Tenders Portal and some on their specific web sites. Find out more in the section of Other funding opportunities.
H2020 Contests for Prizes
This section will be completed soon.
The rules and procedure of submission of applications are specified in 'Annex D - Types of action: specific provisions and funding rates' to the work programmes.
H2020 Calls for Tenders
The Horizon 2020 calls for tenders are published on the TED - Tenders Electronic Daily web site which is dedicated to European public procurement and publishes calls for tenders.