The European Commission's funding programme is to invest more than €400 million across 14 new Horizon 2020 initiatives launched this month, including calls for demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions in cities and €223 million for multiple projects around climate services.
Business support is available for projects in a range of fields including cloud computing, Internet of Things, space and satellite technologies, the circular economy, rail, clean skies and
The funding is part of the EU’s Horizon 2020 fund for researchers and business, which aims to ensure Europe produces world-class science and that barriers to innovation are removed.
UK Government will underwrite European funding
The UK Government recently said that businesses and universities should continue to bid for EU funding while the UK remained a member of the EU and that it would underwrite payment of awards even when projects continued beyond UK membership.
Fourteen new Horizon 2020 funding calls are now open, including:
- EU-Brazil joint call: €8 million is available for various topics covering cloud computing, Internet of Things and 5G networks. Closing date 14 March 2017
- Earth observation: development of new applications and uses for Copernicus and Earth observation technologies. Closing date 1 March 2017.
- Applications in satellite navigation: development of applications using Galileo and EGNOS. Closing date 1 March 2017.
- Better innovation support to SMEs. Closing date 28 March 2017.
- Industry 2020 in the circular economy: €74 million available for large-scale demonstration projects on the circular economy. Closing date 7 March 2017.
- Greening the economy: €223 million available for multiple projects around climate services. Closing date 7 March 2017.
- Demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions in cities. Closing date 7 March 2017.
The Horizon 2020 funding opportunities are open to everyone in an EU member state. Projects must be a consortium of at least 3 organisations and each member must have a legal standing such as registered business, partnership or charity.
National contact points are available who can help interested organisations to apply for Horizon 2020 funding and to find consortium partners. Click here for more information on UK contact points.
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