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Here you may find information on currently open calls for proposals of different EU formats, as well as important information on research funding in the EU context.

 

European research policy

Further information on the negotiations and the decisions on shaping Europe's research policy, as well as background information on the EU research programmes, can be found on the following pages:

 

Brexit and Switzerland: Handling EU research projects

Horizon Europe

The European Commission and the United Kingdom (UK) have reached an agreement on the association to Horizon Europe. The association is to come into force on 1 January 2024. Researchers and institutions from the UK will then be able to participate in Horizon Europe on an equal footing and have access to funding from the programme. More information will be provided by the Commission here.

Until then, the following shall continue to apply: Institutions from the UK are able to participate in collaborative projects from the very first calls under Horizon Europe. The UK Government guarantees funding for successful applicants. Further information is provided by the funding organisation UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) here and here.

Switzerland's planned association to the Horizon Europe framework programme has not been implemented yet. Nevertheless, Swiss partners can still participate in EU projects in a limited manner. Currently, this is done under following conditions:

  • Swiss institutions can participate in multi-beneficiary projects (RIA, IA, ERC Synergy Grants, MSCA Cofunds, MSCA Doctoral Networks, MSCA) as so called "Associate Partners" and thus do not count as project partners. In this case, participation will be financed through Swiss funds. A role as project coordinator won’t be possible for the Swiss "Associate Partners".
  • In some exceptional cases (when stated in the respective topic text), Swiss institutions may participate in Coordination and Support Actions (CSA).
  • Researchers at swiss instituions will not be eligible for individual funding measures (ERC Grants, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships, EIC instruments).
  • Switzerland can be included as a host country for the outgoing phase of a MSCA Global Fellowship.

 

Here you may find further information on Swiss Horizon Europe participation (Last update September 2023):

 

Horizon 2020

UK and Swiss institutions remain eligible to receive funding until the end of the duration of the individual projects funded from Horizon 2020. This applies to both collaborative and individual funding schemes (MSCA and ERC grants).

 

Contact persons at the National Contact Points

The EU has set up National Contact Points throughout Europe to provide advice for EU projects in the various fields. The German contact persons for Horizon Europe can be found on the EU website of the BMBF.