EU-HORIZON 2020 Excellent science - 2014-2020

Instrument/Program level: 
European
Name of the instrument/Program: 
HORIZON 2020
Instrument/Program application areas: 
Excellent science
Instrument/Program eligible areas: 
BELGIUM
CZECH REPUBLIC
DANMARK
GERMANY
EESTI
IRELAND
SPAIN
FRANCE
CROATIA
ITALY
LATVIA
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
HUNGARY
MALTA
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SWITZERLAND
SLOVENIA
SLOVAKIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
GREECE
CYPRUS
BULGARIA
Managing authority: 

Directorate-General for Research and Innovation European Commission

Objectives: 

a. Strengthening frontier research, through the activities of the European Research Council (ERC);

b. Strengthening research in future and emerging technologies (FET);

c. Strengthening skills, training and career development, through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions;

d. Strengthening European research infrastructures, including e- infrastructures.

Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors: 
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3: 
Advanced Manufacturing
Aerospace, Aeronautics and Space
Agrifood processing
Alpine activities & technologies
Automotive
Bio-processes of biomasses
Blue growth
Chemicals
City development
Climate Change Mitigation
Cloud computing, e-tourism, smart mobility systems
Cultural & creative industries
Eco-efficient factory
Efficient production technologies, automation & intelligent materials
Entrepreneurship & Growth of young companies
Environmental Governance & Information
Environmental technologies, renewable energies & resource efficiency
Food & nutrition (ingredients and modification of food, materials, smart packaging, food quality, quality assurance, food production technologies)
Green & Clean energy & technologies
ICTs (Digital technologies & user-friendly systems)
KETs
Life Science & Biotechnology
Logistic
Maritime technologies
Mechatronics
Nature & Biodiversity
New and intelligent materials, nano and microtechnology
New Technologies for mountain agriculture
Open data (including PA), GIS, e-learning, Cloud computing, e-tourism, smart mobility systems
Photonics
Public health & security (e-Health)
Renewable energies & resource efficiency
Robotics
Secure technologies
Smart & energy-efficient buildings
Smart manufacturing and related services
Specialised production for an excellent mountain
Sustainable energy & renewables
Sustainable innovation & infrastructure
Sustainable Living & mobility
Action typologies: 
Creative independent thinking
Cross-border and cross sector mobility of researchers
Cross-cutting actions to develop jointly new knowledge, future and emerging technologies, research infrastructures and key competences
New concepts and approaches or development between or across disciplines
Contacts with industry partners, societal organisations or potential ‘end users’ of the projects’ results
International and inter-sector collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges; sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa)
Research roadmapping, stimulating learning and exchange, expanding the range of disciplines (including the life sciences and humanities where relevant), involving multi-actor or citizen
European Industrial Doctorates, European Joint Doctorates, European Training Networks
Other eligible actions: 

- Development of New methodology (based on the full Scientific Proposal);

Beneficiaries: 
Local public authority
Regional public authority
National public authority
Sectorial agency
Infrastructure and (public) service provider
Interest groups including NGOs
Higher education and research
Education/training centre and school
Start up
Large enterprise, enterprise excluding SME
SME
Business support organisation
EGTC
General public
International organization, EEIG under national law
Status of the eligible institutions: 
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
International organisation
Program contribution minimum: 
70%
Program contribution maximum: 
100%
Program Budget: 
24 441 000 000,00 €
Project budget maximum: 
2 500 000,00 €
Project duration maximum: 
60 months