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HORIZON 2020 - (1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE
Specific programme for excellent science in Europe
Updated | Amount ?Global budget | Duration | Budget line?Reference code of this programme on "Draft General Budget of the EU for the financial year 2014" | Legal basis?European legal reference for this grant to download |
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19 September 2019 | Global budget: 24 441 million euro | 2014-2020 | Plus de détails | Plus de détails |
Updated | Amount ?Global budget | Duration |
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19 September 2019 | Global budget: 24 441 million euro | 2014-2020 |
This fund is a framework programme, organised in different strands (sub-programmes)
Abstract
Grants for project aiming to make the Union’s research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale.Does my project meet the priority requirements of this fund?
Activities under this Pillar aim to reinforce and extend the excellence of the Union’s science base and to consolidate the European Research Area in order to make the Union’s research and innovation system more competitive on a global scale.
Objectives
* To reinforce and ...
Areas concerned
Research, Education - Training, Innovation, New technologies,Who can apply?
Research centres, Corporations, SMEs, Universities, International Organisation,Regions
European Union, Candidate countries, European Economic Area,Previous Grants
FP7 - EU Framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activitiesFind here more information on sub-programmes or actions of framework programme
- HORIZON 2020
- HORIZON 2020 - CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES (FOCUS AREAS)
- HORIZON 2020 - (6.) SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY
- HORIZON 2020 - (5.) SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION
- HORIZON 2020 - (8.) EURATOM
- HORIZON 2020 - (4.) FTI - FAST TRACK TO INNOVATION
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EUROSTARS - SUPPORTING RESEARCH-PERFORMING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EDCTP II - EUROPEAN AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CLINICAL TRIALS PARTNERSHIP
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.5.) ARTICLE 187 - IC ECSEL - ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS FOR EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 187 - JU - JOINT UNDERTAKING
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.6.) ARTICLE 187 - JU - SHIFT2RAIL JOINT UNDERTAKING (S2R JU)
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EMPIR - EUROPEAN METROLOGY PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.7.) ARTICLE 187 - JU SESAR SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH JOINT UNDERTAKING
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.3.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI CLEAN SKY 2
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.4.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI BIO-INDUSTRIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - GREEN VEHICLES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.1) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - MOBILITY FOR GROWTH
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY - COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.1.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY - ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.1.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - HEALTH, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND WELLBEING
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.7.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE SOCIETIES - PROTECTING FREEDOM AND SECURITY FOR EUROPE AND ITS CITIZENS
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.6.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD, INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, MARINE, MARITIME AND INLAND WATER RESEARCH AND THE BIOECONOMY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.5.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - CLIMATE ACTION, ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND RAW MATERIALS
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.1.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI IMI 2 - INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE 2
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.5.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - NIGHT
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE- MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - CO-FUNDING - COFUND
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - RISE
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - ITN
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.5.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC SYNERGY GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - FET FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC ADVANCED GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC STARTING GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020
Framework Grants
Other part of this programme
- HORIZON 2020
- HORIZON 2020 - CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES (FOCUS AREAS)
- HORIZON 2020 - (6.) SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY
- HORIZON 2020 - (5.) SPREADING EXCELLENCE AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION
- HORIZON 2020 - (8.) EURATOM
- HORIZON 2020 - (4.) FTI - FAST TRACK TO INNOVATION
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EUROSTARS - SUPPORTING RESEARCH-PERFORMING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EDCTP II - EUROPEAN AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CLINICAL TRIALS PARTNERSHIP
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.5.) ARTICLE 187 - IC ECSEL - ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS FOR EUROPEAN LEADERSHIP
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 187 - JU - JOINT UNDERTAKING
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.6.) ARTICLE 187 - JU - SHIFT2RAIL JOINT UNDERTAKING (S2R JU)
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.) ARTICLE 185 - EMPIR - EUROPEAN METROLOGY PROGRAMME FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.7.) ARTICLE 187 - JU SESAR SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCH JOINT UNDERTAKING
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.3.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI CLEAN SKY 2
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.4.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI BIO-INDUSTRIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - GREEN VEHICLES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.4.1) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT - MOBILITY FOR GROWTH
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY - COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.3.1.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY - ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.1.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - HEALTH, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND WELLBEING
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.7.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - SECURE SOCIETIES - PROTECTING FREEDOM AND SECURITY FOR EUROPE AND ITS CITIZENS
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.6.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD, INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.2.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, MARINE, MARITIME AND INLAND WATER RESEARCH AND THE BIOECONOMY
- HORIZON 2020 - (3.5.) SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - CLIMATE ACTION, ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND RAW MATERIALS
- HORIZON 2020 - (9.1.) ARTICLE 187 - JTI IMI 2 - INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE 2
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.5.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - NIGHT
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE- MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - CO-FUNDING - COFUND
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - RISE
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - INDIVIDUAL FELLOWSHIPS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.3.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - ITN
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.4.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.5.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC SYNERGY GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - FET FUTURE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.3.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC ADVANCED GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.2.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020 - (1.1.1.) EXCELLENT SCIENCE - ERC STARTING GRANTS
- HORIZON 2020
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