Horizon 2020 is the European Commission's research and innovation programme. The programme runs from 2014 to 2020 and has a budget of €70 billion.
Horizon 2020 is one of the European Union's instruments for implementing the Innovation Union , one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020
strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy.These three mutually reinforcing priorities should help the EU and the Member States to offer more employment, productivity and social cohesion. Top-level science, competitive industry and tackling societal challenges are thus at the heart of Horizon 2020.
Horizon 2020 consists of three pillars and two specific objectives:
The successor to Horizon 2020 will be Horizon Europe, the 9th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union (for the period 2021-2027). Horizon Europe is presented as the most ambitious funding programme for research and innovation ever.
EUROFED is the service of the National Contact Points (NCPs) of the Belgian federal government. Our aim is to inform federal research institutes and other federal actors about Horizon 2020.
EUROFED website
Horizon 2020 website
European Space Policy: Horizon 2020 Space