Horizon Europe (HE) is the European Union’s (EU) flagship research and innovation funding program, with an indicative budget of EUR 93.5 billion for 2021–2027. It supports collaborative research that addresses global challenges such as climate change, advances the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and strengthens the EU’s competitiveness and economic growth.
As of 2024, Canadian researchers are eligible to collaborate in calls under Pillar II of the program on equal terms with entities from the EU Member States. The primary focus of Pillar II is on shared global challenges: climate, energy, digital economy, and health.
The framework for the EU-Canada relationship is set out in a strategic partnership agreement reflecting recent global developments and providing a platform for advancing Canada-EU foreign policy goals, as well as joint international action. Read the full Policy Background.
Interested in applying?
Horizon Europe is a very competitive program — on average, applications' success rate is 20%. We highly recommend that researchers join a consortium to apply for HE funding.
Our team of Research Projects Advisors is here to help you craft strong project proposals for Horizon Europe calls. Please reach out to us as soon as you find a funding call to which you would like to apply. If you will be the lead principal investigator on a grant application, notify our team at least six months ahead of the agency deadline.
Horizon Europe information provided by the European Commission:
Global research networks
Euraxess North America
Euraxess North America allows North American researchers to expand and diversify their research networks in Europe as well as globally. They have resources for Canadians and their events page includes information about European Commission-hosted info days on specific HE clusters, as well as accompanying brokerage events.
Crowdhelix
Crowdhelix is a global collaborative network based in the UK. As a member organization, Queen's researchers have access to the Crowdhelix collaboration intelligence platform and its international networks of top-level researchers and state-of-the-art innovators from universities, research organizations, SMEs, and multinational corporations actively seeking funding opportunities. Crowdhelix facilitates building and strengthening your research network, preparing for EU and global funding opportunities, as well as upcoming Horizon Europe deadlines. The platform is designed to enable you to quickly build strong, diverse, impactful collaborative partnerships.
Learn more
Our team has prepared a variety of supporting materials including:
- guidance on Horizon Europe Pillar II Clusters and how to identify a call on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
- key information and online resources to help you throughout the pre-award and invitation stages of the application submission for Horizon Europe
- information sessions recordings and slide decks
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