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Horizon Europe funding

Funding for research or innovation that's ground breaking, improves European research standards or responds to challenges like climate change or food security.

From:
Department for Business and Trade
Published
29 September 2021
Last updated
216 MarchNovember 2025 — See all updates
Type of support:
Finance, Grant and Expertise and advice
Business stage:
Not yet trading, Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established
Industry:
Agriculture and food, Education, Health, Life Sciences and Manufacturing
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Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, and Utilities providers
Number of employees:
0 to 9 employees, 10 to 249 employees, 250 to 500 employees and More than 500 employees
Region:
East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East and North West
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Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

We are delighted that on the 4 December 20232023, the UK and EU have signed our bespoke new agreementagreement, finalising the UK’s association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus.

UK researchers can now bid into Horizon, certain that all successful UK applicants will be covered through the UK’s association (or through the guarantee) for the remainder of the programme.

All calls in Work Programme 2024 will be covered by association and the UK guarantee scheme will be extended to cover all calls under Work Programme 2023.

For more information, please read:

Who it’s for

Horizon Europe is open to all types of organisations across Europe and the world. Horizon Europe provides funding for research and innovation across 3 core pillars:

  • Pillar 1 – Excellent Science

  • Pillar 2 – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness

  • Pillar 3 – Innovative Europe

Some funding calls allow a single organisation to apply but many require a team of partner organisations to form a consortium. Usually, the consortium must be made up of at least 3 organisations from different countries.

Get in touch with your UK national contact point for advice on:

  • how to apply for Horizon Europe funding
  • how to form a consortium

What you can get funding for

You may be able to get Horizon Europe funding for projects which:

  • involve ground-breaking research or new technologies
  • improve research training and development, or research infrastructure
  • create growth in sectors like advanced manufacturing, materials, biotechnology, information and communication technology, nanotechnology and space
  • increase private investment in research
  • respond to challenges like climate change, food security, or healthcare for an ageing population

Find further advice and guidance on applying to Horizon Europe.

Find your UK National Contact Point (NCP) for advice

Support for all sectors

Cross Cutting Support and General Advice on Horizon Europe

Perry Guess
Telephone: +44 7885(0)7885 677606677 606
Email: ncp-crosscutting@iuk.ukri.org

Legal and financial advice for all sectors

Chris Young
Telephone: +44 7872(0)7872 829176829 176
Email: ncp-rules@iuk.ukri.org

European Research Council ERC helpdesk

Dr Antonino Puglisi and Laura Joiner
Telephone: +44 7745(0)7745 105 383
Email: erc-uk@ukro.ac.uk

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

AnjaRaquel BerndtMeco and Peter Buchanan (interim NCPs)Melguizo
Telephone: +44 7542(0)7542 629509 060 & +44 788 878443127
Email: mariecurie-uk@ukro.ac.uk

Research infrastructures

Alice Chadwick
Telephone: +44 7759(0)7759 830757830 757
Email: rincpuk@stfc.ac.uk

European Innovation Council (EIC) and European Innovation Ecosystem (EIE)

Claire Griffin
Telephone: +44 7517(0)7517 830086830 086
Email: ncp-eic-transition-accelerator@iuk.ukri.org

Widening participation among EU states

Ludovica Grossi
Telephone: +44 7745(0)7745 105 378
Email: widera-uk@ukro.ac.uk

European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)

Ben Morris and Teresa Arumardi
Telephone: +44 7795(0)7795 641229641 229
Email: ncp-eit@iuk.ukri.org

New European Bauhaus

Hazel Dalgard
Email: ncp-bauhaus@ukro.ac.uk

Support within different sectors

Civil Security For Society

ZaleMelanie JohnsonMaxwell
Telephone: +44 7880(0)7711 462989 093615
Email: ncp-security@iuk.ukri.orgmelanie-maxwell@iuk.ukri.org

Climate, Energy and Mobility

Cinzia Porcedda (contact for climate)
Telephone: +44 7701(0)7701 258 024
Email: ncp-climate@iuk.ukri.org

Conall McGinley (contact for energy)
Telephone: +44 7517(0)7517 829 835
Email: ncp-energy@iuk.ukri.org

Louise Mothersole (contact for mobility)
Telephone: +44 7584(0)7584 154 679
Email: ncp-mobility@iuk.ukri.org

Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

Kim Littlewood
Telephone: +44 79022(0)7902 36583236 583
Email: ccisncp@esrc.ukri.org

Digital, Industry and Space

Craig Sharp (contact for digital)
Telephone: +44 7920(0)7920 750631750 631
Email: ncp-digital@iuk.ukri.org

Dr Eleni Bohacek
Telephone: +44 (0)7701 263 152
Email: ncp-digital@iuk.ukri.org

Catherine Holt (contact for space)
Telephone: +44 7468(0)7468 715 507
Email: ncp-space@iuk.ukri.org

Anshumaan Ayyangar (contact for industry)
Telephone: +44 7564(0)7564 048887048 887
Email: ncp-industry@iuk.ukri.org

Food security, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Kerry Young (contact for food, natural resources and agriculture)
Telephone: +44 7517(0)7517 132502132 502
Email: ncp-food-bio-marine@iuk.ukri.org

CatherineKerry HoltYoung (contact for environment)
Telephone: +44 7468(0)7517 715132 507502
Email: ncp-food-bio-marine@iuk.ukri.org

Paul Bello (contact for bioeconomy)
Telephone: +44 7769(0)7769 886375886 375
Email: ncp-food-bio-marine@iuk.ukri.org

Health

Jo Frost (contact for Industry)industry and academia)
Telephone: +44 7597(0)7597 526 207
Email: ncp-health@iuk.ukri.org

Tristan Fancourt (contact for Academia)
Telephone: 020 4589 0889
Email: ncp@mrc.ukri.org

Support for researchers and innovators based in the devolved administrations

Researchers and Innovators based in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Contact Point details can be found here:

Find your NICP contact.

Researchers and Innovators based in Scotland

Scottish European funding enquiry form.

Researchers and Innovators based in Wales

Baudewijn Morgan
Telephone: +44 7825(0)7825 676660676 660
Email: horizoneurope@gov.wales

Organiser

European Commission

Find out more on the European Commission website

Updates to this page

Published 29 September 2021

Last updated 216 MarchNovember 2025 + show href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  2. UK National Contact Points (NCPs) added for 'Cross Cutting Support and General Advice on Horizon Europe', and 'New European Bauhaus' under Support for all sectors heading.

Contents

Update history

2025-11-06 11:16
National Contact Points (NCPs) for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Civil Security, Food security, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment updated.

2025-03-21 12:45
UK National Contact Points (NCPs) added for ‘Cross Cutting Support and General Advice on Horizon Europe’, and ‘New European Bauhaus’ under Support for all sectors heading.

2023-12-04 14:53
Update reflecting the UK’s association to the Horizon and Copernicus programmes being officially sealed today

2023-09-07 07:28
The UK agreed a deal to associate to Horizon Europe on 7 September 2023

2023-09-07 07:10
The UK agreed a deal to associate to Horizon Europe on 6 September 2023

2023-08-16 13:54
Updated department contacts and added details for devolved administrations

2022-05-04 10:02
Added contact number for Energy.

2022-05-03 17:46
Contacts for EIC added, contacts for Energy, Health and Industry amended.

2022-03-08 12:28
Addition of information link to guarantee, amendment of eligibility criteria, amendments to EIT and Energy contacts.