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Horizon 2020 (EU Funding)

Extensive overview of programmes is available in the Members Only section

Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the European Union effort to support research and innovation from 2014 to 2020. Read our Horizon 2020 Briefing for EPSO Members in the Members' Section, including tailor made information about H2020 for plant scientists.

Horizon 2020 Draft Work Programmes 2016/17:

EPSO Briefing on Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2016/17, 19.10.2015 (Access Restricted to EPSO Personal Members)

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EPSO Public Overview on Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2016/17:

The European Commission (EC) published the Horizon 2020 Draft Work Programmes 2016-17, 19.10.2015:

All deadlines listed below are for 2016 calls, 2017 remains indicative
Marie Curie: Funds for training and mobility. Deadlines: ITN 12/01/16; Individual Fellowships 14/09/16; Staff Exchange 28/04/16; Co-funding 29/09/16
Research Infrastructures – Deadline: Call for Advanced Communities 30/03/2016; Starting Communities Stage 1 30/03/16
LEITs Biotechnology: Funds development of enabling and industrial technologies for industrial leadership. Deadline: Call on NPBTs, Stage 1 27/10/16, Stage 2 04/05/17
Societal Challenges (SCs): Funds collaborative research and innovation projects, coordination actions and ERA-Nets.
- SC1 (Health): Health, demographic change and well-being. Deadlines: Personalised Medecine 19/01/16, 16/02/16, 11/04/16, 04/10/16
- SC2 (Bioeconomy): food, agriculture, forestry, water, bioeconomy. Deadlines: Stage 1 17/02/16, Stage 2 (if applicable) 13/09/16; exceptions for selected topics
- SC3 (Energy): Deadlines: Energy Efficiency 21/01/16, 15/09/16 depending on topic; Competitive Low Carbon Energy 16/02/16, 05/04/16, 08/09/16 depending on topic
- SC5 (Climate). Climate action, environment, resource efficiency, raw materials. Deadlines: Stage 1 08/04/16, Stage 2 (if applicable) 06/09/16; exceptions for selected topics
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The Horizon 2020 ERC Work Programme for 2016 was published 29.7.2015

ERC Starting Grants Call: Funds research of individual researchers 2 to 7 years after the PhD. Deadline 17/11/15.
2016 deadlines: ERC Consolidator Grant: 02/02/16; Advanced Grant 01/09/16; Proof of Concept Grant 16/02/2016 & 26/05/2016 & 04/10/2016

Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2014/15:

EC Horizon 2020 website

EC presentation of Horizon 2020

The presentation of Nikiforos Sivenas, from DG Agriculture and Rural Development, at the 7th EPSO Conference outlined Agricultural Research and Innovation under the Horizon 2020 programme and the EIP.