ERC and MSCA may be called on to support major strategic projects with a research and innovation component
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When the European Commission presented its proposal for the next iteration of Horizon Europe on July 16, it put an end to months of uncertainty around the continuation of a standalone Framework Programme. But it also raised new questions around links to the future European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), including plans to launch a series of “moonshot” projects designed to position Europe as a global leader in strategic fields.
The explanatory section at the beginning of the Horizon Europe proposal says that the Framework Programme and the ECF could finance a “coherent sequence between research and innovation, demonstration, development and deployment” for moonshot projects with a strong scientific component, in areas that could contribute to European competitiveness and strategic…
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