We take a look at which institutions performed best in EU grant competitions last year
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Last year, the European Commission awarded €12.3 billion in Horizon Europe grants to more than 12,000 organisations. As research lobby groups are limbering up in anticipation of the final work programmes under Horizon Europe and the shaping of Framework Programme 10, we take a look at how countries and research organisations are performing in the EU’s main research funding programme.
Biggest beneficiary: CNRS
Last year, France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) won €231 million in Horizon Europe funding – that’s 1.88% of the total Horizon Europe money allocated in 2024.
CNRS is also participated in more projects than any other beneficiary, 318 total, and coordinated the largest number of them, 135. The second biggest coordinator is the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), with 75 projects where…
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