Horizon Europe goes global: who’s in, who’s out, and why?

21 Nov 2024 | News

A primer on which countries are part of the EU programme—and who’s sitting it out—from the new edition of Horizon Europe: The Essential Guide

Photo credits: European Union

Which countries are “associated” to Horizon?

Beyond the EU members, Horizon Europe currently has 20 associated countries: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada (for big collaborative projects in “Pillar II” of the programme), the Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand (Pillar II), North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, South Korea (Pillar II), Tunisia, Turkiye, Ukraine and the UK (excluding the EIC Accelerator fund.)

 Horizon Europe claims to be the world’s most open R&D programme – and, in some respect it is. Researchers from most countries can, in theory, “participate” in a Horizon research project as a partner – sharing the workload and the results.

But here’s the catch: securing EU funding isn’t automatic. Researchers from EU member…