Researchers who got funding from Horizon Europe’s Pillar I have tapped €4.5B from other EU funding streams

22 Oct 2024 | News

The Commission’s push to create synergies between different funds is bearing fruit

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Participants in Horizon Europe’s Pillar I for basic science are reaping billions from other EU funds, and since 2021 have secured almost €4.5 billion from EU programmes such as Erasmus+, Digital Europe and EU-LIFE, according to a European Commission study.

This is the first time the Commission has been able to calculate how much money EU research programme participants get from other parts of the EU budget, but it looks like the push for more integrated funding at EU level may be working. 

EU funds are often stretched thin, and policymakers hope better integration of different funding pots will prevent…