On 13 October 2015, the European Commission has published the Work Programme 2016-2017 for the EU framework programme for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020. Therein, the topics of the calls are presented and the budget as well as the deadlines are laid down. Over the next two years, EUR 16 billion from Horizon 2020 will support Europe's top scientific efforts, making the difference to citizens' lives.

Horizon 2020 will be open to innovation, open to science, and open to the world.

The work programme 2016/2017 and associated calls for project proposals can be find below and are also available here.

Excellent Science (Priority 1)

• European Research Council (ERC)
• Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
• European Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructures)

Industrial Leadership (Priority 2)

• Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT):
  • LEIT Introduction
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
  • Space
• Access to Risk Finance
• Innovation in SME

Societal Challenge (Priority 3)

•  Health, Demographic Change and Well-being (Challenge 1)
• Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy (Challenge 2)
• Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy (Challenge 3)
• Smart, Greend and Integrated Transport (Challenge 4)
• Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials (Challenge 5)
• Europe in a changing world: Inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies (Challenge 6)
• Secure Societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizien (Challenge 7)

Cross-cutting activities (Focus Areas)
 

Science with and for Societies
 

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Fast Track to Innovation Pilot

Dissemination, Exploitation and Evaluation

Euratom

Further information on the new work programme as well as the official press releases of the European Commission are available under the following links:
- http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5831_en.htm
- http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5832_en.htm

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