The RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Higher Education and Science Committee

Informational package on «Horizon Europe»

29.03.2021

The European Innovation Council (EIC), launched on 18 March 2021, is a key novelty of Horizon Europe and represents the most ambitious innovation initiative that Europe has taken, with a budget of €10 billion for the period 2021-2027. The EIC has a mission to identify, develop and scale-up breakthrough technologies and disruptive innovations. The EIC will support startups, SMEs and research teams developing high-risk, high-impact breakthrough innovation, with a particular focus on scaling up game-changing solutions that contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Recovery Plan for Europe.

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has also provided an informational package related to «Horizon Europe», which can be of interest for Armenian stakeholders:

  1. revised website: https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe_en
  2. promotional video: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-201086?lg=EN%2FEN
  3. summary of the program: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/eef524e8-509e-11eb-b59f-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-190728921
  4. guidelines for participating in the program: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a1c3da18-01fe-11eb-974f-01aa75ed71a1