Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

This programme targets EU Member States with lower research and innovation performance (Widening countries: EU13, Portugal and Greece) and aims to reform and enhance the European Research Area (ERA) as a whole.

Widening participation aims at connecting research and innovation in Widening countries to a broader European network of excellence, with the goal of strengthening the Widening countries and allowing the EU as a whole to advance. Researchers in Switzerland can participate as so-called "advanced" partners, but the project must be coordinated by the Widening partner.

Strengthening the EU research areas facilitates the implementation of concrete measures to strengthen the ERA: free circulation of highly skilled workforces, rapid and efficient sharing of research output, attractive careers, gender equality, and general research output as understood and trusted by informed scientists.

Key Information

Swiss eligibility:

Swiss entities can participate as associated partners from a third country receiving funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.
For further information, please check here.

Horizon Europe funding + tender opportunities:

Open calls

Types of actions:

Types of actions