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Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the main Research and Innovation Funding Programme of the European Commission.

Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the previous Funding Programme. There are no longer calls, but projects can run until 2024.

Digital Europe

Digital Europe is a Funding Programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and administrations.

Other EU Funding

There are many other relevant EU funding programmes, managed by several agencies and directorates.

Other EU Funding

Besides Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe there are many other relevant funding programmes managed by several agencies and directorates of the European Commission.

All EU funding, now collected in one convenient place

The EU provides funding for a wide range of projects and programs, covering almost all areas. Finding your way in this vast landscape of possibilities is not always easy and can be very time consuming. But no longer...

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) has created the handy EU Funding Overview tool . Find your way faster within the EU jungle of support options. Check what funding is available to finance your projects, company or organisation.

List of Flemish contact points

Found a funding programme that fits your needs, but don't know who can help you out?

Consult VLEVA's list of contact points in Flanders  for European programmes, other than Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.

Below you can find a handpicked selection of European funding programmes. We listed those that are closely related to Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, so expect mostly Research, Development & Innovation programmes in thematics related to the Horizon domains.

AAL (Active Assisted Living)

AAL (Active Assisted Living) is a European Joint Program that supports projects that increase the quality of life of older people through the use of ICT.

Alain Thielemans
| +32 2 432 42 44

COST

COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology – is the European intergovernmental framework for the coordination of national or regional funded research.

Man Hei To
| + 32 2 550 15 55

ERDF-INTERREG

Together with the ERDF Flanders program, Interreg programs form the ERDF part of the cohesion policy in Flanders.

Jorre Van Damme
| +32 2 553 37 70

EUREKA

The European cooperation program EUREKA provides a label to companies for the implementation of applied market-oriented industrial research and development.

Lieve Apers
| + 32 2 212 94 21

Eurostars

EUROSTARS, set up by Eureka, focuses on research-intensive SMEs, and is based on the 'bottom-up' principle: EUROSTARS puts the SMEs at the wheel, supports small consortia, and stimulates market-oriented projects in themes that the SMEs themselves determine.

Johan Michiels
| +32 2 432 43 06

Life +

Is the EU’s financial instrument supporting environmental, nature conservation and climate action projects throughout the EU.

Simon de Wachter
| +32 2 553 11 70

Testimonial

image of RUSTICA - Converting organic residues into bio-based fertiliser products

RUSTICA - Converting organic residues into bio-based fertiliser products

The RUSTICA project obtained funding under Horizon 2020, more in particular under the topic ‘Closing nutrient cycles’.  RUSTICA focuses on demonstration and implementation of circular bio-based nutrient valorisation chains, focusing on waste from the fruit and vegetable agro-food system. The project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2024. It will use a strong multi-actor approach to co-create both socio-economic and technological knowledge in four case study regions in Europe and one in Colombia. The Flanders-based company DRANCO is one of the project partners and acts as technical project manager for the entire project. DRANCO participates in the project to develop its own technologies, to network and to help make the transition to a more circular based economy.