Most Horizon Europe calls are open to participants from non-EU countries, also called Third Countries. If they are not automatically eligible for funding, they can still get funding in certain circumstances.
If a third country is allowed to participate but is not eligible for Horizon funding, then the organisations can still participate with own funding, and be included in the project as Associated partners.
Specific third countries can also be excluded from participation to the programme or to a part of the programme and/or to specific call topics mainly in order to safeguard the EU’s strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security.
A third country can participate as an associated partner with own funding. Associated partners have the following characteristics:
Third countries can get exceptionally funding if
Be aware that some third countries have created co-funding mechanisms which provide funding for the participants from their country in a successful submitted Horizon Europe proposal. In this document you will find an overview of the complementary funding of some third countries. The organisations of these countries participate as Associated Partners with own funding.
All details regarding country eligibility is compiled in the infosheet “International cooperation".
The YoPA project, ‘a youth-centred preventive action approach towards co-created implementation of socially and physically activating environmental interventions’ obtained funding from Horizon Europe’s Health Cluster. The project addresses the multifaceted challenges of physical inactivity and health inequalities through a unique participatory approach. The project places teenagers between 12 and 18 years old in vulnerable situations at the forefront of the intervention process. The Institute of Tropical Medicine is a partner in the project and will conduct a Realist Evaluation to understand how youth co-creation contributes to improved adolescent health and well-being in four cities in Denmark, Netherlands, Nigeria and South Africa. By integrating its results and sharing its approach in an open access Toolbox, ITM aims to contribute to fostering sustainable, youth-led solutions for healthier urban environments.