The European Commission has delivered a sweeping overhaul of its flagship research programme, cutting proposal requirements and expanding lump-sum funding to protect small businesses from administrative gridlock. The European Commission has drastically simplified the application process for its €95.5 billion Horizon Europe fund following direct warnings from researchers and tech start-ups over crippling bureaucratic bottlenecks. […]
The European Commission has launched its first comprehensive policy framework to tackle the steep economic penalties of island life, though Europe’s most remote territories—including the Canary Islands—must wait for a separate update. The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping, dedicated strategy to shield Europe’s 17 million island residents from the staggering “cost of insularity.” The […]
The European Commission has begun publishing early drafts of upcoming amendments to the Horizon Europe 2026/27 Work Programme, revealing plans for entirely new funding opportunities ahead of the official autumn rollout. While the final versions will not be formally adopted until later this year, the intermediate texts have been uploaded to the EU’s public Comitology […]
The European Commission is driving simplification in EU funding through the lump sum model in Horizon Europe. This approach cuts administrative hurdles and sharpens focus on real-world impact for researchers and innovators. What exactly is lump sum funding? Lump sum funding provides a fixed grant amount upfront, split across work packages or milestones, with payments […]
Embarking on a Journey of Collaboration, Innovation, and Real-world Impact In the realm of Horizon Europe, the multi-actor approach (MAA) stands as a beacon of collaborative innovation, a methodology where diverse stakeholders unite to co-create solutions addressing the genuine needs and challenges faced by farmers, foresters, and rural communities. This paradigm shift towards a more […]