The UK is an Associated Country to Horizon Europe. UK researchers can apply for Horizon Europe funding, certain that all successful UK applicants will be covered by direct EC funding through the UK’s status as an Associated Country for the remainder of the programme. This includes leading proposals as Coordinator. All funding opportunities in Horizon Europe Work Programmes 2024 and onwards are covered by the UK's status as an Associated Country with funding flowing to UK participants directly from the European Commission. (The UK's 'Horizon Europe guarantee' scheme continues to cover all existing projects and opportunities from Work Programmes 2021 through 2023.)

European Commission's main Horizon Europe website including an overview of the Horizon Europe Pillar structure https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe_en

Funding opportunities and EC Horizon Europe News https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon

UKRI (via Innovate UK) Horizon Europe hub page includes a useful starting point video overview of Horizon Europe and details of support and resources https://iuk.ktn-uk.org/programme/european/horizon-europe/

 

Background documents on UK Association and the UKRI Horizon Europe guarantee (2021-2023)

• The UK and EC joint statement on the UK's Association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-by-the-european-commission-and-the-uk-government-on-the-uks-association-to-horizon-europe-and-copernicus
• Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes: 2023 UK-EU agreement explainer https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/horizon-europe-and-copernicus-programmes-2023-uk-eu-agreement-explainer/horizon-europe-and-copernicus-programmes-2023-uk-eu-agreement-explainer 
• EC Q&A on the UK's Association to Horizon Europe and Copernicus https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_4373
• UKRI website on Horizon Europe Guarantee (2021-2023) https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/apply-for-horizon-europe-guarantee-funding/