Horizon Europe Guarantee Extension
This funding is to deliver the UK government’s Horizon Europe Guarantee Extension.
- Competition opens: Tuesday 22 November 2022
- Competition closes: Saturday 22 November 2025 12:00pm
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Competition sections
Description
Text update 26 January 2023: we have updated the text to include new dates and agreement details.
The UK agreed a deal to associate to Horizon Europe on 7 September 2023. Therefore, the UK guarantee scheme has been extended to cover all calls under Work Programme 2023. The calls in Work Programme 2024 onwards will be covered by association.
This funding route is for collaborative research and innovation calls under Pillars 1, 2 and EIC calls under Pillar 3 for the Work Programmes 2021, 2022 and 2023. Guarantee grants whereby the last legal date for signing grant agreements is expected to pass before 31 December 2022 are being routed through a different IFS competition.
Funding type
Horizon Europe Guarantee
Project size
N/A
Who can apply
Scope
- 22 November 2022
- Competition opens
- 22 November 2025 12:00pm
- Competition closes
Before you start
Text update 09 September 2024: We have added additional guidance in the before you start section advising on contacting Innovate UK before submitting your application if specific circumstances are present and reading the Horizon Europe guarantee scheme information before you start your application. We have also added information in the application question section regarding Lump Sum Grants.
Text update 15 April 2024: We have updated the information on the questions for the 'Total amount of grant funding requested' (previously: UK funding contribution applied for) and we have also updated the information on project finances.
Text update 15 May 2024: we have changed the guidance for the Application reference number question.
How to apply:
You must read the Horizon Europe guarantee scheme: UKRI guidance before you start.
What we will ask you
The application is split into 3 sections:
- Project details
- Application questions
- Finances
If your project includes non- UK personnel or subcontracting costs you must contact support@iuk.ukri.org before submitting your application.
Project details
Give your project’s title, start date and duration.
Start Date: You must enter a date in the future. If your project has already started at the time of submission to UKRI, there is a question later in application process where you can provide the actual start date. The Grant Offer Letter will be issued listing the actual date as the project start date and using the duration entered here.
What Horizon programme and call have you been successfully evaluated for?
Please select below the Horizon Europe competition in which you have been successful.
Application questions
For these questions you will require:
- the whole Horizon Europe grant agreement including the signatures of the project coordinator and the Commission
- part A of the proposal evaluated by the EC including budget table
- further information on any changes to your institution’s assigned tasks and budget during the grant agreement preparation process
- a completed IFS conversion tool, which can be found here
Participating organisation project region
You must select from the multiple choice answers the region in which your project is primarily being carried out.
Application Reference number
Enter the 9-digit reference number from your Horizon Europe application.
You must attach two documents:
- the whole Horizon Europe grant agreement including the signatures of the project coordinator and the Commission
- the GAP invitation letter for your project
Note: if your project is a Lump Sum Grant, you must also attach the detailed budget breakdown that was originally uploaded to the EU Participant portal by the project coordinator for your organisation. Failure to do so could cause delays to your application.
Total amount of grant funding requested (GBP)
Enter the total amount of funding you have applied for in GBP, applying a maximum exchange rate as defined within the currency conversion tool.
The value entered as a response to this question must match the funding sought in the finance summary section of this application.
You must upload as an appendix Part A of your Horizon Europe proposal (a breakdown of your budget) evaluated by the European Commission, including the budget table with your institution's costs included. You must also upload as an appendix a completed IFS currency conversion tool, which can be found here.
Both documents are mandatory attachments and failure to upload them will delay the progression of your application.
Have the tasks assigned to your institution changed significantly since the original application?
If your assigned project tasks have changed in the process of finalising the EU grant agreement, leading to a reduction in budget requested, you will need to submit supporting information describing:
- what has changed
- any consequent changes in budget request to UKRI from that originally applied for
Please note that if we believe insufficient explanation of any changes in the associated budget have been provided with your submission, we may ask for additional information to verify the UKRI grant amount.
We will not accept any increase of budget from that originally applied for.
Will you, as a UK institution, be employing PhD students as part of this project?
You will need to state if you have budgeted for any PhD students, how many and how much funding is allocated to them in total.
If no PhD students are being employed add ‘Zero’ as your answer to this question.
Project finances
Please enter the costs you have applied for in GBP.Contact us
If you need support with the application process, email us at support@iuk.ukri.org or call 0300 321 4357. Our phone lines are open from 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).
Innovate UK is committed to making support for applicants accessible to everyone.
We can provide help for applicants who face barriers when making an application. This might be as a result of a disability, neurodiversity or anything else that makes it difficult to use our services. We can also give help and make other reasonable adjustments for you if your application is successful.
If you think you need more support, it is important that you contact our Customer Support Service as early as possible during your application process. You should aim to contact us no later than 10 working days before the competition closing date.
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