04 Jun 2024
Commission publishes factsheet with key figures of Horizon Europe implementation
on 4 June, the European Commission has published a factsheet which highlights key data and messages regarding the progress made under the programme for the first three years (2021 to 2023). During this period, 45% of the Horizon Europe budget was committed. Some of the key figures are as follows:
- Between 2021 and 2023, 10 674 grants had been signed, requesting €30.8 billion in EU contribution.
- Higher education establishments received the largest contribution (EUR 10.5 billion), followed by private for-profit entities (EUR 8.9 billion) and research organisations (EUR 8.2 billion). The share of funding by type of organisation is similar to Horizon 2020.
- 7474 SMEs received a fifth of EU funding in Horizon Europe projects, or EUR 6.6 billion
- 10 425 newcomers have received EUR 4.4 billion in EU contribution, of which EUR 0.8 billion from the EIC Fund.
- The average proposal success rate has increased to 16% in Horizon Europe from 12% in Horizon 2020.
- Women represent 37% of all researchers (51 204) in Horizon Europe projects. Moreover, they make up 45% of the over 54 000 researchers benefitting from upskilling activities. They also represent 43.6% of expert evaluators and 48.7% of the persons appointed to expert groups.
The fact sheet can be downloaded here: