The Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-15 sets out the funding opportunities under the different parts of the programme; all are being published today on the Participant Portal. Each part describes the overall objectives, the respective calls, and the topics within each call. Each topic describes the challenge to be addressed, the scope of the activities to be carried out, and the expected impacts to be achieved. Compared with the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), there are relatively fewer calls and topics. The Work Programme reflects the strong challenge-based approach of Horizon 2020, allowing applicants to have considerable freedom to come up with innovative solutions.
Twelve focus areas
A number of areas have been identified for special focus in the first Horizon 2020 Work Programme. Each of these is embedded in the relevant parts of the Work Programme, and covered by a specific call. The 12 focus areas represent around 15% of the total number of calls covered by the Work Programme and amount for a total 2014 budget of €2 billion.
- Personalising health and care (2014 budget: €549 million)
- Sustainable food security (2014 budget: €138 million)
- Blue growth: unlocking the potential of seas and oceans (2014 budget: €100 million)
- Digital security (2014 budget: €47 million)
- Smart cities and communities (2014 budget: €92 million)
- Competitive low-carbon energy (2014 budget: €359 million)
- Energy Efficiency (2014 budget: €98 million)
- Mobility for growth (2014 budget: €375 million)
- Waste: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials (2014 budget: €73 million)
- Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe (2014 budget: €67 million)
- Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe (2014 budget: €35 million)
- Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change (2014 budget: €72 million)
Further Information
- Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Aspekte von Horizon 2020 durch SwissCore
- Detailed information to the twelve focus areas
- Calls for proposals for H2020