- Government extends Horizon Europe Guarantee scheme to end of
September 2023, continuing to protect funding for UK researchers,
businesses, and innovators
- UKRI has issued grants worth over £1 billion since the scheme
was originally launched in November 2021
- our priority is to give the UK’s R&D sector the maximum
level of support to continue their ground-breaking research and
collaboration with international partners
The support provided to UK Horizon Europe applicants has been
extended for a further three months. Originally launched in
November 2021, UKRI has issued over 2,000
grant offers worth £1.05 billion to the end of April 2023. The
extension will ensure that eligible, successful UK applicants
will continue to be guaranteed funding, supporting them to
continue their important work in research and innovation.
The guarantee will be in place to cover all Horizon Europe calls
that close on or before 30 September 2023. Eligible, successful
applicants to Horizon Europe will receive the full value of their
funding at their UK host institution for the lifetime of their
grant.
Science and Technology Secretary said:
This extension offers certainty to our world-class researchers
that they will receive the support they need to continue their
ground-breaking work, building on the over £1 billion in support
awarded so far, while negotiations over association to Horizon
Europe remain ongoing.
Successful awardees do not need to leave the UK to receive this
funding, which will provide reassurance for future
collaborations, and support UK researchers whether association is
confirmed, or otherwise.
The government remains in discussion on the UK’s involvement in
EU research programmes and hopes that negotiations on Horizon
Europe will be successful, as that is our preference. However,
our participation must be fair for UK researchers, businesses and
taxpayers and reflect the lasting impact of two years of EU
delays to the UK’s association. We will continue to engage with
representatives across the business, research and innovation
sector as these discussions progress.
Our priority is to ensure the UK’s R&D sector gets the maximum
level of support to allow them to continue their ground-breaking
research and collaboration with international partners, and the
extension of the guarantee provides certainty for researchers
while negotiations continue.
Details regarding the scope and terms of the extension are
available on the
UKRI website.
