'The calls will close on 22 January 2020 - Start preparing your proposal now!'. This was the main advice given to the 300 potential candidates who attended the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) info day on 4 July 2019. 85 projects are expected to be funded in the 2020 calls.
€521 million is available for the last year of SC2 calls:
- Sustainable food security: €173 million
- Blue growth: €52 million
- Rural Renaissance: €88 million
- Food and Natural Resources: €208,7 million
The calls will open on 15 October and the first deadline is set for 22 January 2020. Applications must be done through the Funding & Tenders portal.
You can watch all the presentations and recordings on the event website.
How to get ready?
- Read all the relevant information from the Work Programme
- Understand well what is expected from the topic and structure effectively your idea and consortium
- If you need assistance contact your National Contact Point and/or the Research Enquiry Service
- Think about the uniqueness of your proposal and possible synergies: check what other EU-funded projects are doing in CORDIS or the Horizon Dashboard
We are looking forward to receiving your quality proposals!
- Publication date
- 12 July 2019
- Author
- European Research Executive Agency
- Location
- Brussels