Communicating your project to maximize impact

Are you receiving funding from Horizon 2020? Congratulations! Let’s communicate your efforts and successes to the outside world! Don’t forget that your work and results need communication to maximise your impact and let people know about your successes. 

Making your project visible is the first step towards reaching out for new partners, valorising and exploiting your research results and finding your way onto the market.

How can you get started? A strategic communication approach is key to the success of your project. Get inspired and start planning your communication strategy by following our tips and tricks!

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How to acknowledge EU funding

Acknowledging EU funding is a legal obligation for each beneficiary. That is why all communication activities related to the project, as well as all infrastructure, equipment or major results funded under the grant must:

1. Display the EU emblem in high-resolution
2. Include the following text:

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No [number]

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Acknowledging EU funding on social media

Acknowledging EU funding is also compulsory on all social media channels you use for your project communication activities (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook etc.).

Being aware of the characters limits on some social media, such as Twitter, we recommend you use the short version of the full acknowledgment text in your bio or in a pinned tweet/ post:

This project receives funding from the @EU_H2020 Research & Innovation Programme. Any related tweets reflect only the view of the project owner.

Do not forget that acknowledgment of EU funding is much more than a legal obligation!

By using EU branding you become part of the large Horizon 2020 community, with access to a wide network and business opportunities. And, last but not least, you will help us promote the impact of the EU for the benefit of all European citizens!

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