Horizon Europe: research and training programme (2021-2025)

SUMMARY OF:

Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765 establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?

It sets up the European Atomic Energy Community’s Research and Training Programme for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025 (the Euratom programme). It is part of the Horizon Europe programme and shares the same rules for participation.

KEY POINTS

The programme runs for 5 years, from 2021 to 2025, to be extended in 2025 by 2 years in order to be aligned with the European Union’s (EU) 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework.

Parts of the programme may be implemented through European partnerships.
The programme applies an open science approach to the scientific process, based on open cooperation and tools, and diffusing knowledge.
The programme is subject to monitoring, reporting, evaluation and audit.
Regulation (Euratom) 2018/1563 is repealed.

The programme has direct and indirect actions.

Direct actions are activities undertaken by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre as outlined in a multiannual work programme created by the Commission.
Indirect actions are research activities undertaken by multipartner consortia and implemented by work programmes, including an estimate of the distribution of the sums allocated to each action and a timetable.

Budget

The programme has a total budget of €1.38 billion:

€583 million for indirect actions in fusion research and development;
€266 million for indirect actions in nuclear fission, safety and radiation protection;
€532 million for direct actions undertaken by the Joint Research Centre.

Programme objectives and areas eligible for funding:

improved nuclear safety, security, safeguards and radiation protection;
safe and secure use of nuclear power;
safe spent fuel and radioactive waste management and decommissioning;
safe use and expanded research into non-power applications of ionising radiation;
continued development of nuclear expertise and competence;
fostering fusion energy as a potential future energy source;
support for EU and EU Member States’ continuous improvement policies on nuclear safety and security;
improved education, training and access to research infrastructures;
improved nuclear scientist mobility.

Involvement of non-EU countries

Horizon Europe is open to the participation of legal entities from anywhere in the world, under the conditions set out in the rules, and where applicable together with any additional condition at work programme / call level. Participation in the programme in the form of associations of non-EU countries is open to:

European Economic Area (EEA) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries;
acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates;
European neighbourhood policy countries;
non-EU countries with a good capacity in science, technology and innovation and a commitment to a rules-based open market economy.

Communication and publicity

Recipients must acknowledge the origin of programme funding, especially when promoting the actions and their results, with coherent and effective information campaigns targeted to multiple audiences, including the media and the public.

FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?

It has applied since 1 January 2021.

BACKGROUND

Factsheet: Euratom research and training programme 2021-2025 (European Commission)
Horizon Europe (European Commission).

MAIN DOCUMENT

Council Regulation (Euratom) 2021/765 of 10 May 2021 establishing the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for the period 2021-2025 complementing Horizon Europe — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and repealing Regulation (Euratom) 2018/1563 (OJ L 167I, 12.5.2021, pp. 81-100)