Glossary

The standard funding modality in Horizon Europe where reimbursement is based on real eligible costs incurred by beneficiaries.

The organisation designated as the project coordinator, responsible for managing the consortium and acting as the main contact with the European Commission.

An audit certificate required when a beneficiary's total claimed costs exceed €325,000, verifying the accuracy of financial statements.

An action type that co-funds new or existing regional, national or international programmes running fellowships, partnerships or other schemes.

The European Commission's primary portal for disseminating information on EU-funded research and innovation projects and results.

A legally binding agreement between project partners governing internal arrangements, including IP ownership, decision-making, and financial management.

A project type consisting of accompanying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising, communication, networking, coordination or support services.

The agency managing EU funding programmes in climate, energy, transport, and environment sectors.

A document describing how research data will be collected, processed, stored, shared, and preserved during and after a project.

A process to identify and minimise data protection risks, required for HE projects processing personal data at scale.

A distinct output, result or service that must be produced and submitted to the European Commission as part of the project's work plan.

The technical annex to the Grant Agreement (Annex 1) describing the project's objectives, work plan, and expected results.

The executive body of the European Union responsible for implementing EU legislation, managing the budget, and funding research programmes.

The EU's flagship innovation programme supporting breakthrough technologies and game-changing innovations through Pathfinder, Transition, and Accelerator instruments.

The agency managing EIC programmes and SME-focused instruments under Horizon Europe.

A unified research area across Europe enabling free circulation of researchers, knowledge, and technology, a core objective of Horizon Europe.

The EU's primary funding body for frontier research, supporting investigator-driven projects through Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy, and Proof of Concept grants.

The agency responsible for implementing the ERC's scientific programme and managing ERC grants.

Principles for research data management requiring data to be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable by humans and machines.

The EU's single entry point for managing funding opportunities, applications, and grants, replacing the Participant Portal.

A mandatory institutional commitment required from public bodies, research organisations, and higher education institutions applying for HE funding.

EU regulation (2016/679) governing personal data processing, applicable to all HE projects handling personal data.

The legal contract between the European Commission and the beneficiaries of a Horizon Europe project, defining rights, obligations, and financial conditions.

The unique identifier assigned to each funded project in the Grant Agreement, used in all official communications and reporting.

The agency managing EU4Health, Digital Europe Programme, and relevant parts of Horizon Europe.

The EU's key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion for 2021–2027, succeeding Horizon 2020.

A project type primarily consisting of activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services.

Now merged into CINEA; previously managed transport and energy infrastructure programmes.

Legal rights covering inventions, designs, and creative works generated during a project, governed by Chapter 4 of the HE Regulation.

Measurable values used to evaluate the success of a project in meeting its objectives, required in all HE grant agreements.

The person appointed by an organisation to manage its legal entity data in the Funding and Tenders Portal.

A simplified grant modality where the EU contribution is a fixed amount agreed upfront, regardless of actual costs incurred.

EU funding scheme supporting researchers' career development and training through fellowships, doctoral networks, and staff exchanges.

A control point in the project that helps to chart progress, typically associated with a decision point or the completion of a key activity.

The HE requirement that all peer-reviewed publications resulting from funded projects be made freely available immediately upon publication.

A transparent peer review process where reviewer identities and reports are made publicly available, promoted under HE's Open Science policy.

A unique 9-digit number assigned to each organisation registered in the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, required for all grant applications.

A financial report submitted by each beneficiary at the end of each reporting period, detailing actual costs incurred.

A technical report submitted at the end of each reporting period describing progress towards project objectives and results.

A project type primarily consisting of research activities, aiming to establish new knowledge or explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution.

The EU agency managing a significant portion of Horizon Europe grants on behalf of the European Commission.

An approach ensuring research processes and outcomes align with societal values, needs, and expectations throughout the innovation cycle.

Companies with fewer than 250 employees and either annual turnover not exceeding €50M or annual balance sheet not exceeding €43M.

Academic disciplines integrated across Horizon Europe clusters to ensure research addresses societal dimensions and human factors.

A scale from 1 to 9 measuring the maturity of a technology, from basic principles (TRL 1) to proven in operational environment (TRL 9).

An organisational unit at research institutions responsible for managing, protecting, and commercialising intellectual property generated by research.

A funding modality where the EU contribution is calculated by multiplying a fixed unit cost by the number of units produced or used.

A major sub-division of a project's work plan, grouping related tasks and deliverables under a common objective.