EU Funding
Here you can find information about Horizon Europe and other EU funding opportunities.
Main programmes
The three main European Research and Innovation funding programmes are Horizon Europe (HE), Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) that run from 2021 to the end of 2027.
HE is European Union’s 9th Framework Programme and has a budget of EUR 95.5 billion.
The Research Office supports many of the categories, e.g. all ERC grant proposals, and you can find the contact person under each:
- European Research Council (ERC) individual grants for excellent researchers.
- Collaborative Projects (RIA, IA, CSA) larger grants for research and innovation with European partners.
- European Innovation Council (EIC) grants for individual organisations and small consortia for the development and scale up of breakthrough technologies.
- MSCA Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) funding for PhD training networks with European partners.
- MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA PF) individual grants for experienced researchers.
DIGITAL funds projects in the areas of supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills through its budget of EUR 8.1 billion. It also supports semiconductor production capacity building via the Chips for Europe Initiative.
EDF is Europe’s funding programme for defence and security technologies. It supports projects that will develop innovative and interoperable defence technologies and equipment and has a budget of EUR 7.3 billion.
You can search for EU calls matching your CV/profile and projects/ideas/concepts using DTU Funding Tools.
Strategic dialogue
DTU supports strategic dialogues with stakeholders in Brussels when it comes to framework conditions to conduct research. The work is carried out through collaborators such as EuroTech Universities Alliance, Greater Copenhagen EU Office and European Energy Research Alliance.
At DTU, we engage in high-level strategic dialogue with EU institutions to influence the content and implementation of multi-annual framework programs for research. By actively participating in policy discussions and consultations, we ensure that the university's research priorities are well-represented and aligned with European goals.
Furthermore, dialogue with Danish stakeholders such as the Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Universities Denmark is facilitated.
For questions to the Research Office regarding EU policies and strategic EU work, please contact: Simon Elben Hertig, sehe@dtu.dk Julie Stubbe Jensen, justj@dtu.dk and Lukas Markus Overgaard, lumov@dtu.dk