EU Funding

Horizon Europe

The Government is currently negotiating the UK’s association to Horizon Europe, the €95.5 billion EU Research and Innovation Programme that runs from 2021 to 2027.

Association to the Horizon Europe programme will give UK scientists, researchers and businesses access to funding on equivalent terms to organisations in EU countries.

During the period of negotiation, UK entities are still eligible to apply for EU Horizon Europe funding and successful applications will be guaranteed by UKRI, meaning that successful applicants to Horizon Europe will receive the full value of their funding at their UK host institution for the lifetime of their grant.

If you are applying for funding please register your application at the earliest opportunity on the GaP system. Advice on applying for EU funding is available from our International Research Funding Officer, Brittany Mason, who can be contacted at ResearchGrants@ljmu.ac.uk.

Other European Funding schemes

Horizon 2020 (2014 to 2020)

Horizon 2020 projects currently running will continue to receive EU funding for the entire duration of their project.

Remember you will still need to follow the EU regulations, for example the publicity requirements and other obligations, outlined in the Grant Funding Agreement.

European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF)

GPP manages funding from 2 separate programmes:

  • European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
  • European Social Fund (ESF)

In the UK, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are responsible for the ERDF and ESF Programmes respectively.

ERDF funding aims to create new businesses and assist existing small to medium sized business to grow and be innovative.

ESF funding is aimed at helping individuals to access training opportunities and gain new skills.

LJMU is involved in delivering 10 projects up until the closure of all ESIF programmes at the end of 2023; information on these can be found in the Funded Projects for SMEs section.

The UK Government has shared the details of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) which will be the successor programme to ESIF in the UK. It is focused on three main strands of activity: Communities and Place, Supporting Local Business and People & Skills. More information can be found on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority website.