Lump sum funding is used by the European Commission (EC) as a means of simplifying EU grants. It was first introduced as a pilot under the final three years of Horizon 2020, and has since been introduced more widely in Horizon Europe.
The EC’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has published a new assessment of lump sum funding (link opens in a new tab) in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. The assessment confirms and extends the positive findings of the 2021 assessment report (link opens in a new tab).
In summary, the new report confirms that:
- lump sum funding continues to be popular with users
- lump sums are perceived as reducing administrative burden
- the concerns of some stakeholder groups, such as higher financial risk, have not materialised
The report describes the state of play in early 2024, with nearly 1400 lump sum grants signed and many of them completed. It is based on an in-depth analysis of lump sum grants, including comprehensive data and extensive surveys of both
participants and experts.
For more information, please read the full report on the assessment of lump sum funding (link opens in a new tab) (PDF, 1.73MB).