The UK government has announced an extension to the support provided to UK Horizon Europe applicants until the end of September 2023.
The UK Horizon Guarantee will now be in place to cover all Horizon Europe calls that close on or before 30 September 2023. Eligible, successful applicants to Horizon Europe will receive the full value of their funding at their UK host institution for the lifetime of their project.
On the announcement, Science and Technology Secretary Chloe Smith said:
”This extension offers certainty to our world-class researchers that they will receive the support they need to continue their ground-breaking work, building on the over £1 billion in support awarded so far, while negotiations over association to Horizon Europe remain ongoing.”
The UK government remains in discussion on the UK’s involvement in EU research programmes and hopes that negotiations on Horizon Europe will be successful. The Secretary added that:
”…our participation must be fair for UK researchers, businesses and taxpayers and reflect the lasting impact of two years of EU delays to the UK’s association. We will continue to engage with representatives across the business, research and innovation sector as these discussions progress.”
Updated UKRI guidance
Full details of the scope and terms of the extended Guarantee are available on the dedicated UKRI website which includes updated guidance documents.
In addition to information about the extended scope of the Guarantee, the following clarifications have been provided:
- Claims process for HEIs/charities/public sector bodies for grants hosted on IFS now changed to profiled payments made quarterly with reconciliation every fourth quarter (Q14)
- Applicants to the EDCTP3 funding opportunity closing on 29 June 2023 are advised to apply as ‘Partners’ and not ‘Associated partners’ in order to access the Guarantee (Q38).
Your questions and feedback
We encourage you to send any questions related to the guarantee to UKRI at eugrantsfunding@ukri.org and on the technical aspect of these EU schemes to your UKRO European Advisor. We will continue to ensure feedback and suggestions are fed into relevant work streams.