Apply for Horizon Europe funding

Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration 2025

This funding initiative, designed to support UK-EU research partnerships, aims to seed partnerships and build consortia for Horizon Europe's Pillar 2 – Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness.

Funding Status: Open for applications

Deadline: 5 March 2025, 17:00 GMT

Eligible Applicants: Researchers at all career stages (early-career to senior researchers)

Award Amount: Up to £10,000

Mobilities are expected to take place between April 2025 and January 2026.  

If you want to be connected to potential hosts at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University contact:

una.europa@ed.ac.uk

Key details

Focus Areas: Engineering, natural sciences, health sciences, humanities, social sciences

Eligibility: UK-based Principal Investigators (PIs) must lead proposals. Consortia may include partners from EU/Associated Countries and third countries (e.g., Switzerland).

Grant Use: Funds may cover partnership building, feasibility studies, application advice, and training for Horizon Europe calls.

Application Procedure: Applicants must register via the British Academy’s online system. The funding can be used for current Horizon Europe calls (2024 onwards) or for future calls outlined in the EU’s Strategic Orientations documents.

Application deadlines

Round 1: 4 December 2024

Round 2: 15 January 2025

Round 3: 12 February 2025

Final Round: 5 March 2025 (if funding remains available)

Webinars

The Academy will hold a series of webinars related to the call and how to apply.

19 November 2024 | 14:00-15:00 (UK time)

8 January 2025 | 14:00-15:00 (UK time)

5 February 2025 | 14:00-15:00 (UK time)

Register: Sign up for webinars