The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020 and is therefore no longer a Member State. The United kingdom is associated to Horizon Europe as of 1Â January 2024, as announced in the Joint Statement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of 7 September 2023.
This means that entities located in the United Kingdom can participate in project consortia under similar conditions as EU Member States from the 2024 work programme onwards. Entities from the United Kingdom have access to calls for proposals under the entire Horizon Europe Framework Programme, with the exception of the EIC Fund under the EIC Accelerator.
Cooperation between European and UK entities under Horizon Europe predates 2024. The UK entities that took part in calls for proposals for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 benefitted from a transitional arrangement that allowed them to apply and be evaluated as other potential beneficiaries under Horizon Europe calls. However, in order to be eligible for EU funding, there needs to be an association agreement in place. In practice, this means that in most cases UK entities were able to continue cooperation within Horizon Europe research consortia while obtaining funding under the UK Guarantee.
Specific questions relating to the participation of UK entities are answered on the Q&A of the Funding & Tender Portal, as well as through the Q&A accompanying the Joint Statement.
*The United Kingdom is associated by means of a Protocol to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement as of 1Â January 2024.