European funding cooperation
Horizon Europe has established a new form of funding cooperation, European Partnerships. There are three types: Co-programmed European Partnerships, Co-funded European Partnerships and Institutionalised European Partnerships. These are larger and more multidisciplinary than the previous ERA-NET, Joint Programming and European Joint Programme networks.
The European Partnerships aim at building more impactful wholes, the results of which can be better utilised at policy level. The aim is also to create more synergies between EU policy and various EU programmes. The funding for the partnerships comes partly from national sources, partly through EU programmes. The partnerships have been launched in three steps (2021–2022, 2023–2024 and 2025–2027) as part of the Horizon Europe work packages.
The RCF participates in co-funded partnerships and their calls at the strategic discretion of the RCF Subcommittee for International Research Cooperation.
Current European partnerships co-funded by the RCF:
During 2025 and 2026, a total of six new European partnerships will be launched, in which the RCF has made a preliminary commitment to participate:
- Brain Health
- One Health AMR – Anti Microbial Resistance
- FOREST
- Resilient Cultural Heritage
- Social Transformations and Resilience
- Raw Materials for the Green and Digital Transition
