

This unequal distribution of the drafts creates inequity of access, with some researchers knowing what calls to expect months in advance, while others must scramble to prepare proposals when the work programmes are officially released. These documents are subject to revisions, but when finalised they set in stone the programming for research projects under different parts of Horizon Europe and give researchers a clear picture of the funding available.īut there is a problem over equity of access to the draft documents, with the European Commission sending drafts to key stakeholders who are well-connected to EU and national policymakers, as part of its consultation with member states, universities and research institutes on the contents.ĭrafts are circulated internally by recipients, with some institutions even putting them behind institutional firewalls to share with all their researchers. Within Horizon Europe, work programmes are drawn up every two years setting out the calls for projects to come, their scope and budgets. More draft work programmes are available here. Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment.Science|Business has published an exhaustive but unapproved draft Horizon Europe work programme detailing the calls for climate and mobility projects for the next two years and an early draft outlining bioeconomy, food and environment calls.
