The following is an email sent by James P Gavigan, PhD, Head of the Science, Technology and Education Section, Delegation of the European Union to the United States of America regrading the Launch of Horizon 2020.

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Dear All,

Please note that the EU's new program to fund research and innovation activities from 2014-2020 - Horizon 2020 – was officially launched on 11 December 2013 with a first tranche of funding of Euros 7.8 billion being made available for calls for proposals in 2014 out of a total of almost 80 billion for the seven year period.

I enclose herewith the Press Release and an accompanying Memo announcing the launch:

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-1232_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1122_en.htm

I would also like to draw your attention to the new Horizon 2020 web portal which is the unique access point for all information on the program – its content, structure, how to participate, etc.:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/

For those of you who are interested in the details of how to participate, the application process, the terms and conditions, etc., let me also direct you to the Participant Portal (accessible via the main portal) :

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

where among other things you will find an on-line H2020 Manual and a set of all the reference documents – detailed texts of the Calls (for proposals and for expert evaluators), Rules for Participation, model Grant Agreements, etc.

In addition, a prezi presentation can be viewed at: http://prezi.com/dycpimkrkgml/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

I hope you will find this information interesting and relevant to you and your contacts/ constituency and that you will bring it to their attention.

We would also welcome any feedback or information regarding intentions to apply.

If there is need for help or clarification of any issue, please let me point out that there is a Support TAB on the participant portal giving access to a range of different help services which can be used as a first port of call.