Horizon Europe proposal preparation

Preparing a proposal: needed information

You are strongly advised to contact the Research Service in due course since the beginning of the proposal preparation in order to receive support for your proposal preparation and to discuss your financial needs.

Swiss partners participate in Horizon Europe collaborative projects (both “Research and Innovation Actions” and “Innovation Actions”) under different conditions during the transitional arrangement.  Up-to-date information and FAQs are available on the dedicated State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) webpage

Calls with call identifier 2026-2027

• We must participate as “beneficiary”
• Swiss partners should prepare their budgets on the assumption that they will apply for funding directly from the EU (submission of the proposal as ‘beneficiary’)
• Our budget must be included in the total amount of project funding requested by the consortium from the EU. 

Eligibility

As a general rule, collaborative projects in Horizon Europe are carried out by a group of participants (consortium), composed by at least 3 organizations located in 3 different EU countries (Member States or Associated Countries), of which at least one from a Member State. Switzerland is now officially Associated Country in Horizon, Swiss partners count towards this minimum.

Eu Funding and Tenders Portal (F&T Portal)

In order to apply for funding, you need to create a proposal through the electronic submission system of the Eu Funding and Tenders Portal. You can access the electronic submission system after selecting a call and a specific topic.

Then, you need to indicate your Organization by providing a “Participant Identification Code” (PIC number). Please use the following PIC number for the Università della Svizzera italiana: 999585874.

Proposal

The proposal is composed of two distinct parts: the administrative section to be completed online, and the technical section (i.e. the scientific proposal), to be uploaded on the F&T Portal when ready.

Budget

As a rule of thumb, in Horizon Europe projects you can request personnel costs, other costs (travel and research costs, Open Access to publications and equipment). The budget automatically includes an overhead of 25%, calculated on the total direct costs.

Submission

You can submit your proposal several times before the call deadline: the latest submitted version overwrites the previous one, as long as the call has not been closed.

Further information:

• Horizon Europe Online Manual
• Horizon Europe Participant Portal
• Official SERI page with updated information on the Swiss situation
• Status of Switzerland on the Euresearch page, with a collection of factsheets and useful links.