# Horizon Europe
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**slug:** horizon-europe
**term:** Horizon Europe
**definition:** The EU's main research and innovation programme with a budget of €95.5B (2021-2027). It is the world's largest transnational R&I programme. Horizon Europe is structured into three pillars: Excellent Science (ERC, MSCA, research infrastructures), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (six thematic clusters), and Innovative Europe (EIC, European innovation ecosystems, EIT).
**related links:** 
  -     **href:** /programmes/horizon-cluster4
    **label:** Horizon Cluster 4 Guide
  -     **href:** /compare/horizon-europe-vs-eic
    **label:** Horizon Europe vs EIC
  -     **href:** /guides/eu-funding-101
    **label:** EU Funding 101
**related terms:** 
  - eic
  - erc
  - msca
  - ria
  - ia

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