Following the ratification of the protocol extending the free movement of persons to Croatia on 16 December 2016, Switzerland now retrieves the full association to the entire Horizon 2020 programme from 01 January 2017 on.

Swiss Participation in Horizon 2020, History and current Information

Swiss Participation in Horizon 2020, Factsheet by the European Commission (20 Dec 2016)

Frequently Asked Questions to the Status of Switzerland as Associated Country in Horizon 2020 (16 Jan 2017)

The next deadline of the "Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation" (SEWP) Programme is 15 November 2017 – it is time to get into gear!

SEWP addresses the causes for low participation in Horizon 2020 of EU "Widening countries" by launching measures that aim to raise their research excellence.

More info in our latest newsletter.

Horizon 2020 has so far attracted more than 100'000 applications involving top level participants from the higher education, research and private sectors.

More details on where do we stand after three years of Horizon 2020 in the interim evaluation report.