Top funded innovation projects in Europe in 2021

Top funded innovation projects in Europe in 2021

A really turbulent year in the funding of European projects is coming to an end. LIFE, Horizon 2020, Interreg, CEF Transport, Innovation Fund… These are some of the most important programmes that have provided thousands and thousands of euros for different projects and areas. We have gathered in this article the projects with more funding from the main EU programmes, and the main areas in which they are developed.

H2020 projects

Although the programme has been closed for the year 2021, 5,208 projects are still being implemented under this funding programme. These are the most funded by each area:

Excellent Science

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
INFRAEOSC Future42,077,089 €40,877,089 €
FETQuantERA II45,454,561 €15,000,000 €
ERCMORE-TEM13,999,106 €13,999,105 €
MSCA Co-fundingPOLONEZ BIS 17,654,400 € 8,827,200 €
MSCA TrainingBioTrib 4,332,867 € 4,332,867 €
MSCA KnowledgeFRIETS 2,433,400 € 2,433,400 €
MSCA SpecificSHARPER1,003,300 €692,000 €
MSCA MobilitySynBioLipid 337,401 €337,401 €

Societal Challenge

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
HealthUNITE4TB185,000,000 €92,500,000 €
EnvironmentNetZeroCities52,996,605 € 52,996,605 €
EnergyEU-SCORES 46,269,294 € 34,831,484 €
TransportHi-Drive  37,476,613 €30,000,000 €
FoodILIAD18,956,630 €17,046,230 €
SecuritySTARLIGHT18,956,630 €17,000,000 €
SocietiesCHANSE30,303,042 €10,000,000 €

Industrial Leadership

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
SMEsADMA TranS4MErs 5,623,189 €5,623,189 €
LEITPYROCO243,887,818 € 39,999,561 €
Risk FinanceGO – SME 500,000 € 500,000 €

Widening

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
TwinningSymbNET900,000 €€900,000 €
ERAESEI-BioMed2,500,000 €2,500,000 €

SWFS

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
SWFSTechEthos3,994,593 €3,994,593 €

EURATOM

AreaProjectBudgetFunding
EURATOMCLEANDEM3,414,843 €3,994,593 €

Interreg programme

The INTERREG EUROPE interregional cooperation programme integrates all Member States, Norway and Switzerland under the European Territorial Cooperation objective jointly financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This year, 124 projects have been carried out, of which these are the most funded.

ProjectBudgetFunding
Culture Across4,220,481 €3,587,409 €
TRIBUTE3,269,400 €2,778,990 €
From Waste to Profit5,171,341 €2,600,342 €

LIFE programme

Under the LIFE programme, 66 projects have been carried out in 2021 and these are the three main projects funded:

ProjectBudgetFunding
LIFE IP CLIMAZ22,777,835 €11,953,341 €
LIFE- IP NATURA 2000 SK16,622,242 €9,973,345 €
LIFE-IP EKOMALOPOLSKA16,407,518 €9,844,510 €

ENI Programme projects

The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), which targets ENP partner countries and aims to strengthen governance, economic and social development, support cross-border and interregional cooperation and economic integration in EU countries. These are the three main projects funded under this programme:

ProjectBudgetFunding
From the local to global: local heritage objects as tourism attractions and tools of cross-border education for its preservation1,793,500 €1,614,150 €
Cross-border people in action – tourism, recreation, culture: our common cause – Ełk, Ozersk, Stare Juchy1,730,873 €1,614,150 €
CREA – CENTERS | Developing Cultural and Creative İndustries in the Black Sea Basin
1,448,754 €

1,332,854 €