GRANTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROGRAM "HORIZON EUROPE": OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS

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The article examines the main grant opportunities of the European Commission's "Horizon Europe" program. It is demonstrated that it is the largest Framework Program of the European Union for research and innovation, its budget is 95.5 billion euros for the 9th budget period of the EU from 2021 to 2027. It is emphasized that it is designed to fight climate change, help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals and increase the competitiveness and growth of the EU. It is noted that the Program promotes cooperation and enhances the impact of research and innovation in the development, support and implementation of EU policies, while addressing global challenges. Horizon Europe supports the creation and better dissemination of excellent knowledge and technologies. It was emphasized that grant funding of the European Commission's "Horizon Europe" program is an effective tool for implementing innovative and research projects in Europe and Ukraine in particular. The study demonstrated a distinctive feature of the Horizon Europe Program, namely, its new elements: "European Innovation Council", "Missions", "Open Science Policy", "New Approach to Partnership". The main thematic pillars of the Program are outlined, namely: Pillar 1 "Excellent science"; Pillar 2 "Global challenges and European industrial competitiveness". Pillar 3 "Innovative Europe". The article demonstrates the main barriers that stand in the way of organizations from Ukraine in using the grant tools of the Program, and also suggests ways to minimize them. It was concluded that the implementation of initiatives within the framework of the Program by representatives of Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises, the public sector, research institutions, and higher education institutions contributes to the creation of jobs, stimulates the economic growth of Ukraine, and contributes to its industrial competitiveness. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the strengthening of the Ukrainian research space and its integration with the European one is taking place in parallel. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the effectiveness and efficiency of the use of grants of this Program directly depends on the availability of information about open grant competitions and the prospects of obtaining funding for representatives of business, the public, authorities, research institutions, etc.

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