Actual statusHorizon 2020 Participation Agreement • December 15th, 2014
Contract Type FiledDecember 15th, 2014On 22 October 2014 the federal government approved the agreement on participation on the European Research program Horizon 2020. The agreement concerns the partial Association as of 15th Sept. 2014 until 31st December 2016. Full association refers to pillar I, “Spreading excellence and widening participation”, Euratom and Iter. In these program parts Swiss participants can fully apply for funding at the European Commission. Switzerland can participate with third country status in all other programmes funded by or in instruments co- financed under Horizon 2020. Project partners from Switzerland receive funding in accordance with the interim measures adopted by the Federal Council in June 2014.