Ukraine to join Horizon 2020 program
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028731
Nature : Ukraine is set to become an associate member of the European Horizon 2020 program, once the country’s parliament votes to approve the agreement. Horizon 2020 is the world’s largest multinational funding program dedicated to research and innovation. Over the period 2014 to 2020, it will make available some €80 billion in science funding. It is the first European Union (EU) program in which Ukraine has chosen to participate since the signing of the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement in 2014. Membership will allow Ukrainian scientists, research institutions, and enterprises to compete with EU member states for funding. In addition, Ukraine will be able to host European Research Council (ERC) grant recipients and participate in the program’s governance.