European Union and Australia successfully conclude Horizon Europe negotiations

On 9 June, the European Commission and Australia have successfully concluded negotiations on Australia's association to Horizon Europe. This milestone formalises an already successful scientific partnership. To date under Horizon Europe, Australian organisations have participated in 239 projects. Nearly one in four individual applications from Australia is selected for participation in the programme - resulting in a success rate of 24.39%.

From January 2027, under a transitional arrangement, Australian entities will transition from third-country rules - where they typically had to self-fund or rely on narrow exceptions for funding - to being treated as 'eligible entities' from an associated country. This will grant them direct, routine access to EU funding under Pillar II on equal terms with EU Member States, such as allowing them to lead project consortia.

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