Horizon Impact Award for Completed FP7/H2020 Projects

The uptake of research and innovation (R&I) results created under all Framework Programmes is important for the programme’s success and is instrumental in contributing towards transformative impacts on the economy, society and policymaking.

This third edition of the Horizon Impact Award will recognise and celebrate outstanding projects that have used their results to provide value for society. The prize will be awarded to the entry that best addresses the following cumulative criteria:

• Pathways from results to societal benefits – Applicants will need to detail how the R&I results were directly or indirectly exploited after the lifetime of the project. They will need to describe the activities that were done to ensure that the R&I results lead to societal benefits. They will need to describe the scale and the sustainability of their actions.
• Achieved impact – Applicants will need to demonstrate the already existing impact and created societal benefits. They will need to detail concrete examples of how their research results have benefitted the society and who are the user communities that have profited from it. The achieved impact must be already materialised. The letter of support will serve as a testimony of the described impact.

The contest is open to all legal entities, individuals or teams that have completed an FP7 and/or Horizon 2020 project.

Each of the six winners will receive €25,000. The Commission will further promote the winners by inviting them to provide testimony at other major events.

Applications should be submitted by the (lead) participant via the Funding & Tenders Portal by the 8 March 2022 deadline (17:00 CET).