Three new Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges calls launched

The European Commission has launched three new calls for projects under the programme Horizon 2020 - EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation. The calls are published under the main pillar Societal Challenges: challenge secure society. The calls are the following:


Fight against crime and terrorism - H2020-FCT-2015: August 27, 2015, 17:00 (Brussels local time). The available budget is € 42,160,000. For more detailed information and documents please click here;
Border security and external security - H2020-BES-2015: August 27, 2015, 17:00 (Brussels local time). The available budget is € 42,170,000. For more detailed information and documents please click here;
Disaster-Resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change - H2020-DRS-2015: August 27, 2015, 17:00 (Brussels local time). The available budget is € 82,330,000. For more detailed information and documents please click here.


Horizon 2020 is the successor of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). The budget is € 80 billion for the 7 years duration of the programme. Organisations that are involved in research, technological development, and innovation on an international scale and individual researchers can participate in the programme.