Australia forges closer research links to EU as it gets ready to join Horizon Europe by 2027
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Mason Wakley2026-06-11T08:30:00
Becoming part of one of the world’s largest funding programmes will allow Australian researchers direct access to funding and to lead projects
The European Commission and Australia have finalised negotiations for the country to gain greater access to Horizon Europe – the EU’s €93.5 billion (£79 billion) research and innovation funding programme. After over 30 years of research collaborations between the two, Australia will be able to directly access funding and lead projects from 2027.