Horizon 2020 the future EU for research and innovation

The Research, Innovation and Science Commissioner Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announced the outcome of the competition to name the future EU funding programme for research and innovation.

"Horizon 2020" was selected as the winner of our "You Name it" online vote to name the future EU-funding programme for research and innovation. Three names were shortlisted. Horizon 2020 received 3 055 votes against 2 785 for Imagine 2020 and 2 478 for Discover 2020. 8 318 votes were received. The full name to be put forward for the new programme will therefore be: "Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation".

The new name marks another step in our endeavour to establish research and innovation where it belongs, at the centre of EU policy making, requiring to connect with a wider public and give our work a higher profile. So the new name is an important symbol of a new departure and a new adventure. Horizon 2020 is the name for the new, integrated funding system that will cover all research and innovation funding currently provided through the Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development, the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

It's a message of hope that will be a smarter way to support researchers and innovators in Europe to boost excellence and to help ensure that good ideas reach the market and generate sustainable economic growth and new jobs. More on the initiative