Overview Report on Horizon Europe (FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft))

Summary

• Austrian organizations secured €286.8 million in approved funding in Horizon Europe by May 2022.p.13
• Austrian participants achieved a success rate of 21.4%, which is above the EU-27 average of 20.6%.p.13
• Higher education institutions account for 34% of Austrian participations, while non-university research institutions represent 30%.p.23

Key insights

1. Austria secured 3.3% of total approved Horizon Europe funding as of May 2022, up from its 2.9% share in Horizon 2020.p.13
2. The Global Challenges & European Industrial Competitiveness pillar accounts for 56% of the total Horizon Europe budget.p.11
3. Business enterprise participations in Austria currently stand at 25%, below their historical 37% level in Horizon 2020.p.23
4. Vienna dominates Austria's Horizon Europe involvement, capturing 56% of the country's total participations.p.41
5. SDG-related research articles accounted for 9.1% of global publications between 2014 and 2021.p.34
6. The European Commission is the top funding organization for Austrian SDG-related scientific publications, financing 3,336 papers.p.39