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Report on the assessment of the H2020 Lump Sum Pilot

15/10/2021

The European Commission published report on the assessment of the H2020 Lump Sum Pilot 2018 – 2020.

The European Commission launched the Horizon 2020 lump sum pilot three years ago, in 2018. This is a comprehensive test of lump sum funding for research and innovation projects. The pilot consists of 16 topics in the Horizon 2020 work programmes of 2018 - 2020. It covers all main types of grants, and grants of different sizes and complexity. To date, we received more than 1,500 proposals as part of the lump sum pilot and signed nearly 500 lump sum grants.

Overall, the test phase and feedback received show that lump sum approach works in practice and is fit for wider use in Horizon Europe.

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European Court of Auditors’ annual report: personnel costs remain the main source of errors in research projects

16/10/2026

The European Court of Auditors has published its annual report for the 2025 financial year. In the budget heading “Single Market, Innovation and Digital”, which includes Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, the estimated error rate was 2.9%, remaining above the 2% materiality...

IGLO report on Lump Sum Funding

16/10/2026

In May 2026, a total of 67 research managers from 23 European countries came together for the third edition of IGLO in Action on Lump Sum Funding. Organised jointly by KoWi and NORCORE in cooperation with the IGLO network, the online workshop provided a platform for practitioners...

From Results to Impact: The European Commission Presents 10 Pathways to Research Valorisation

07/10/2026

The European Commission has published a new Practical Guidance for the Valorisation of Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation Results. The document was developed as part of a study focusing on the valorisation of results from multidisciplinary research and from the Social...
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