Horizon Europe

Sorbonne Université Horizon Europe research projects

Sorbonne Université is recognised as a world-class, research-intensive, multidisciplinary university.

Sorbonne Université Horizon Europe research projects

It is the 1st university in France in terms of European funding and projects acquired via Horizon Europe, the European Union's framework programme for research and innovation from 2021 to 2027.

Among the French participants, Sorbonne Université is the 1st university in France and ranks 6th after the organisations in terms of European budgets obtained. It is also 5th in terms of the number of participants.

Out of the 716 projects submitted by Sorbonne Université as coordinator, partner or associate partner, 146 projects were obtained, including 19 as associate partner.


Sorbonne Université has a success rate of 20% in the Horizon Europe programme, with an overall budget of €63.2m.

SU's success rate was 18% in the Horizon 2020 programme, with a total budget of €100m.


Of the 146 projects obtained as coordinator or partner

  • 15 were European Research Council (ERC) projects, with a budget of €22m
  • 43 are Marie Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA) projects, with a budget of €13m
  • 29 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Post-doctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)
  • 8 Doctoral Networks, 1 as coordinator
  • 1 Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Actions (COFUND)
  • 5 Staff Exchange

27 Horizon Europe Pillar 2 collaborative projects, 2 as coordinator

Horizon Europe Pillar 3 or European Innovation Council (EIC) collaborative projects, 3 as coordinator

18 Research Infrastructures (INFRA) projects from Horizon Europe Pillar 1, 1 as coordinator

Missions collaborative projects

Widening and ERA projects (WIDERA)

partnerships :

  • European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)
  • Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking (KDT JU)
  • Global Health Joint Undertaking
  • Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)

These figures do not include projects in which we participate as an Associated Partner (without budget) or Affiliated Partner of a partner (with budget).