The European Commission has determined the extension of the deadline for submitting proposals for H2020 calls whose closing was between March 17 and April 15, with the exception of the IMI calls (IMI2-2020-21-01) and the EIC pilot - European Innovation Council (EIC-Smeinst-2018-2020). The new deadlines for each call will be published on the official pages of the calls. Regarding the outbreak and the execution of the Horizon 2020 projects, the European Commission has detailed the following:
“The outbreak of the virus in the EU and elsewhere may have implications, for example, for participation in meetings and events organized by beneficiaries for the purposes of ongoing H2020 actions and for their implementation. It can also prevent beneficiaries from fulfilling their obligations under the action or even to carry out work in an area affected by the virus. It can also force beneficiaries to cancel a meeting due to staff unavailability or because most participants are unable to attend.”
QUESTIONS ABOUT H2020 Will the deadlines for Horizon 2020 be extended in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak?The COVID-19 outbreak may hamper applicants' ability to prepare and finalize high-quality proposals. For this reason, Horizon 2020 requests with original deadlines between now and April 15, extensions will apply. The new deadlines will be posted on the call and topic pages in the Funding and Tenders Portal . Is there any possibility of quickly redirecting the work of current Horizon 2020 projects to help address the Covid-19 outbreak?In principle, changes to the project should not be involved that call into question the award decision. However, due to the current situation, if reorienting the project could contribute to addressing the Coronavirus crisis, this could be granted (through a review), and at the request of the beneficiaries (evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the funding agency).In connection with the Covid-19 outbreak, how will funding agencies handle potential reporting delays in Horizon 2020 grants?Given the COVID 19 situation, full flexibility will be given in the scheduled due dates for milestones and reports whose performance was affected by the lockdown measures. In particular, for reports linked to payments, the coordinator may submit the report on the due date established in the grant agreement, but flexibility will be allowed with respect to the 60-day period for submitting the report (see also Frequently Asked Questions on ' Intermediate and final payments 'and' possibility to extend the duration of the project '). However, any late report linked to the payment will lead to a subsequent payment.Official page: Horizon 2020
