Policy background
Bosnia and Herzegovina participates in the EU Research and Innovation programmes since 2009. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s structural reform priorities encourage the competitive generation and distribution of knowledge through investing in research and development, clusters and small and medium-sized enterprises. In this way, BiH aims at increasing industrial competitiveness and achieving strong economic growth. International cooperation in research and innovation is a key component in this.
BiH’s strengths in the EU’s Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation are in the fields of Energy and Environment. The relatively high number of participants in the area of Innovation in SMEs underlines continuously growing number of participants and projects from BiH.
Bosnia and Herzegovina became fully associated member to Horizon Europe in January 2021.
Funding opportunities
Horizon Europe
International cooperation opportunities in research and innovation can be found under Horizon Europe, the EU's key research and innovation funding programme until 2027.
Information flyers on Horizon Europe
Horizon Europe : apply for your funding now!
Projects and results
Research project database (CORDIS)
The Commission's primary portal for results of EU-funded research projects. Here you can find International cooperation projects related to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Project success stories
Stories of particularly successful EU-funded research projects involving Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Contact
National Contact Points
The National Contact Points (NCPs) provide guidance, practical information and assistance on all aspects of participation in Horizon Europe.
European Commission
RTD-03-ASSIST
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (DG Research and Innovation unit 03: International cooperation)