Getting EU funding
You can still apply for EU funding and will continue to get any funding you’ve been awarded.
Although the UK has left the EU you’ll continue to get any EU funding you’ve already been awarded. This includes funding you’re due to get after 31 December 2020.
You can still apply to some EU funds under the current spending framework.
EU funding you can still apply for
The deadline will depend on which fund you apply to. Some funds will still take applications under the current framework during 2021.
Agriculture, fishing and rural or coastal communities
You can apply for:
- European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
- Rural Development (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development)
Business and infrastructure
You can apply for:
- Connecting Europe Facility Energy
- Connecting Europe Facility in Telecom
- Connecting Europe Facility for Transport
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
Environment
You can apply for:
International development and aid
You can apply for:
- Civil Protection Mechanism (CPM)
- Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)
- EU Aid Volunteers Initiative
- EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
- EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey
- European Development Fund (EDF)
- European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR)
- European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI)
- Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP)
- Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA)
- Partnership Instrument
Member state development and cooperation
You can apply for:
Science and research
You can apply for:
Social, cultural and educational
You can apply for:
- Creative Europe
- Employment and Social Innovation
- Erasmus+
- Europe for Citizens
- European Social Fund (ESF)
- European Solidarity Corps
If you’re told your funding will finish early
A small number of projects may have their funding stopped for security reasons. If you’re told that this affects you, contact the UK government department in charge of your funding.
Funding you can apply for from January 2021
The UK will take part in the Peace Plus Programme in the next EU spending framework from 2021 to 2027.
The UK also intends to continue participating in the following programmes under the next EU spending framework from 2021 to 2027:
This page will be updated when more information is available.
Last updated 30 December 2020 + show all updates