EU research funding of RF and microwaves towards horizon 2020

This contribution presents an overview of the current funding of microwave and high frequency engineering within the large research programs administered by the European Union (EU). A major transition occurs in 2013 as the long-running Seventh Framework Program (FP7) winds down and the new Horizon 2020 Program begins to get underway. A selection of current or recently-completed FP7 projects will be highlighted, ranging from basic underpinning technology to major application-focussed projects such as in the automotive sector which is of great strategic importance to Europe. Opportunities for non-EU partners to be involved in such projects have greatly increased in recent years, and these possibilities will also be briefly addressed.