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Commission considers ‘lottery’ awards for Horizon Europe

Research Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva speaking on September 16 during the Commission’s Research & Innovation days. Photo credits: Ekaterina Zaharieva / LinkedIn The European Commission is considering introducing randomisation, or lottery funding, in the next Horizon Europe programme after observing national funders pilot the approach. Under this model, proposals that meet a quality threshold are entered.