Abstract
Since the 1980s, the European Union (and predecessors) invests in the promotion of a ‘European Research Area’. Framework Programmes were created, numbered consecutively. In January 2014, the current Framework Programme, was launched. This article looks back at 30 years of EU research funding development, and it sketches the future of EU research funding with a focus on Social-Sciences and Humanities (SSH). Horizon 2020– that is the keyword for the new strategy; the article gives a general outline on what we can expect in this framework. Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) have always had a hard time securing EU-funding. It is the special focus of the article to illuminate the position of SSH-research, including an encouragement for more pro-active participation of researchers in the processes of designing and shaping new work programmes for Horizon 2020.
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