Research Executive Agency

A funding body created by the European Commission to foster excellence in research and innovation. As of 1 January 2014 in the framework of H2020 the REA has been entrusted with the implementation of parts of Excellence Science, Industrial leadership, Societal challenges, Spreading excellence and widening participation and Science with and for Society plus the implemenation of the legacy of parts of FP7 (People, Research for SMEs and for SMEs associations, Space and Security).

The Research Executive Agency is one of the six Executive agencies of the European Commission.

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