CORDIS · 810218 · H2020

WHOLE SUN The Whole Sun Project: Untangling the complex physical mechanisms behind our eruptive star and its twins

Coordinator: COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (FR)

We live around an active magnetic star, our Sun, that has a direct impact on our technological society through its variability and eruptive behaviour. Despite decades of intense research, fundamental questions such as How does the Sun work? Why does it possess a magnetic cycle and a dynamic hot atmosphere and how they are interrelated? remain mostly unanswered. In the Whole Sun project, we aim at tackling these key questions as a coherent whole for the first time. For too many years, the Sun has been split into internal and external solar physics topics lacking a global integrated view of its…

EU contribution
€11.2M
Total cost
€11.2M
Period
2019-05-01 → 2026-04-30
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
ERC-SyG
Call
ERC-2018-SyG
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €11.2M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 7 years from 2019-05-01 to 2026-04-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the ERC-SyG funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €11.2M toward a total project budget of €11.2M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call ERC-2018-SyG.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES (FR).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2019-05-01 to 2026-04-30 — approximately 7 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 810218.