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Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA)

Humanities in the European Research Area (HERA) is a partnership between 26 Humanities Research Councils (funding agencies) across 25 European Countries, together with the European Science Foundation (ESF) and the European Commission (EC). HERA aims to promote Humanities research within the European Research Area and in the EC Research Framework Programmes. 

HERA's main activity is to provide funding opportunities for transnational and multidisciplinary research projects which focus on the Humanities. Funding is administered through Joint Research Programmes (JRPs). JRPs are mechanisms which combine national funding from HERA partners with top-up EC funding, via instruments such as ERA-NETs.