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19 Nov 2025 • Grant 360 Editorial Team
# **Horizon Europe Financial Management: The Complete Guide to Building, Running, and Auditing a Sound Project Budget** ## **Introduction — Why Financial Management Is the Backbone of Horizon Europe Projects** Financial management in Horizon Europe is often perceived as the most technical, restrictive, and intimidating dimension of an EU project. Participants fear ineligible costs, complex rules, the spectre of audits, and the burden of timesheets, invoices, and calculations. Yet financial management is not a bureaucratic obstacle; it is the structural foundation that allows science to flourish. A Horizon Europe project is an investment made with public funds, and financial rules ensure that these funds are used responsibly, transparently, and with maximal value for society.