horizon 2020 | an overview | joanne coyle
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Horizon 2020 Overview
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Provide an introduction to Horizon 2020 and the
Enterprise Europe Network
How SMEs can participate in Horizon 2020
Support available form Invest NI and the Northern Ireland
Contact Point Network (NICP)
Participant view
Help you decide if Horizon 2020/EEN is for you!
Agenda
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Horizon 2020 Overview
Who can participate?
How to Participate?
Conditions of Participation
Application process
The Consortium and Finding Partners
Understanding the Evaluation Criteria
Become an Expert
Horizon 2020 – the basics
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What is Horizon 2020?
The EU’s biggest ever programme for Research and Innovation
€77 billion over 7 years
Biennial work programmes (2016-2017 published)
Programme calls are competitive
Mainly “top down” where the Commission defines the European
“challenge” to be met
Requirement for collaborative bids - 3 independent entities in 3
participating countries (some exceptions e.g. SME instrument)
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Core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European
Research Area (ERA)
Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and
growth
Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and
environment
Strengthening EU’s position in research, innovation & technology
Why Horizon 2020?
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Excellent Science
Industrial Leadership
Societal Challenges
Basic Research Technology
R&D
Large Scale Validation
Demonstration
Prototyping Pilots
Market outputs
Coverage of the full innovation chain
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Increase their R&D and innovation capability by tapping into the
best knowledge in the Union
Get access to international networks
Get access to new markets and customers
Have access to qualified staff
Increase their reputation and visibility on an EU level
Get attractive rates of funding
Enterprises that participate in EU projects:
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From Excellent Research to Innovation –bringing ideas to the market!
Strong emphasis on industry participation across the Programme
Multi-disciplinary approach to research
Integration of SSH disciplines in calls
Simplification
Less descriptive calls
Simplified funding: 100% of direct costs + 25% overheads
Except for non-public organizations on Innovation Actions (IA): EU
contribution is 70% only (incl. 25% overhead)
‘As is’ approach to evaluation process – no negotiation means no
opportunity to tidy-up proposal at negotiation stage (consider: IPR,
access rights, management structure)
Horizon 2020: Key changes from FP7
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Horizon 2020 – Who can participate?
Location
EU Member States
Candidate Countries
e.g. Turkey, Serbia
Associated Countries
e.g. Norway, Israel
International Co-operation
Partner Countries (ICPC)
Organisation Type
Industry - Multinationals to SMEs
Research organisations
Universities & other HEIs
Public bodies e.g. NHS Trusts
Trade Associations
International Bodies e.g. Red
Cross
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Any institution may participate either as a Partner or as a Coordinator
Responsibilities of the Coordinator:
Submits the proposal and (generally) leads the project.
Reporting responsibilities
Receives payment from the Commission and distributes to partners
Acts as a ‘hub’ for queries between Partners and Commission
Resources and Benefits
Coordinator receives adequate funding for resources to manage
consortium. Costs are claimed as incurred not for profit.
Closer links to Brussels
Prestige
How to participate?
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Minimum conditions: FET, LEIT and Societal Challenges
For standard collaborative actions projects are classified as RIA
(Research Innovation Action) or IA (Innovation Action): 3 legal entities,
each established in different MS/AC
For Coordinated Support Actions: 1 legal entity
For SME Instrument: 1 legal entity established in a MS/AC
‘Gender balance’ should be addressed in proposals
Industry participation (particularly SMEs) is highly advisable!
Conditions for participation
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EU Portal gives details of current “work programmes”
including closing dates for applications, description,
typical cost and budget
Apply through EU Commission portal (register on
portal to get PIC identifier)
Application made online by co-ordinator of the
collaborative Consortium
It is a competition - beware of the closing dates
and times!
Horizon 2020 application process
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Participant Portal
https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html
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Where are the calls for proposals?
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What does a call look like?
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Meeting the criteria with a ‘balanced’ Consortium:
The basic research
Science & Technology partners
Users of Technology & Implementation
Partners with expertise to develop, test & validate the scientific
premise, technology or other outputs
IMPACT of the R&D outcomes on the target market
Partners with expertise & experience to disseminate & exploit the
knowledge/solutions generated
The Consortium
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Finding Partners
Use of Existing Collaborators
Friends of Existing Collaborators
On-line Partner search databases eg EEN
Call Info Days, Conferences, Trade Exhibitions
Social Media
Be a good partner! Be proactive – help drive the development of the project
Trying to join a consortia – sell yourself, provide ideas not just
technology
Do not over ask – understand your role and match it to the budget
Work hard during the preparation, productive partnerships can still
result from failed proposals
Use your Networks
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Eligibility Check
Individual Reading
(Remote/on Site)
ConsensusPanel
Review
Balanced selection of experts (scientific
expertise, geography, gender)
Process monitored by independent experts
Evaluators invited on a call-by-call basis
Evaluation Process
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Evaluation Process
Project scored/monitored by independent evaluators on :
Excellence (science/technology)
Implementation (the team/process/dissemination)
Impact (at European level/exploitation)
Anyone can apply to be an expert evaluator: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/inde
x.html
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Soundness of concept and quality of objectives
Progress beyond state of the art
Quality and effectiveness of the S/T methodology and associated work
plan
Guidelines
How is your idea different? Why you and why now?
Overall strategy, workplan (describe work packages) & methodology
Appropriate milestones and deliverables
Risk assessments and contingency plans
Evaluation Criteria – Excellence
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Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures (no
negotiation)
Quality and relevant experience of participants/consortium
Appropriateness of the allocation and justification of the resources to
be committed (budget, staff, equipment)
Guidelines
Unless stated in call text there is no political/geographical
requirement
Split the budget according to the work done (collaborative project)
Evaluation Criteria – Implementation
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Contribution, at the European and/or international level, to the
expected impacts listed in the work programme
Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation
of project results, and management of IP
Guidelines
Include clear dissemination and publication plans
Does it have “EU added value”?
Include plans on how IPR will be exploited (no negotiation!)
Plan to track the impact post-project (exploitation potential)
Include a business plan where relevant
Sustainability of the project after the EU funding
Evaluation Criteria – Impact
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1. Excellence Clarity of the objectives;
Soundness of the concept, including trans disciplinary considerations;
Credibility of the proposed approach;
Ambition, progress beyond the state of the art.
2. Impact: contribution to:
The expected impacts listed in the work programme
Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge;
Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations
meeting the needs of European and global markets;
…measures to, disseminate and exploit the project results,… communication.
3. Quality and efficiency of implementation Coherence and effectiveness of work plan, … allocation of tasks, resources;
Competences, experience and complementarity of the individual participants, as well as of
the consortium as a whole;
Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures….risk management.
The Evaluation – Summary
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European Commission wants you as experts!
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Horizon 2020 – analysis after the first 100 calls
36,732 eligible proposals submitted to the first 100 calls
123,334 applicants
Eligible proposals requested €80.3 billion and were evaluated by 9,325 experts
4,315 proposals retained for funding.
Overall success rate of eligible full proposals is ~14% (20% for the whole of FP7)
38% of successful applicants were newcomers of which 1,100 were SMEs
20% budget target for SMEs has been achieved.
3,236 grant agreements signed with an EU contribution of €5.5 billion towards total
eligible costs of €6.5 billion
95% of all grant agreements signed within the target of eight months