Horizon 2020 – Proposal Writing:

Part A and Part B

Name: Manfred Spiesberger

Function: Service Facility in support of International Cooperation in Research and Innovation (communication@ServiceFacility.eu)

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Overview

1. Success stories

2. Steps to Proposal preparation

3. Find a call & Proposal submission

4. Proposal elements

5. Excellence

6. Impact

7. Implementation

8. Consortium

9. Ethics

10. Open access & open Data

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Home2nite – Project Details

Full Title Innovative guest engagement platform that aims to empower the independent hotels as AirBnb did for the travel hosts

Instrument SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

Countries Turkey (Coordinator)

Coordinator DONE ILETISIM BILGI SISTEMLERI VE YAY. SAN. VE TIC. A.S.

Total costs: € 1 220 625

EU contribution € 854 437

Duration 1 August 2017 - 31 January 2020

Website http://home2nite.com/

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Home2nite – The Story

The Challenge

• Independent hotels in EU represent 67% of the room supply counting for more than €35 billion [8] economic value for the region.

• Independent hotels in Turkey currently have not access to the tools and skills they need for survival in the face of fierce competition from global chain hotels and global travel brands like Airbnb and Booking.com

The Solving Approach

• Home2nite is an innovative guest engagement platform that aims to empower the independent hotels as AirBnb did for the travel hosts.

• Helping independent hotels with the tools and skills they need for survival under the fierce competition from global chain hotels and Airbnb providers.

• Preserving the economic value they represent for EU, protecting the jobs they created and last, but not the least, continue to see them reflecting the Europe’s cultural heritage, past and social diversity.

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TRASH-2-CASH – Project Details

Full Title Designed high-value products from zero-value waste textiles and fibres via design driven technologies

Instrument IA - Innovation action, call NMP – Nanotechnologies,Advanced Materials and Production

Countries Sweden (Coordinator), Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkeyin total 18 partners consortium

Coordinator RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB

Local Partner SOKTAS DOKUMA ISLETMELERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI, Turkey;

EU contribution € 7 933 461

Duration June 2015 to November 2018

Website https://www.trash2cashproject.eu/

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TRASH-2-CASH – The Story

The Challenge

• Over 3 million tons of textile waste is discarded every year in the European Union.

• Energy and water, the textile industry is a major consumer of raw materials.

• Urgent solutions has to be found for reducing waste in this sector and making better use of available resources as part of the EU’s transition towards a more circular economy.

The Solving Approach

• Integrate design, business and technology to a coherent discipline to establish new creative industries

• Develop new material and product opportunities via creative design from waste or process by-product

• Reduce the utilization of virgin materials; improve material efficiency; decrease landfill volumes and energy consumption.

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How does it work?

Submit a proposal

Find partners

Find a relevant call (in the work programme)

Be selected & Get involved!

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12 facts you need to know about Horizon 2020 proposal preparation I

Funding opportunities published at the Funding and Tenders Portal

Proposal submission in response to „calls for proposals“ only

Typically calls open annually

Calls open at different times

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12 facts you need to know about Horizon 2020 proposal preparation II

Calls are open for at least 3 months

Calls describe in detail what is expected from the applicants

Call template defines structure for proposal

Proposals consist of an administrative and descriptive part

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12 facts you need to know about Horizon 2020 proposal preparation III

One-stage or two-stage proposal submission

Online proposal submission only

Time to grant max.8 months

Proposal structure is oriented towards evaluation criteria

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3. Find a call & Proposal Submission

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Funding and Tenders Portal

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Funding and Tenders Portal

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Electronic proposal submission system

Access to the electronic proposal submission systemCreate a proposal through the link on the topic page

You need your EU Login

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STEP 1 - Create a draft proposal

• EU Login• Funding Scheme

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STEP 2 - Manage your partners

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STEP 3 - Edit your proposal

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STEP 4 - Submit your proposal

You still may…

- Re-edit the proposal

- Download the e-receipt

- Withdraw the proposal from this step

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How to manage “My Proposal(s)”To edit a draft or submitted proposals, delete or withdraw

them once they are in a draft or submitted state...

...To create new proposals, always start from the topic page!

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4. Proposal elements

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Remember…Before starting…Register your organisation!

• If you want to participate in a project proposal, your organisation

needs to be registered and have a 9-digit Participant

Identification Code (PIC).

• You can verify whether your organisation is already registered and

has a PIC on the Participant Portal 'Beneficiary Register’

page:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/organisations/r

egister.html

• If not, you can start the registration process on the same

page and, once completed, get the PIC to be quoted in your

proposal and in any correspondence with the Commission.

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Writing the proposal

PART A - ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

• General information (coordinator)

• Participant information, (1 for each partner)

• Budget (completed by the coordinator)

PART B - TECHNICAL INFORMATION in PDF format

• The sections follow the evaluation criteria

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General Proposal Structure and Length

Part A Part BPart B

Onlineforms

Additional Information

Standard: RIA/IA 70 pages

Standard: CSA 50 pages

ERC 25 pages

FET OPEN 16 pages

FET PROACTIVE 30 pages

MSCA (ITN/RISE) 30 pages

MSCA (Individual Fellowships) 10 pages

SME Phase I 10 pages

SME Phase II 30 pages

Fast Track to Innovation 30 pages

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PART A: administrative forms

1. General information

2. Participants & contacts

3. Budget

4. Ethics

5. Call-specific questions

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PART B: research proposal

1. Excellence (science)

2. Impact

3. Quality and Efficiency of the

Implementation

4. Members of the Consortium

5. Ethics and Security Issues

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Writing the proposal: PART B 1-5

1: Excellence

› 1.1 Objectives

› 1.2 Relation to the work programme

› 1.3 Concept and methodology

› 1.4 Ambition

2. Impact

› 2.1 Expected impacts

› 2.2 Measures to maximise impact

› Dissemination and exploitation of results

› Communication activities

3. Implementation

› 3.1 Work plan – work packages, deliverables

› 3.2 Management structure, milestones and procedures

› 3.3 Consortium as a whole

› 3.4 Resources to be committed

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› 4 Members of the consortium

› 4.1 Participants

› 4.2 Third parties

› 5 Ethics and Security

› 5.1 Ethics

› 5.2 Security

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Part B: 3 Proposal Key Aspects = 3 Evaluation Criteria

Why do I want to conduct this project? What are my objectives? What is thebasis?

What will be the benefits during thisproject and beyond?

How will I conduct this project?

Excellence

Impact

Implementation

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5. Excellence

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Part B: Excellence – First Page

1.1. Objectives (of the project) – First page

• Imagine to be an evaluator…

Start with a short description of the Idea of your project

Create a picture in the evaluators‘ mind

• What problem do you intend to solve?

• Why should it be solved at European level?

• Is the knowledge/solution already available?

• Why is now the perfect time to do it?

• Why are you the best person/consortium to do it?

Identify the objectives of your project on the first page

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Part B: Excellence – First Page

1.1. Objectives (of the project) – First page

• Imagine to be an evaluator…

Start with a short description of the Idea of your project

Create a picture in the evaluators‘ mind

• What problem do you intend to solve?

• Why should it be solved at European level?

• Is the knowledge/solution already available?

• Why is now the perfect time to do it?

• Why are you the best person/consortium to do it?

Identify the objectives of your project on the first page

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Part B: Excellence

1.1. Objectives (of the project)

• Core questions:

• What should be achieved (for the expected impact)? No description of the work plan (implementation)

• What problem/challenge should be addressed?

• What are the primary and secondary objectives? Do they matchwith the objectives of the topic?

• Counter-check topic text carefully

• Project objectives are linked to your concept and approach

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Suggestion: Find a S.M.A.R.T objective

Specific

- must meet the needs (problems) identified

Measurable

- should be measured by concrete indicators which should reflect the extent to which they have been attained

Achievable

- to all involved partners

Relevant

- must be adequate to the project socio-cultural environment

Timely

- must be reached by the end of the project

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Part B: Excellence

1.2 Relation to the work programme

• Mention the call identifier (e.g. ICT-01-2016)

• State how your project addresses Specific Challenge & Scope of thetopic description

use a table to consider all important points

• Refere to EU strategies and policies

general overview on the topics of the EU:

https://europa.eu/european-union/topics_en

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Part B: Excellence

1.3. Concept and methodology – concept I

• Overall concept: Describe main ideas, models, hypothesis, and inter-disciplinary considerations

• Describe the positioning of the project e.g. where it is situated in the spectrum from ‘idea to application’, or from ‘lab to market’. Refer to Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) where relevant.

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Part B: Excellence

1.3. Concept and methodology – concept II

• Describe any national or international research and innovation activities which will be linked with the project, especially where the outputs from these will feed into the project;

Are there synergies or complementarities withoutthe projects?

How do you ensure an exchange with theseprojects/results?

What is the state-of-the-art? Are there previousresults you build on?

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Part B: Excellence

1.3. Concept and methodology – methodology

• Methodology is the approach of the project – not details ofthe methods used

• Explain the state-of-the-art of the technologies you use andwhy

Core Questions:

How can I reach the objectives to solve the problem?

What makes you the right consortium/person to solve itwith this approach?

Gender analysis: Check, if the gender perspective isnecessary for your projects‘ success

Methodology is not a work plan

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Do’s…

› Be ambitious, but stay realistic.

› Choose appropriate methodology.

› Put effort on describing the state-of-art and proof of concept.

› Create links with previous networks/projects and relevant policies.

› Engage interdisciplinary expertise.

› Bring out the innovation potential.

1: Excellence

› 1.1 Objectives

› 1.2 Relation to the work programme

› 1.3 Concept and methodology

› 1.4 Ambition

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…and Dont’s

› Don’t repeat something that is already done.

› Don’t hesitate to provide detailed description about your methodology, technical solutions etc. Superficial description of the processes is often brought out as a major shortcoming by evaluators.

› If you have a novel approach – don’t forget to describe it thoroughly and to support it with relevant references.

1: Excellence

› 1.1 Objectives

› 1.2 Relation to the work programme

› 1.3 Concept and methodology

› 1.4 Ambition

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Gender dimension

For guidance on methods of sex / gender analysis and the issues to be taken into account, please refer to:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/%E2%80%9Cgendered-innovations-how-gender-analysis-contributes-research%E2%80%9D

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Excellence in SME phase 2

• Challenge and solution

• Describe the identified customer pain point? What is the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity?

• What is your innovation?

• What is the market's state-of-the-art? How would your innovation compare with available solutions, practices or products (e.g. performance, costs, ease-of-use, gender dimension1, climate change or environmental aspects, benefits to society)?

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Excellence in SME phase 2• Approach

• What is unique in your approach, compared to those of other companies?

• Why now? Explain the historical evolution of your category and define recent trends that make your solution possible.

• What is the current development stage of your innovation? Refer to Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) or something analogous for non-technological innovations (see General Annex G of the Work Programme).

• Which milestones led to the current development stage (e.g. proof of concept completed, early field trials under way)? Describe the results obtained on the technological, practical and economic feasibility of the innovation.

• What are the further stages and activities needed to commercialize your innovation and which of these activities do you intend to perform in this Phase-2 project?

• What are the expected outcomes of this Phase-2 project and the related success criteria?

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6. Impact

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Part B: Impact

The extent of benefits for…

• Science

• Environment

• Society

• Technological progress

• Economy/competitiveness

• …

Focus on Europe

Focus depends on type of action/Call

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Part B: Impact

2.1 Expected impacts I

• Be specific! If possible, use quantitative statements

• In relation to the expected impact from the topic description– howcan you contribute?

• You can use a table

• Explain the impact of the results of the objectives of the project, which goes beyond the topic description

• Go for scientific advances, innovation potential, competitiveness of Europe

• Discussion of potential barriers/obstacles, which might influencereaching the objectives. How would you deal with that?

• Be convincing for evaluators

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Part B: Impact

2.1 Expected impacts II

• Who benefits from the results? Impact on the several stakeholders

• Think one step ahead: which further opportunities go beyond the direct impact?

• For future research?

• For market/competitiveness?

• Concerning EU context: Which EU policies, strategies and objectives do you support?

• Laws, market habits etc.

• Output should be concrete, but realistic

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Part B: Impact

2.2a Dissemination and exploitation of results

• What exploitable results are expected?

• What are potential applications?

• Are the dissemination and exploitation strategies suitable?

• How will the results be made available?

• Timeframe and target groups for dissemination / exploitation?

• What skills do the partners have and how are they used?

• What are the tasks of the project management?

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Part B: Impact

Open Access (OA)

Green Open Access

Gold Open Access

• OA documents server (institutional or disciplinary)• Publication up to 6 or 12 month later• Consider copyrights

• First publication in OA-journal• Publication fee (eligible in project budget)• OA-journals: http://doaj.org

If you publish you have to use open access.

Check https://www.openaire.eu/

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Suggestion: communication, dissemination and exploitation plan

Communication

Dissemination

Exploitation

Multiple audience

Audience that maymake use of results

Groups and entities that are making concrete use of

results

Inform and reach out of society, show the benefits of research

Enable use and uptake of results

Making use of results, for scientific, societalor economic purpose

Activities Targeted audience ObjectivesKey points to keep in mind:

Context

Goals

Target

Strategy

Channels

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Part B: Impact

2.2b Communication activities

What can be done to promote your project and your results?

• Identify concrete target groups and targets

• Consistency with the Draft Plan for Dissemination and Exploitation

• Effective Management, clear responsibilities, reasonableressources

• Suitable devices and medium

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Examples for Communication Activities

• Think about target groups

• Logo, website, fact sheet, presentations, press release, newsletter, social media...

• Simple Language & Pictures

• Media/journalists

• Material without copyright for distribution?

• Make use of all channels of communication

• Use press contacts of European Commission

• Coordination of activities of the partners

• Specify concrete objectives

Communication strategy

Horizon 2020 guidance: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/gm/h2020-

guide-comm_en.pdf

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Do’s and Dont’s

› Quantify as much as possible.

› Use financial figures and develop a business model and/or business plan.

› Elaborate a convincing commercialization plan.

› Take into account all the expected impacts described in the topic.

› Expected impacts should be derived and justified on previous results.

› Plan a good cooperation with end users from the beginning of the project.

› Involve policy makers, SMEs and industry in the proposal or plan a sustainable cooperation with them.

2. Impact

› 2.1 Expected impacts

› 2.2 Measures to maximise impact

Dissemination and exploitation of results

Communication activities

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Do’s and Dont’s

• Describe industrial uptake of research results in details.

• Develop an excellent dissemination plan (with diverse dissemination measures).

• Address adequately and clearly explain dissemination of project results.

• Don´t miss concrete market details: potential market volumes, which markets, specific products, prices, etc. Don´t copy proposal parts (mainly IPR management) from your previous project proposals.

• Don´t repeat (or copy) required impact from the call - develop your own proposal content.

• Don´t confuse dissemination with communication or exploitation.

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Impact in SME phase II

• Entering the market

• Who are the targeted users and/or customers and why will they want to buy your product/service (unique selling point)? Are they new or already part of your customer base? What is your relation with them (e.g. market survey, testing/feedback, letters of intent)?

• What is the market in terms of type (e.g. niche, /high volume, new/mature, growth rate), size (e.g. volume, value, geographical scope) and growth? What is your targeted market share?

• Who are your main direct and indirect competitors? (Competitors, substitutes and alternatives).

• Which are the barriers to entry? How do you intend to overcome them?

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Impact in SME phase II

• Business model

• How does this innovation fit with your company's overall business strategy?

• Describe your value chain. Identify which of these or other stakeholders should be involved to ensure successful commercial exploitation. Define the nature of your current relation with them.

• Outline your business model, including the revenue model and your commercialization plan with an approximate time-to-market or deployment.

• Why is your model scalable? How do you intend to scale-up and reach European and/or global markets

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Impact in SME phase II

• Financing

• What is the company's ownership and capital structure?

• What would be the impact of your innovation on the company financials (profit/loss, turnover and cash flows), jobs and efficiency/productivity improvement in the 3 years following the launch of this Phase-2 project?

• Indicate the estimated funding requirements and the timeline to reach the commercialization stage of your innovation. How do you intend to finance the 30% co-financing rate? Outline your plans to ensure the subsequent financing of your innovation (next rounds, top-up financing, etc.).

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Impact in SME phase II

• Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

• Describe the legal and regulatory requirements to be fulfilled for the exploitation of your innovation and whether it is incorporated in or compliant with standards relevant to the technology.

• What are your IPR assets? Describe the key knowledge items and who owns them and who else may have rights to use them; patents (applied/granted) or other ways of protection.

• What is your strategy for knowledge management and protection?

• What are your measures to ensure commercial exploitation ('freedom to operate')?

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Impact in SME phase II

• Intellectual Property Right (IPR) and legal framework

• Describe the legal and regulatory requirements to be fulfilled for the exploitation of your innovation and whether it is incorporated in or compliant with standards relevant to the technology.

• What are your IPR assets? Describe the key knowledge items and who owns them and who else may have rights to use them; patents (applied/granted) or other ways of protection.

• What is your strategy for knowledge management and protection?

• What are your measures to ensure commercial exploitation ('freedom to operate')?

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Impact in SME phase II

• Communication and access to research data

• How will you publicly communicate about your innovation during the period of the grant? Where relevant, mention measures for public/societal engagement on issues related to the project.

• If relevant, how will you manage/exploit/share the research data generated and/or collected during the project? What are the types of data and standards to be generated/collect? How will this data be curated and preserved and what are the costs involved? If data cannot be made available for commercial reason, explain why.

• If relevant, what are the measures to provide open access (free on-line access, such as ‘green’ or ‘gold’ model) to peer-reviewed scientific publications to result from the project?4

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Impact in FTI

• Describe how your action will contribute to:

• the expected impacts set out in the work programme;

• developing innovation that reshapes existing or creates new markets or means a major step forward for addressing major societal challenges;

• improving the innovation capacity strengthening the competitiveness and scale-up of the industrial partners in the consortium;

• scientific and technological progress,

• achieving other environmental and social impacts (if not already covered above).

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Impact in FTI

• Show which user needs or challenge you have identified and how these will be met by your proposal; explain the way in which your proposal can offer a solution that will outcompete possible existing solutions for the user need or challenge identified.

• Compare your solution with competing solutions (if any), using a cost-benefit analysis.

• Describe the type of market you target (e.g. niche or high volume). What is the estimation of total market size and growth rate? What are the market trends? What are you planning to use as main selling points? Describe the most relevant market segments for initial introduction of your solution, and its potential to attract early adopters / users (both in terms of profile and geographical location).

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Impact in FTI

• Show the economic relevance of your solution, in particular for the scale-up of the industry partner(s) in the consortium (turnover, market share, employment creation, longer-term sales expectations, return on investment and profit). Describe the expected economic return on investment for the economy at large, with attention for the creation of growth and jobs. Mention, if applicable, changes in the main sector of economic activity of the industry partners of the consortium.

• In the context of your proposal, elaborate on your capital investment policy for the next three years of operation. Indicate the funding requirements to reach go-to-market, making reference to the parties that will/should be involved. Show your envisaged financial mix: percentage or relevance of own funds, FTI funding, other external funding (loans, venture capital…)…

• Describe any barriers/obstacles, and any framework conditions (such as regulation,

• standards, public acceptance, workforce considerations, financing of follow-up steps,

• cooperation of other links in the value chain), that may influence the

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Impact in FTI

• Describe any barriers/obstacles, and any framework conditions (such as regulation, standards, public acceptance, workforce considerations, financing of follow-up steps, cooperation of other links in the value chain), that may influence the success of your proposal, especially for market acceptance. (This should not include any risk factors concerning implementation, as covered in section 3.2.)

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7. Implementation

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Part B: 3. Implementation – 3.1. Work Plan –Work packages, deliverables

• Structure of the project and the stages, and the should present the interaction and description of all work packages

• Key questions:

What should be done?

What is it needed what for? Why

When should it be done?

How much from what?- intending to achieve on the basis of resources

• Consistency with excellence & impact!

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Part B: 3. Implementation – 3.1. Work Plan –Work packages, deliverables

Please provide the following:

• brief presentation of the overall structure of the work plan

• timing of the different work packages and their components (Gantt chart or similar);

• detailed work description, i.e.:

a description of each work package (table 3.1a);

a list of work packages (table 3.1b);

a list of major deliverables (table 3.1c);

• graphical presentation of the components showing how they inter-relate (PERT chart or similar).

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Suggestions for a good workplan

• Give full details

• Base your account on the logical structure of the project

• Include details of the resources to be allocated to each work package.

• The number of work packages should be proportionate to the scale and complexity of the project

• You should give enough detail in each work package to justify the proposed resources to be allocated

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Suggestions for a good workplan

• a distinct work package on ‘management’ (see section 3.2)

• visibility in the work plan to ‘dissemination and exploitation’ and ‘communication activities’, either with distinct tasks or distinct work packages

• include an updated (or confirmed) ‘plan for the dissemination and exploitation of results’ in both the periodic and final reports

• Include a 'data management plan' as a distinct deliverable within the first 6 months of the project. (mandatory for innovation actions)

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Work Plan

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Gantt Chart: work over time

D: DeliverableM: Milestone

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PERT Diagram: Work Package interrealtions

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PERT Diagram: Work Package interrealtions

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PERT Diagram: Work Package interrealtions

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Suggestion: Work Breakdown Structure

• Structure the entire work by means of discrete elements (work packages)

• Start your planning with the final objective(s)

• Successively subdivide the project into logical and manageable components in terms of size, duration and responsibility (e.g. tasks, subtasks and work packages)

• Include all steps necessary to achieve the objective(s) of the respective work package

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Suggestion: Milestones

• Are control points where decisions are needed with regard to the next stage of the project.

• For example, a milestone may occur when a major result has been achieved, if its successful attainment is required for the next phase of work.

• Another example would be a point when the consortium must decide which of several technologies to adopt for further development.

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Part B, 3. Implementation – 3.2 Management structure, milestones and procedures

Key questions:

• How is the project managed? What project management experience is already available? Who is responsible?

• What is the decision making structure? Who is deciding with whom about what and how? Who has a vote or a veto? Does a risk or conflict management strategy exist? What is the mitigation procedure in critical situations?

• What is the internal communication structure?

• If relevant: How is innovation management addressed?

• What kind of quality management measures exist?

• What structures support the exploitation and dissemination of results?

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Part B, 3. Implementation – 3.2 Management structure, milestones and procedures

• What harms the project implementation?

• What kind of measures can reduce risks? Is there a Plan B?

• Name an appropriate amount of risks

Answer to possible concerns of evaluators!

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Do’s

• Concrete and precise planning.

• Details and Quantification. Use Tables.

• Well-timed tasks and activities with well-balanced allocation to partners.

• Well-balanced and justified resources and budget.

• Consortium with partners who complement and synergize well in expertise and tasks.

3. Implementation

› 3.1 Work plan – work packages, deliverables

› 3.2 Management structure, milestones and procedures

› 3.3 Consortium as a whole

› 3.4 Resources to be committed

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…and Dont’s

• Don’t do “copy-pastes” from other/ previous proposals.

• Don’t forget the details -unsubstantiated/ unreferenced content/ figures/ numbers give a negative impression.

• Don’t take partners with no significant role and tasks.

• Don’t plan vague Deliverables and Milestones. Lack of “Plan B” and contingency measures.

3. Implementation

› 3.1 Work plan – work packages, deliverables

› 3.2 Management structure, milestones and procedures

› 3.3 Consortium as a whole

› 3.4 Resources to be committed

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8. Consortium

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Part B, 3. Implementation – 3.3 Consortium asa whole

• How does the consortium as a whole reach the objectives?

• Complementarity of partners?

• Are you covering all objectives and impact of the topic?

• What does every single partner contribute to this? Does everyone have an appropriate and relevant role in the consortium?

• Do you have partners from third countries?

• Overview of competences of every partner organisation e.g. via a matrix of responsibilities

• Individual members are described in part 4 of the proposal

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Team in SME phase II

• Team

• Describe your team and their achievements and experience in relation to the approach you will be taking.

• Describe the roles of the team within your project. What is the role of the company's owner(s)?What are the main strengths and weaknesses of the team?

• If your project is to be implemented by a consortium, describe how the partners complement each other.

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9. Ethics

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Already checked in the A-Forms

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Importance of Research Ethics in Horizon 2020

Research ethics is crucial for all scientific domains (NOT only in Life Sciences). For example:

• Data protection & Privacy

• Dual use issues

• Environmental risks and safety issues

• Research integrity aspects

In Horizon 2020, all proposals considered for funding will be submitted to an Ethics Review procedure.

Only proposals that comply with ethical principles and legislation may receive funding!

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How to complete your Ethics Self-Assessment

• Guide with information and advice on how to address ethics in research / Horizon 2020

• For ALL applicants (NOT only medical research)

• Fill-in the Ethics issues table in Part A of the submission

system

• All ethics issues should be addressed in your proposal part B (specific section)!

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Main ethics issues

1. Human embryos and

foetuses

2. Human beings

3. Human cells/tissues

4. Personal data

5. Animals

6. Non-EU Countries

7. Environment & Health and Safety

8. Dual use

9. Exclusive focus on civil applications

10.Potential misuse of research results

11.Other issues (Ethics integrity)

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10. Open access and open data in Horizon 2020 projects

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Open Science: approach in Horizon 2020

The Europe 2020 strategy for a smart, sustainable and inclusive economyunderlines the central role of knowledge and innovation in generatinggrowth

Broader access to scientific publications and data therefore helps to:

• build on previous research results (improved quality of results)

• encourage collaboration and avoid duplication of effort (greater efficiency)

• speed up innovation (faster progress to market means faster growth)

• involve citizens and society (improved transparency of the scientificprocess).

This is why the EU wants to improve free access to scientificinformation and to boost the benefits of public investment inresearch funded under Horizon 2020

7. Open access and open data in Horizon 2020 projects

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7. Open access to publications and open data

Open access to scientific publications (OA): providing online access to scientific information that is free of charge to the end-user and reusable. 'Scientific' refers to all academic disciplines.

The 2 main routes to open access are:

• Self-archiving / 'green' open access – the author, or arepresentative, archives (deposits) the published article or the final peer-reviewed manuscript in an online repository before, at the same time as,or after publication. Some publishers request that open access be grantedonly after an embargo period has elapsed.

• Open access publishing / 'gold' open access - an article isimmediately published in open access mode. In this model, the paymentof publication costs is shifted away from subscribing readers.

Open access to research data refers to the right to access and reusedigital research data under the terms and conditions set out in the GrantAgreement.

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7. Open access to publications and open data

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TIPs

• Do not submit at the last minute!

• Do not hesitate to submit several versions.

• Strictly respect the templates and length limitations.

• Check the completeness and quality of your forms and files.

• Take time to familiarize yourself with the proceedings.

• Read all the documents provided by the EC

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Reference Documents

• Proposal template 2017-2018:http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html#h2020-call_ptef-pt-2018-20

• Gender Dimension: http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/gendered-innovations/index_en.cfm

• Dissemination of the results:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/grants/grant-management/dissemination-of-results_en.htm

• Ethics in Horizon 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/cross-cutting-issues/ethics_en.htm

• Guides on dissemination and communication:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/grants/grant-management/communication_en.htm

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