horizon 2020 | an overview | joanne coyle

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Horizon 2020 Overview


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


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


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)


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?


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


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:


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


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


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?


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


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


Participant Portal

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/index.html


Where are the calls for proposals?


What does a call look like?


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


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


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


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

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html


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


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


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


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


European Commission wants you as experts!


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

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