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Horizon 2020 and transport funding

Cliff Funnell

UK H2020 Transport NCP

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What is Horizon 2020

The new European Union programme for research and innovation for 2014-2020

A budget of just over €79 billion; 30 per cent higher in real terms than the 2007-2013 period

A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:

Responding to the economic crisis to invest in jobs and growth

Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment

Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

Technology Strategy BoardDriving InnovationOverall UK Performance in FP7

EU provides up to 20% of HEIs‘ external research income

UK received 15.2% of FP7 spend (second only to Germany – 16.1%)

Benefiting from a total of 6.142 billion euro EU contribution (5.05 billion GBP)

2 670 UK organisations participate in 9 155 FP7 projects

UK is 2nd in number of participants and budget share amongst EU-28 (and 1st in both participations and budget share in 2012 and 2013)

Success rate for applications is 23.1 % (higher than EU average: 20.9%)

Technology Strategy BoardDriving InnovationMajor Simplification

A single set of rules for all funding under Horizon 2020

Fewer, more flexible, funding instrument /More coherent with other new EU Programmes

Simpler reimbursement: 1 project = 1 funding rate

100% of the total eligible costs (70% for innovation actions)

Single flat rate for indirect costs (25% of eligible costs)

Faster time to grant - Within 8 months of call deadline in most cases

Simplification in grant agreements

e.g. no time-sheets for personnel working full time on a project

Technology Strategy BoardDriving InnovationNew approach to WPs and calls

More strategic work programmes Focusing on areas where EU level action has greatest impact

With a coherent set of actions from research to innovation

Greater integrated across different parts of Horizon 2020

Less prescriptive calls More open to innovative proposals

Stronger emphasis on impact

Stimulating inter-disciplinary projects

Two year work programmesGreater participation in setting work programmes, including by citizens

More advanced notice for applicants

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Three priorities

Excellent science

Industrial leadership

Societal challenge

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Coverage of the full innovation chain

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JRC

3 Pillar Structure

Industrial Leadership

Innovation in SMEs

Access to Risk Finance

Leadership in Enabling and

Industrial Technologies

Excellent Science

European Research Council

Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions

Research Infrastructures

Future & Emerging

Technologies (FET)

Societal ChallengesHealth, demographic change

and wellbeing

Food security, sustainableagriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water and

bio-economy

Secure, clean andefficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and

raw materials

Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

EITSpreading Excellence andWidening Participation

Science with and for Society

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Horizon 2020

III.

Societal Challenges

4.

Smart, green and integrated

Transport

Transport opportunities

3.

Secure, clean and efficient

energy

….

II.

Industrial Leadership

3.

Innovation in SMEs

2.

Access to risk

finance

1.

Leadership in enabling and

industrial technologies

I.

Excellent Science

2.

Future and Emerging

Technologies

4.

Research Infrastructure

s

…..

3.

Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions

Transport challenge budget

6,339 M € for 7 years 2014-2020

50/50 JTIs/collaborative calls Clean Sky SESAR Fuel Cells & Hydrogen (contribution) [Shift2Rail]

867 M € for WP 2014-15

Work Programme: new features challenge-based approach: broad latitude for applicants to devise

innovative solutions broader topics, less prescription, focus on impact biennial WP, annual calls (in most cases) 1 topic = various projects (in most cases) no 'ringfencing' of topic budget/ranking (in most cases) simplified types of actions/funding rates

(research and innovation actions: 100%; innovation actions: 70%/100%;…)

2-stage evaluation for most topics keywords and tags for easy access to information

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2016 20172018 2019

2020

20152014

Work programme cycle in H2020

1st 2nd 3rd

• Calls: annual, biennial or open

• Single stage or 2-stage evaluation

* possible revision

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WP 2014-15 Transport calls

Calls(publication 11 December 2014)

Budget (€ Mio)2014

Budget (€ Mio)2015

Call 'Mobility for Growth' 374,5 (+2) 184 (+10)

1. Aviation 70 (+2) 362. Rail 52  -3. Road 66 23 (+5)4. Waterborne 56 185. Urban 40 66,56. Logistics 32 187. ITS 31   -8. Infrastructure 19 17,59. Socio-economic and behavioural research 8,5 5 (+5)

Call 'Green Vehicles' 129 30

Call Small business and Fast Track 35,87 38,69

Contribution to Smart Cities, Blue Growth 33.5 25.5

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Calls: deadlines 2014

  18 March 27 March 28 AugustMobility for Growth

RIAs + IAs stage 1

RIAs + IAs stage 2

CSAs (single stage)

 

X

 

 

 

X

 

 

X

Green vehicles (single stage)     X

SME instrument (open call) cut-off dates: 18 June, 24 Sept, 17 Dec

Fast track to innovation [pilot action in 2015]

Time to grant: max 8 months

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Information Sources

• Contact NCP Cliff.funnell@tsb.gov.uk

• Register interest/access EU informationhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

• Partner Search / Organisation Profileshttp://www.transport-ncps.net

• Look at past projects - TRIPhttp://www.transport-research.info/

• EC Info-Day Presentationshttp://ec.europa.eu/research/transport/events/infoday2013/index_en.htm