Supporting EU Programmes in Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH)

Presentation to NUI Galway,5th November 2013

Paul Kilkenny, National Contact Point for SSH in Horizon2020

Outline

Social Sciences & Humanities – Opportunities for Ireland Societal Challenges; Challenge 6 & Others European Research Council (SSH)

The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and sustain a vibrant and creative research community in Ireland

The Irish Research Council – who are we?

What do we do?

Government of Ireland (GOI) Schemes

GOI Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme•Support for postgraduate degrees – Research Masters Degree, Doctoral Degree•Full time, based at Irish HEI•Supports new entrants and those who have part-completed degree

GOI Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme• Support for postdoctoral research projects• Full time, based at Irish HEI• One year fellowship: to prepare a doctoral dissertation for publication• Two year fellowship: to develop a new research project or a project

which is a significant development of the subject of the doctorate

Enterprise Schemes

Enterprise Partnership Scheme (EPS)•Support for postgraduate and postdoctoral degrees•Researcher based in Irish HEI with placement opportunity with Enterprise Partner•Enterprise partner based anywhere in the world

Employment Based Postgraduate Programme (EBP)• Support for postgraduate degrees• Researcher employed by Employment Partner, spends 50-70% of time with them and

remainder in Irish HEI• Employment Partner based in Ireland

Elevate Postdoctoral Programme (ELEVATE)• Support for postdoctoral degrees• Researcher located 2 years abroad in HEI or Enterprise partner, spends 1 year back in

Irish HEI• International HEI or Enterprise partner can be based anywhere in the world

GOI Schemes Supporting European Funding

GOI Research Projects Grant Scheme• Support for researchers and research teams to build capacity in their research

area through project grants and knowledge transfer activities• Applicants are full time members of academic staff for no less than 2-4 years• Three types of grant: Starter RPG Advanced RPG Interdisciplinary RPG

GOI New Foundations Scheme• Support for researchers who intend to pursue research, networking or

dissemination activities • One year award, welcomes applications to develop networks or projects in

support of future application to national or international funding programmes

Before you apply

• Schemes are run on a competitive basis based on specific terms and conditions. T&Cs cover all aspects of scheme including:

• Eligibility• Funding parameters• Criteria for scoring• Deadlines• Talk to your Research Office• Talk to parties relevant to your application – Supervisor/Enterprise

Partner/Referees - discuss proposal with them well in advance of deadline

• Does your proposal need ethical approval? Does your research have a gender dimension?

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Existing EU Networks & Opportunities

New EU Programme Launching 10th December

Horizon 2020: Overview

Three Pillars

1. Excellent Science

2. Industrial Leadership

3. Societal Challenges

€75 Billion

Horizon 2020: Purpose

An instrument for growth and jobs coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation; focusing on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport, security, environmental sustainability, Europe in a changing world; providing simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond.

Horizon 2020: Proposed Funding 2014-20 (€M)

EXCELLENT SCIENCE PILLAR

European Research Council (13,095) Frontier Research – Any Discipline

Circa 17% for SSH based on FP7 Performance

Future and Emerging Technologies Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation (2,696)

Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions Opportunities for training and career development (6,162)

Horizon 2020: Proposed Funding 2014-20 (€M)

Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class facilities

(2, 488)

European Research Council (ERC)

ERC supports investigator-initiated research across all fields of researchEmphasis on “frontier research”: both basic research in science and technology and society, of critical importance to economic and social welfare, and also research at and beyond the frontiers of understanding, to yield progress in new and exciting research areas that are characterized by an absence of disciplinary boundaries.

Three main research domains:•Physical Sciences & Engineering - NCP: Graeme Horley, SFI•Life Sciences - NCP: Graeme Horley, SFI•Social Sciences & Humanities - NCP: Paul Kilkenny, IRC

ERC Schemes

Starting Grants

starters (2-7 years after PhD)

up to € 2.0m for 5 years

Advanced Grants track-record of

significant researchachievements in the

last 10 yearsup to € 3.5m

for 5 years

Synergy Grants2 – 4 Principal Investigatorsup to € 15.0m for 6 years

Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage

of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders

ERC Grant schemes

Consolidator Grants

consolidators (7-12 years after PhD)

up to € 2.75m for 5 years

ERC Research Career Development

Post-docs

Senior Professor

Students

Post Graduates

J unior Professor/ J unior Researcher

Associated Professor

Full Professor

Erasmus

Marie Curie

ERC Advanced

ERC StG - Starters

ERC StG – ConsolidatorsERC SyG– Synergy

Horizon 2020: Proposed Funding 2014-20 (€M)

INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP PILLAR•Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space (13 557) •Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation (2 842) •Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs (616) + complemented by

expected 20% of budget of societal challenges + LEITs and

'Access to risk finance' with strong SME focus

Horizon 2020: Proposed Funding 2014-20 (€M)

Societal Challenges PILLAR1.Health, demographic change and wellbeing (7,472)

2.Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the bio-economy (3,851)

3.Secure, clean and efficient energy (5,931)

4.Smart, green and integrated transport (6,339)

5.Climate action, resource efficiency… (3,081)

6.Inclusive and reflective societies (1,309)

7.Secure societies (1,695) 8.Science with and for society (462)

9.Spreading excellence and widening participation (816)

NUIG Performance in FP7 – Slide One

HES Institution Funding to Irish Participants

(€)Total Funding to

Projects (€)TCD €76,250,460 €647,667,268UCD €68,434,113 €686,669,266UCC €67,425,054 €567,225,135NUIG €38,818,276 €380,120,199DCU €27,203,195 €171,096,315UL €17,228,129 €224,530,047RCSI €12,258,446 €67,095,389NUIM €9,641,008 €58,523,592 WIT €13,293,080 €104,632,878DIT €2,919,006 €32,116,083CIT €2,989,511 €81,421,518

NUIG Performance in FP7 – Slide Two

Higher Education Institution

Total Number of Participations

Total Number of Successful

Participations% Participation

Success RateTCD 925 194 21.0%UCD 885 192 21.7%UCC 923 192 20.8%NUIG 630 120 19.0%DCU 452 80 17.8%UL 303 50 16.5%WIT 227 36 15.8%NUIM 189 28 14.8%RCSI 92 19 20.6%DIT 135 18 13.3%CIT 83 17 20.5%

NUIG Performance in FP7 – Slide Three

Funding to Irish

Participants (€ million)Funding to Irish

Participants (€ million) HES Institution FP6 FP7TCD 28.6 76.2UCD 22.6 68.4UCC 30.1 67.4NUIG 24.1 38.8DCU 9.4 27.2UL 5.0 17.2WIT 4.9 13.3RCSI 2.7 12.2NUIM 3.1 9.6DIT 1.9 2.9CIT 0.6 2.9

Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 6

Europe in a changing world – Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Call Topics for 2014-2014 (Indicative Funding Subject to change)•Overcoming the Crisis: New Ideas, Strategies and Governance Structures for Europe (35M)

•The Young Generation in an Innovative, Inclusive and Sustainable Europe (15M)

•Reflective Societies: Cultural Heritage and European Identities (54.5M)

•Europe as a Global Actor (46.2M)

•New forms of Innovation (68M)

•Other policy related calls and actions (99M) – Innovation Policy Tenders

NUIG Targets for SSH in Horizon 2020

Where does NUIG want to be in Horizon 2020?

Contact Points

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