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Potential Funding Opportunities

Horizon 2020 – our targets

2/5

HORIZON 2020 – our target: €17.1m

EXCELLENT SCIENCE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

€6.9m

INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP

€8.5m

€0.5m

European Research Council (ERC)

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA)

Research Infrastructures (RI)

Health and wellbeing

Food security

Transport

Energy

Climate action

Societies

Security

Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT)

Access to Risk Finance

Innovation in SMEs

OTHER

E.g., COST actions€1.2m

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European Research CouncilWhat are the main ERC principles?• 1 researcher; 1 host institution; 1 project; 1 selection criterion:

scientific excellence• No consortia, no networks, no co-financing• Applications can be made in any field of research, including social

sciences and humanities• Independent researchers from anywhere in the world, of any age and

career stage can apply• Host institutions must provide conditions for the researcher to direct

the research and manage its funding• The grant is 'portable' to another host institution• Research must be carried out in one of the 28 EU member states or

associated countries

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What type of grants does the ERC fund?

1. ERC Starting Grant Deadline 3rd Feb 2015– for young, early-career top researchers (2-7 years after PhD) up to 2

million euro for a period of 5 years.

2. ERC Consolidator Grant Deadline 12th Mar 2015– for already independent excellent researchers 7-12 years after PhD) up

to 2.75 million euro for a period of 5 years.

3. ERC Advanced Grant Deadline 2nd June 2015– for senior research leaders with significant research achievements in the

last 10 years up to 3.5 million euro for a period of 5 years.

4. ERC Proof of Concept Grants Deadline 1st Oct 2015 – for ERC grant holders who want to check the market and/or innovation

potential of research results from ERC-projects -up to 150,000 euro for a period of 12 months.

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MSCA Individual FellowshipsA personal fellowship to support mobility• For Experienced Researchers• Post-PhD or equivalent• No upper experience limit• No age limits• Fully-funded fellowships• Salary, research costs etc.• 2 fellowship types:• European FellowshipsIncludes Career Restart and Reintegration options – 1 to 2 years• Global Fellowships – 2 to 3 years, including 1 year back in Europe

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MSCA Innovative Training Networks

A typical Innovative Training Network (ITN) is a consortium of host organisations from the academic and non-academic sectors. Deadline 13th January 2015There are 3 types of ITN:

1. European Training Network2. European Industrial Doctorate3. European Joint Doctorate

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European Training Network (ETN)

1. European Training Networks (ETN)– Typical consortium size 6 to 10 participants (minimum is

three participants in at least three different Member States or Associated countries).

– The Beneficiaries who form the core of the consortium should include a mix of participants from the academic and non-academic sectors. Additional participants can get involved as Partner organisations.

– The project can fund doctoral and/or masters’ degree students.

– Project Duration 4 years.– Typical Project Budget €3 – 5 million.

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Typical ETN

• Consortium of organisations from different countries and sectors;

1. Beneficiaries: recruit researchers2. Partner Organisations: host secondments/provide training

• Propose a joint research programme• Recruit researchers across the consortium– each researcher has an Individual Research Project• Advanced research skills and complementary skills training• Networking events• Secondments for each researcher to another sector(academic to non-academic, or vice-versa)

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European Industrial Doctorates (EID)

2. European Industrial Doctorates (EID)• The minimum consortium size is one academic

Beneficiary and one non-academic Beneficiary from two different Member States or Associated Countries.

• Other participants from any sector can be added if required, either as Beneficiaries or Partner Organisations.

• The researchers must spend at least 50% of their time working in the non-academic sector.

• Project Duration 4 years.• Typical Project Budget €1 – €5 million.

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Funded EID

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European Joint Doctorates (EJD)• European Joint Doctorates (EJD)• Typical consortium size 6 to 10 participants (minimum is three

academic participants in at least three different Member States or Associated countries).

• The Beneficiaries who form the core of the consortium can include a mix of participants from the academic and non-academic sectors. Additional participants can get involved as Partner organisations.

• The project can fund doctoral students only and upon completion of the EJD programme, a researcher must receive a joint, double or multiple doctoral degree.

• Project Duration 4 years.• Typical Project Budget €3 – 5 million.

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ETN Funding Model

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ETN Success Rate

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MSCA RISEPromoting transfer of knowledgebetween countries and sectors• Research programme executed by:• Exchange of “staff” around the consortium(Duration 1 month to 1 year)• Networking activities• Collaborate with any sector and anycountry worldwide• Per Researcher/Month:

• €2000 for travel costs• €2500 networking, management, etc.

• 57% of Irish participations in 2014 Callwere funded

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MSCA RISE Requirements

• Project duration 48 months• Minimum consortium 3 participants in 3 countries

1. 2 academic participants plus 1 non-academic (or vice versa)2. 2 European participants plus 1 non-European participant

• Secondments:• “Staff” must be active at their host for 6 months before secondment• Must be reintegrated after secondment (no duration or mechanism specified)• All secondments within Europe must be international &

intersectoral

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MSCA RISE Secondments• Secondments from Europe to non-European countries are paid for• Secondments from most non-European countries to Europe are paid for, except:

• Secondments from high-income countries e.g. USA, Brazil

• All countries are funded to participate in the project’s networking/training events

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Open Industrial Leadership CallsH2020 Call Deadline

BIOTEC 5

Phase 1&218th March 201517th June 201517th Sept 201516th Dec 2015

BIOTEC 6 Metagenomics as innovation driver 24th Feb 2015 Phase 111th June 2015 Phase 2

NMP-3 Manufacturing and control of nanoporous materials 26th Mar 2015NMP 6 Novel nanomatrices and nanocapsules 26th March 2015NMP 25 Accelerating the uptake of nanotechnologies, advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by SME’s

18th March 201517th June 201517th Sept 201516th Dec 2015

NMP 29 Increasing the capacity to perform nano-safety assessment

26th Mar 2015 Stage 128th Sept 2015 Stage 2

NMP 30 Next Generation tools for risk governance of nanomaterials

26th Mar 2015 Stage 128th Sept 2015 Stage 2

Fast Track Innovation Pilot 28th April/ 1st Sept/1st Dec 2015

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Open Excellent Science CallsExcellent Science Pillar Deadline

MSCA RISE 28th April 2015

MSCA COFUND 2nd Oct 2015

MSCA IF 11th Sept 2015

ERC Starting Grant 3rd Feb 2015

ERC Consolidator Grant 12th Mar 2015

ERC ADV 2nd June 2015

ERC Proof of Concept 1st Oct 2015

TWINNING Call 7th May 2015

FET OPEN RIA– Novel ideas for radically new technologies

31st March 201529th Sept 2015

FET OPEN CSA 31st March 201529th Sept 2015

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Why?• Gain key insights into the proposal evaluation

process within the Commission • Networking opportunity • Enhance your experience/expertise • Time is reimbursed, as is travel (where required) • Insight into application best practise

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Become an Evaluator

How do I register? Visit the website below, where you will see the following option to register and it will ask you to create an ECAS account, if you have not alreadyhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html