Horizon 2020 Smart, Green and Integrated Transport

How to increase Pwin

Louise MothersoleUK National Contact Point for Transport

+44 (0)7500 952706 Louise.Mothersole@innovateuk.gov.uk

How to increase the Probability of Winning

• Understand the process• Get on the right team• Write the right proposal• Access all sources of support

The Process

Common failings of understanding

• Failure to read all of the documentation rather than just viewing the website

Common failings of understanding

• Failure to read all of the documentation rather than just viewing the website• Costs – what is eligible as a direct cost and what about

subcontractors?–Annotated Model Grant Agreement

• One Stage versus Two Stage competition–Only Excellence and Impact evaluated in a 15 page

proposal for Stage 1 of Two Stage–Eligibility criteria must be met but team capability not

assessed

Get on the right team

• Be part of EU initiatives (e.g. technology platforms) already• Seek partners with a winning track record–All previous participants (since 1990) published here

• UK Universities have highest success rate of all EU sectors• An additional (unfunded) international element can earn

extra points• Webinar last Monday, slides available on request

Write the right proposal• Evaluators are people too–Make their job easier by clearly sign-posting items that will

earn you points• Think what your competitors might say–If you can’t cover the full scope for the available budget, somebody

else will claim they can• Pay attention to Impact–Easy to get carried away with the sexy technology, don’t forget the

‘so what’ factor• Social Sciences and Humanities are embedded within all topics

and earn points

Sources of support

• UK based and free support–Enterprise Europe Network–Knowledge Transfer Network–National Contact Points

• European Commission Services–Horizon 2020 Helpdesk–IT Helpdesk–IPR Helpline

More useful links• Smart, Green and Integrated Transport home page• Template for RIA and IA proposals• Template for CSA proposals• Self-evaluation form for RIA, IA and CSA• Participant Portal – register yourself and your organisation• Guidance for Evaluators• Consider registering as an evaluator – very valuable insights

to be gained

Any Questions?

Louise.mothersole@innovateuk.gov.uk