SSH in HORIZON 2020 EAUH, 2014, Lisbon. Three priorities Excellent science Industrial leadership...

SSH in HORIZON 2020

EAUH, 2014, Lisbon

Three priorities

Excellent science

Industrial leadership

Societal challenges

European Research Council (ERC)Frontier research by the best individual teams 13 095

Future and Emerging TechnologiesCollaborative research to open new fields of innovation

2 696

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)Opportunities for training and career development 6 162

Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)

Ensuring access to world-class facilities 2 488

Priority 1: Excellent scienceProposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs)(ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space)

13 557

Access to risk financeLeveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation

2 842

Innovation in SMEsFostering 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

Priority 2: Industrial leadershipProposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)

Priority 3: Societal challengesProposed funding (€ million, 2014-2020)

Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities (2014-2018)

Health, demographic change and wellbeing 7 472

Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy

3 851

Secure, clean and efficient energy * 5 931

Smart, green and integrated transport 6 339

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

3 081

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies 1 310

Secure societies 1 695

Science with and for society 462

Spreading excellence and widening participation 816

Integration of SSH in Horizon 2020

• Supported through the 'Excellent Science' part of H2020 (ERC, Marie Curie and Infrastructures)

• Integrated in Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) where relevant

• Integrated in all Societal Challenges

• SSH play a major role in the Societal Challenge 6: "Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies"

• Opportunities under 'Widening' and 'Science with and for Society' support programmes

SSH in the first call of Horizon 2020 • 199 out of 540 topics in the first call of Horizon 2020

(Pillar 2 and 3 + RI, Widening and SWFS) are flagged as SSH-relevant

• Within the flagged topics the involvement of SSH will differ from a dominating/defining role to a more limited role

• The SSH flagged topics constitute 37 % of all topics and an estimated budget available for SSH of 448 million euros. This represents 5.3 % of the budget (3,8 % excluding SC6)

• The Excellent Science pillar is a very important instrument to support SSH research - the indicated share of SSH of the budgets for the ERC and Marie Sklodowska-Curie represents approximately 700 million euros for SSH for the first call of Horizon 2020

PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

The Innovation Divide



Specific eligibility criteria for WIDESPREAD• Given the particular political objectives of the "Spreading Excellence

and Widening Participation" part of H2020 a targeted approach in terms of eligibility is needed to help those participants with low performance in R&I

• H2020 legal texts refer to "low performing RDI Member States and regions”

• A Composite Indicator that measures Research Excellence (capped at the 70% of the EU average) was chosen to define which Member States will be considered as “low RDI performing” for Widening actions:

• “low RDI performing” Member States: Latvia, Croatia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, Romania, Luxembourg, Poland, Bulgaria, Estonia, Portugal, Slovenia, Cyprus, Czech Republic and Hungary.



Overview of main measures under WIDESPREAD in H2020

- Teaming for Excellence (CoEs)- Twinning (institutional networking)- ERA Chairs (bringing excellence to institutions)

Total Budget for WIDESPREAD in H2020 ~ € 800 million



Teaming for ExcellenceWhat?

Creation of new (or significant upgrade of existing) Centres of Excellence in low performing Member States and regions

How?

Proposals: Need to demonstrate the long-term science and innovation strategy of the future Centre based on a SWOT analysis

Stage 1: Funding for the development of a Business Plan for the new Centre of Excellence facilitated by a teaming process with a leading counterpart in Europe

Stage 2: Subject to the quality of the Business Plan, and a commitment of the Member State (e.g. support via Cohesion Policy Funds), the Commission may provide further substantial financial support for the first steps of implementation of the Centre.



Teaming (2)

The Partners - 2 parties in each Teaming project:

(1) the participant organisation (COORDINATOR) from a low performing Member State (for example a research agency at national or regional level, or a regional authority);

(2) an institution of research and innovation excellence (public or private) or a consortium of such institutions;



Teaming (3)Call 2014 ("Stage 1"): Business Plan for a Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Budget: € 11.85M Call deadline: 17 September 2014Project Size: €200.000 - €500.000 per proposal

Project Duration: 12 monthsDeliverable: Business Plan of the CoE

2016: ("Stage 2") Implementation of the CoE

Budget: ~ € 80-90 M Project Size: €15-20MProject Duration: 5-7 yearsFunding for: Substantial support for the implementation phase of the CoE

Implementation: Specific Grant Agreement established under a Framework Partnership Agreement (Coordination and Support Action)

Total Budget for Teaming in H2020: ~ € 270 M



TwinningWhat? Strengthening a defined field of research of a knowledge institution in a low performing Member State or region through linking with at least two internationally-leading counterparts in Europe.

How?

Proposals: Will have to outline the scientific strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity in a defined area of research as well as the scientific quality of the partners involved in the twinning exercise

Funding for:

• expert visits and short-term on-site or virtual training; • workshops & conference attendance; • organisation of joint summer school type activities; • dissemination and outreach activities.

Equipment & researchers' salaries will NOT be funded.



Twinning (2)The Partners

• ONE institution located in a Low Performing MS/region (COORDINATOR)

• A minimum of TWO additional partners from two different Member States or Associated Countries.

Call 2015 Details:

Budget: ~ € 64 M Call publication date: 2 July 2014Call deadline: 2 December 2014Project Size: €1 M per proposal

Project Duration: 3 years

Type of action: Coordination and Support Action

Total Budget for Twinning in H2020: ~ € 100 M



What?To bring high quality researchers and managers (ERA Chairs and their team) to universities and research organisations (in low performing MS and regions) with the potential for research excellence to help them implement structural changes to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis.

Proposal Design:

• Proposals can be in any scientific domain of research and innovation but expected to be in line with regional/national strategies for smart specialisation.

• Shall comprise measures to foster compliance with ERA priorities (open recruitment, peer review, gender balance, innovative doctoral training).

• Include a plan to increase Research Capacity: measures for better use of the installed research capacity; description of any necessary investments in facilities and infrastructures and present a strategy to mobilise support for them (including possible support from ESI Funds).

ERA Chairs



ERA Chairs (2)

Funding for: • Salaries of ERA Chair and his/her team.• Support for measures aimed at structural changes in the institution

(Possible costs that could be funded: trainings, meetings, publication and patenting costs, equipment)

Call 2014 Details:

Budget: ~ € 34 M Call deadline: 15 October 2014Project Size: max €2.5 M per proposal

Project Duration: 5 years

Type of action: Coordination and Support Action (Mono-Beneficiary)

Total Budget for ERA Chairs in H2020: ~ € 240 M

Main objective:

'The aim is to build effective cooperation between science and society, to recruit new talent for science and to pair scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility.'

What is Science with and for Society?

The objectives of Societal Challenge 6

"To foster a greater understanding of Europe, provide solutions and support inclusive, innovative and reflective European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations and growing global interdependencies"

Horizon 2020 Regulation

SC6 includes „research and innovation activities contributing to make societies more inclusive, innovative and reflective, and also specific measures supporting particular cross-cutting issues mentioned in this societal challenge ."

Horizon 2020 Specific Programme

Structure of Societal Challenge 6

Inclusive Societies:Smart, sustainable and inclusive growthBuilding resilient, inclusive, participatory and open societies in EuropeEurope's role as a global actorSustainable and inclusive environments through innovative spatial and urban planning

Innovative societies:Strengthening the evidence-base and support for the IU and ERANew forms of innovation, incl. social innovation and creativityMake use of the innovative, creative and productive potential of all generationsCooperation with third countries

Reflective societies:European heritage (memory, identity)European countries' and regions' historyEurope's role in the world; intercultural relations

Societal Challenge 6 5 Calls

"EURO"-CALL: Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe

"YOUNG"-CALL: The young generation in an innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe

"REFLECTIVE"-CALL: Reflective societies: cultural heritage and European identities

"INT"-CALL: Europe as a global actor

"INSO"-CALL: New forms of innovation

Support

Calls, Topics, Modalities

IT issues



More information needed? HORIZON 2020:

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020

SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 6 - WORK PROGRAMME 2014/2015:http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/europe-changing-world-inclusive-

innovative-and-reflective-societies

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS:http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html

FACT SHEETS (on open access, international participation etc.):http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/presentation-and-campaign-material

HORIZON 2020 HELPDESK:http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries

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