Preparing a Horizon 2020 proposal: how to get started Lerend netwerk – 17 september 2015 Annelies Stockmans
Preparing a Horizon 2020 proposal
- Horizon 2020: What?
- Context and relevance of your project
- Find funding opportunities
- Understand the call topic
- Proposal writing
- More information?
Horizon 2020: What?
EU Research and Innovation programme with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014-2020)
Financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness.
Horizon 2020: What?
Context and relevance of your project
Research institutes/universities Project idea proposal
Industry/society
Societal challenges/
Industry needs Project idea proposal
Research institutes/universities
Move to challenge-based calls, attracting more multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral proposals
Context and relevance of your project
Context and relevance of your project
Context and relevance of your project
Context and relevance of your project
Impact: the stumbling block for researchers!
Context and relevance of your project: EU policy Europe 2020
3 PRIORITIES
Smart growth
Sustainable growth
Inclusive growth
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Employment 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be
employed 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to
be employed
R&D 3% of the EU's GDP to be invested
in R&D
Climate change and
energy sustainability
greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
Education
Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10%
At least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
Reducing the rates of early school leaving below 10%
At least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
Fighting poverty
and social
exclusion
At least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social
exclusion
Digital agenda for Europe
Innovation Union
Youth on the move
Resource-efficient Europe
An industrial policy for the globalisation era
Agenda for new skills and jobs
European platform against
poverty
7 FLAGSHIP INITIATIVES
Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union
Impact and understanding the context of your research
Innovation Union: Pooling efforts for breakthroughs stakeholder advisory platforms: 1. European Innovation Partnerships (EIP)
Impact and understanding the context of your research 2. European Technology Platforms (ETP)
Impact and understanding the context of your research Priorities of the Junker Commission
A new boost for jobs, growth and investment
A connected digital single market
A resilient energy union with a forward-looking climate change policy
A deeper and fairer internal market with
a strenghtened industrial base
A deeper and fairer economic and
monetary union
A reasonable and balanced free trade agreement with the
U.S.
An area of justice and fundamental rights based on
mutual trust Towards a new policy on migration
A stronger global actor
A union of democratic change
Impact and understanding the context of your research 3 O’s of the Commissioner for Research and Innovation Carlos Moedas
Open Innovation
Open Science
Open to the world
Impact and understanding the context of your research
Europe 2020 strategy: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm
EU Flagship Initiatives: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/europe-2020-in-a-nutshell/flagship-
initiatives/index_en.htm European Innovation Partnerships:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm?pg=eip
European Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/ Commission priorities and 2015 Work Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/priorities/
Open Innovation, Open science, Open to the world: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-5243_en.htm
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 Reference documents
HORIZON 2020 : REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Legal basis Regulation of establishment Rules of participation Specific programme
Biannual work programmes Introduction to the Horizon 2020 WP WPs for the particular parts of Horizon 2020 General Annexes to the main WP
All information on Horizon 2020: Research and Innovation Participant portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 Reference documents
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 Reference documents
Specific programme – Annex I broad lines of activities: What are the grand challenges that need to be
adressed? What are the objectives defined for each challenge?
Which activities are necessary to reach the objectives defined for each challenge?
General introduction: Political context: Link H2020 – priorities EC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 Reference documents
Focus area calls
Internet of Things
Automated Road
Transport Digital Security
Smart and Sustainable
Cities
Energy Efficiency Competitive
Low-carbon Energy
Industry 2020 in the Circular
Economy
Blue Growth Sustainable
Food Security
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 Reference documents
Cross-cutting issues: SSH in H2020 Promotion of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) Gender dimension in research International cooperation …
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 – Reference documents
Structure of Societal challenges WPs: 1. Introduction to the work programme
2. Call(s) on focus & non-focus area(s) Introduction Call topics Conditions for the call: opening dates, deadlines, eligibility and
admissibility conditions, evaluation procedure and criteria,…
3. Coordination activities (e.g. support for EIP, ERA-NET, calls from other organisations/initiatives)
4. Other actions (e.g. subscription fees, prizes, tenders,..)
5. Budget
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project: Horizon 2020 documents – intranet DOC
Context and relevance of your project
Get familiar with the context of your research: − EU policy
− Introduction to the Horizon 2020 WP
− Introduction to the particular part of the WP in which the call topic features
− Any relevant road map, strategic direction or policy
documents referred to in the WP (which may be in the general introduction, the introduction to your call topic, and/or in the topic description)
Find funding opportunities Horizon 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/
Find funding opportunities Horizon 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/
Find funding opportunities Horizon 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/
Find funding opportunities participant portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Find funding opportunities: participant portal
Understand the call topic: call topic description
1-stage call
2-stage calls
Understand the call topic: call topic description
1-stage call = full proposal by given deadline 2-stage calls stage 1: outline proposal (max. 15 pages, only total budget see proposal template)
stage 2: full proposal
Understand the call topic: call topic description
1 – stage versus 2-stage calls Scope: taken werkpakket Impact: eindresultaat/objectieven Types of actions Technology readiness levels Klinische studies
Project tasks
Project budget
Results
Understand the call topic: call topic description
Type of action specifies: − the scope of what is funded − the reimbursement rate − specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding
RESEARCH & INNOVATION ACTIONS
EU funding rate – 100%
INNOVATION ACTIONS EU funding rate – 70% (except non-profit, which are still funded 100%)
COORDINATION & SUPPORT ACTIONS EU funding rate – 100%
More information: General Annexes to the Work Programme
Understand the call topic: call topic description
Technology readiness levels
− TRL 1 – basic principles observed − TRL 2 – technology concept formulated − TRL 3 – experimental proof of concept − TRL 4 – technology validated in lab − TRL 5 – technology validated in relevant environment (industrially relevant − environment in the case of key enabling technologies) − TRL 6 – technology demonstrated in relevant environment (industrially
relevant − environment in the case of key enabling technologies) − TRL 7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment − TRL 8 – system complete and qualified − TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment (competitive
manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)
Understand the call topic: call topic description
Understand the call topic: call topic description
Proposal writing Structure your project idea: Write a 1-page summary
Proposal writing Find partners: − Existing contacts (direct or indirect) − Participate in conferences/brokerage events − Follow activities of ETPs and EIPs − Previously approved projects:
http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html − Enterprise Europe network: http://een.ec.europa.eu/
− National Contact Points
Proposal writing Plan your activities carefully!
Proposal writing
Proposal writing
Proposal writing
Coaching sessions Horizon 2020 (Industrial leadership/Societal challenges)
What?
Half-day (3 to 4 hours) coaching session Advise by 2 Ernst & Young Subsidia experts on:
the optimal positioning of the project idea within the spirit of Horizon 2020;
the fit of the project idea within the call topic; the content of the project (voids, impact,...); the composition of the consortium; the H2020 application template; time management to ensure the timely finalization of the project
proposal.
Coaching sessions Horizon 2020 (Industrial leadership/Societal challenges)
Who?
To be eligible for a coaching session: The call for which the proposal is prepared, must be
situated within the pillar "Industrial leadership" or "Societal challenges";
Hasselt University needs to act as a coordinator; The project proposal needs to be detailed enough (a
coaching session is only useful if all the components specified in the one page proposal have been sufficiently worked out);
There needs to be enough time left to finalize the proposal
Coaching sessions Horizon 2020 (Industrial leadership/Societal challenges)
Procedure?
Complete one page proposal (intranet DOC) that summarizes the most important information of the project proposal (call topic, consortium, context, objectives, work packages, work plan, budget estimation, ...)
Express your interest to the Research coordination office
([email protected]) by submitting the completed one page proposal
EY Subsidia advises to submit the one page proposal at
least 6 months before the deadline
Proposal writing Points of attention: - UHasselt is already registered: do not create a new
PIC code!
- Add Research Coordination Office as a participant contact when preparing a proposal in the participant portal:
- LEAR: Ilse Haeldermans ([email protected]) AND - The staff member responsible for the programme e.g. Leen
Lambrechts for MSCA or Annelies Stockmans for Societal Challenges ([email protected])
More information? Online manual:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/index_en.htm
FAQ – how to: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/support/faq.html
UKRO: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/