Tips for the successful participation in Horizon 2020
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Tips for the successful participation in Horizon 2020
Tips for the successful participation in Horizon 2020 Dr. Ulrike Trojahn, European Research and Project Office GmbH Seminar: Anträge für EU Förderungsprogramme February 6, 2014, htw saar, Saarbrücken How do I apply successfully to Horizon 2020? The indications are favourable… 06.02.2014 7.FRP – Saarland (2007-2013) Return flow of funds per researcher 1.400 30.000 Contribution Zuwendungen inin Mio Euro Mio € 1.200 25.000 Return flow of Mittelrückfluss pro Forscher (€) funds per 20.000 researcher (€) 800 15.000 600 Return flow of funds Fördersumme (Mio €) 1.000 10.000 400 5.000 200 0 0 BW 06.02.2014 BY NW BE NI SN HE HH RP HB BB TH SH SL ST MV 3 How should I start with project planning? 06.02.2014 4 Project planning – first steps Develop project idea Define objectives Strategic planning Select suitable type of project/funding scheme SFB, EU-project, etc. Select partners Detailed project outline Resource planning “Brain-storming”-meeting Lobbying (?) 06.02.2014 5 Project planning – first steps Ask yourself: • … is the idea innovative? • … call published? • … deadline? • … do I know all formal requirements? • … do I meet all formal requirements? • … composition of consortium in line with requirements? • … is my budget calculation in line with the funding limit? • … laboratory/office properly equipped for planned work? • … (bio)ethical limitations? • … all resources available to implement the project? • … keywords? • … 06.02.2014 6 Which characteristics/attributes should the „ideal“ project partner show? 06.02.2014 7 Selection of project partners How? • Formal requirements? • Special scientific applications? • Industry? • SME? • University? • Research Institution? 06.02.2014 Who? • Scientific excellence • Complementarity • Reliability • Availability • Commitment • Experience in project implementation • Managerial skills • Communication skills 8 How do I find partners? • Personal Network • Meetings /symposia /trade fairs /“brokerageevents“/info-days • Partner and project database „CORDIS“: http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html • EEN cooperation database: http://www.een-rlpsaar.de/ Important: Protect your ideas / conclude a confidentiality agreement if necessary 06.02.2014 9 What are the minimal requirements? 3 at least 3 participants from 3 different EU member states (MS) or associated states (AS) 1 Exceptions: • ERC, MSCA • SME instrument • CSA • when stated in the work programme 06.02.2014 10 Who may participate? • Every legal person (legal entity); natural persons (in some exceptional cases) • A project partner is always defined as the entire institution (legal entity), never as a single workgroup or a single academic department • Eligible states whose costs may be reimbursed by the EU: – EU Member States (EU 28) – Associated Countries: Albania, Iceland ,Israel, Liechtenstein, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Norway, Serbia, Bosnia, Faeroe Islands, Switzerland and Turkey. – International Organisations of European interest – Joint Research Centres – ICPC – “International co-operation partner country“: Third Countries with low to medium income (http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/pdf/icpc_countries_en.pdf) 06.02.2014 11 Proposal prepartion – next steps Partner selection completed. What comes next? • Define / adapt concept • Define objectives • Define tasks and responsibilities – Who is doing what? (coordinator / project partner) • Define work plan • Define timeframe & internal deadlines 06.02.2014 13 What type of activities are funded? • Research: basic research, visionary research, applied research • Testing and validation of technological solutions • Demonstrators, prototypes, scale-up • Dissemination activities: scientific publications (open access!), workshops, movies, etc. • Exploitation activities: patents, licenses, IP-management, feasibility studies, FTO analysis, market analysis, access to financing • Management and coordination 06.02.2014 Example of a „typical“ cooperation research project • Research conducted within a consortium of several project partners (Ø: 8-10, range: 5-25); complementary and corresponding activities • International: partners from different countries • Interdisciplinary: experts from various scientific fields • Duration: 3-5 years • EU contribution: 3-12 Mio. € • Average contribution received by local partners (Saarland) in FP7: Ø ca. 400.000€ per researcher 06.02.2014 What type of activities are funded? direct eligible costs non-eligible costs personnel costs taxes consumables, equipment etc. exchange rate losses travel costs debts subcontracts costs of other projects project-related other costs excessive costs new VAT* * If partner is not entitled to deduct input tax 06.02.2014 Reimbursement Indirect costs Flat rate: 25 % of direct costs • No actual indirect costs option! Funding rates Innovation Actions Research and Innovation Actions Coordination and Support Actions 70 % of eligible costs (= direct + indirect costs) Universities, non-profit research organisations, etc. 100 % funding 06.02.2014 100 % of eligible costs (= direct + indirect costs) Horizon 2020 work programmes • An updated strategic research agenda for Horizon 2020 will be published every 3 years • The specific work programme, containing the invidual call topics and respective budget objectives, covers two years, i.e. the current work programme encompasses calls for 2014 and 2015. • Topic structure: „specific challenge“, „scope“, and „expected impact“, additional information regarding project duration, consortium composition, international involvement, TRL, etc. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Strategic Programme 1 WP 1 Strategic Programme 2 WP 2 Strategic Programme 3 WP 3 WP4 06.02.2014 Technology readiness level (TLR) actual system proven in operational environment TRL 9 system complete and qualified TRL 8 system prototype demonstration TRL 7 technology demonstrated in relevant environment TRL 6 technology validated in relevant environment TRL 5 technology validated in lab TRL 4 experimental proof of concept TRL 3 technology concept formulated TRL 2 basic priciples observed TRL 1 06.02.2014 only partially addressed i) Excellent Science ii) Industrial Leadership LEIT Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, Space 19 Proposal preparation • The respective application procedure will be indicated for each call: • Single stage: at the indicated deadline a full proposal will is submitted (max. 70 pages) • Two stage: Initially a brief project outline is prepared -> „First stage proposal“ (max. 15 pages, HEALTH: 7 pages), following a successful evaluation, a full proposal will be prepared, detailing the project idea 06.02.2014 20 Proposal structure • Part 1 (proposal submission forms): administrative and financial informationen regarding the individual partner institutions • Part 2 (proposal body): Technical description of work plan (free text, however, structural division of content and page limitations need to be respected) • Proposals are submitted electronically via the Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS) • Signatures of all legal representives of each institution are not required for proposal submission (exception: ERC grants) 06.02.2014 21 H2020 RIA 1st stage proposal Proposal structure 1. 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 EXCELLENCE (max 5 points, threshold: 4) OBJECTIVES RELATION TO THE WORK PROGRAMME CONCEPT AND APPROACH AMBITION 2. IMPACT 2.1 EXPECTED IMPACTS (max 5 points, threshold: 4) Page limit: max 7 pages 06.02.2014 22 Evaluation criteria Excellence Impact The following aspects will be taken into account, to the extent that the proposed work corresponds to the topic description in the work programme. The extent to which the outputs of the project should contribute at the European and/or International level to: Clarity and pertinence of the objectives; The expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic Credibility of the proposed approach Soundness of the concept, including trans-disciplinary considerations, where relevant; Extent that proposed work is ambitious, has innovation potential, and is beyond the state of the art (e.g. groundbreaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches) Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge; Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations meeting the needs of European and global markets; and, where relevant, by delivering such innovations to the markets; Quality and efficiency of the implementation The following aspects will be taken into account: Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources; Complementarity of the participants within the consortium (when relevant); Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including Any other environmental and socially important impacts (not already covered above); 06.02.2014 Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results (including management of IPR), to communicate the project, and to manage research data where relevant. 23 „Time to grant“ Proposal submission Call opens Invitation to negotiate Ca. 3 - 4 Months Ca. 4 Months Phase 1 Phase 2 Proposal preparation Evaluation Project start Ca. 4 Months Phase 3 Contract negotiation Submission – Project start: 8 Months 06.02.2014 24 International cooperation in H2020 • International cooperation is crucial to address many Horizon 2020 objectives • Principle of general openness: the programme will remain to be the most open funding programme in the world • Horizon 2020 shall be open to the association of: acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates and selected third countries that fulfil the relevant criteria (capacity, track record, close economic and/or geographical links to the Union, etc.) • Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic approach to international cooperation 06.02.2014 25 Local support • Saarländische Initiative „Route 2020“ : http://route2020saar.de/ • EU project office „Eurice“: www.eurice.eu • Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Saarland: saar.is (http://saar-is.de/) + Eurice 06.02.2014 26 Further information Eurice GmbH Science Park 1 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany www.eurice.eu Fax: +49 681/95 92 33 70 Jörg Scherer Managing Director Dr. Ulrike Trojahn Programme Manager Life Sciences Andrea Stockero Programme Manager INTERREG Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 60 [email protected] Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 52 [email protected] Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 98 [email protected] 06.02.2014 27