1. The new programme of EU funding
Horizon 2020
The new programme of EU funding
Edward Heelas
Birkbeck, University of London
11/10/2013

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7. Horizon 2020
Introduction

8. What is Horizon 2020?
The European Union’s funding instrument for research and innovation from
Budget of EUR 70,2 billion
From research to innovation – from basic research to bringing ideas to the market
Focus on societal challenges EU society is facing (e.g. health, clean energy, food security, integrated transport)
Promise of simplified access for all

9. Horizon 2020 structure Excellent Science Industrial Leadership
European Research Council (ERC)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Research Infrastructures
Industrial Leadership
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, KETs, Space
Access to Risk Finance
Innovation in SMEs
Societal Challenges
Health and Wellbeing
Food security
Transport
Energy
Climate action
Societies
Security
Widening Participation; Science with and for Society
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
EURATOM
Joint Research Centre (JRC)

10. Rationale for 3 Pillars
Clear distinction between funding for bottom-up, excellence- based research (Pillar 1: Excellent Science) and research addressing specific challenges (Pillar 3: Societal Challenges)
Dedicated part of the programme targeted primarily at industry, in particular Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (Pillar 2: Industrial Leadership)
Programme integrates funding for research and innovation projects funding for innovation projects within all 3 pillars

11. From FP7 to Horizon 2020 FP7 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Research themes
SME participation important
Growing importance of innovation
Range of funding rates, complex rules
Integrates FP, EIT, CIP
Societal Challenges
Strong industry focus overall
Covering the entire cycle from basic idea to market
Single reimbursement rate for all

12. UK performance in FP7 As at July 2013:
UK-based organisations have been awarded €5.2 billion of FP7 funding, (the second highest share by country, after Germany), equivalent to 15% of the programme’s overall budget
Academic organisations were awarded 62% of this share (thus 10.9% of the entire FP7 budget went to UK academia), and around 17% to SMEs
UK organisations were involved in around 8100 funded projects (the highest number by country)
The highest number of European Research Council grants went to the UK, with around 800 grants based at over 75 different host institutions

13. Funding in Horizon 2020 Basic model for research projects
100% direct costs +
25% indirect costs (overhead)
Basic model for “innovation” projects
70% direct costs +
25% indirect costs
For Universities involved in innovation projects: 100% direct costs
Some calls different – e.g. prizes

14. Who will be eligible for funding?
28 EU Member States (Croatia as of 2013)
Associate Countries (similar list to FP7 expected)
Still under negotiation
Some might not sign agreement in time for Horizon 2020 start but can still apply as long as the agreement is signed in time for grant signature.
Third countries (funding will depend on GDP)
BRIC no longer eligible for automatic funding

15. Work Programmes Two-year work programmes for 2014-15
Harmonised structure across all EC Directorate-Generals
Strategic Programme defines overall focus areas
Topics structure: “Specific challenge”, “Scope”, “Expected Impact”, “Type of action”

16. Project types CP: Collaborative Project
“Traditional” multi-national, multi-partner collaborative projects 100% - predominantly research 70% - largely closer to market “innovation projects”
CSA: Coordination and Support Action
“Traditional” multi-national, multi-partner support actions 100% or 70%
SME Instrument
SMEs only – research can be subcontracted to HEIs
cPPP: contractual Public/Private partnership
Vehicle to pursue specific technological roadmap. Part funded by industry. EU funding element from Horizon Issue research calls – same funding regime as Horizon 2020
ERANET
Research programmes run by network of national funders in specific field part funded by EU from Horizon Issue research calls on their own funding regimes
Prizes
All or nothing specific competitive calls – content varies
PCP: Pre-contractual procurement
Non-competitive actions
PPI: Public procurement of innovative solutions

17. Pillar 1 – Excellent Science
Horizon 2020
Pillar 1 – Excellent Science

18. Excellent Science Total budget = €21.6 billion
Overall objective: “to strengthen the excellence of European research”

19. Horizon 2020
European Research Council

20. ERC in Horizon 2020 – What can be Funded?
The ERC seeks to fund the best ‘frontier research’ proposals submitted by excellent researchers, with excellence as the single peer review criterion.
Will fund projects led by a Principal Investigator, if necessary supported by a team (no need for pan-European collaboration).
Will operate on a ‘bottom-up’ basis, without pre-determined research priorities. 25 panels in 3 domains which proposals can be submitted to:
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Life Sciences
Social Sciences and Humanities

21. ERC in H2020– Five Schemes Starting Grants Consolidator Grants
Advanced Grants
Synergy Grants
Proof of Concept
Please see the ERC’s April 2013 statement on the timing of the 2014 calls:

22. Horizon 2020
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

23. MSCA in Horizon 2020
Operates in a ‘bottom-up’ basis, open to all research and innovation areas
Mobility is a key requirement
Key areas supported:
Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers
Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge
Co-funding of activities

24. MSCA – 4 Schemes FP7 Horizon 2020 ITN Innovative Training Networks IEF
(Early Stage Researchers)
IEF IF
Individual Fellowships
(Experienced Researchers)
IOF
IIF
CIG
IAPP
RISE
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
(Exchange of Staff)
IRSES
COFUND
Cofunding or regional, national and international programmes

25. Individual Fellowships
2 strands in IF scheme:
Outgoing Fellowship - (MS/AC to third country), with mandatory return phase
European Fellowship - (any country to MS/AC)
2 main changes to FP7:
Optional intersectoral secondment in a MS/AC during the fellowship
ICPC return phase could be removed

26. Innovative Training Networks
European Training Networks (minimum of three participants)
Joint Doctorates (at least three academic participants who can deliver a doctoral degree)
European Industrial Doctorates (one academic participant and one  non-academic participant)
Participants defined as ‘academic’ and ‘non-academic’
Early stage researchers (ESRs) only
The Innovative Doctoral Programme strand will move to the COFUND scheme.

27. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
Focused on exchange of staff
Amalgamation of IAPP and IRSES with 7 main changes
Project to be based on new or existing ‘joint research project’
Participants - ‘academic’ / ‘non-academic’ NOT ‘public sector’ /‘private sector’
Minimum 3 participants - 3 different countries (2 MS/AC)
If all participants MS/AC, minimum 1 academic +1 non-academic participant from different countries
Secondment period - 1 to 12 months- doesn’t need to be continuous
One simplified funding system- ‘unit cost’ with country co-efficient factors
Projects between research months

28. COFUND Funding model in COFUND will differ from FP7
Supports 2 programmes:
Doctoral programmes (Innovative Doctoral Programmes)
Fellowship programmes
Funding model in COFUND will differ from FP7
Standard ‘unit costs’- fixed amounts per researcher /year
Maximum EU contribution to single legal entity/ year
Programmes up to 60 months
Shorter time to grant
All researchers should be covered by full social security
Principles of the Charter and Code should set out provisions for ESRs

29. Horizon 2020
Future Emerging Technologies

30. Overview of FET Activities
Expanded from ICT and Energy to be used as cross-cutting funding scheme
Supports frontier research: alternative ideas, concepts or paradigms of risky or non-conventional nature
Open, light and agile Roadmap based research
FET Open
‘Fostering novel ideas’
Individual research projects
Early ideas
Coordination and support activities
FET Proactive
‘Nurturing emerging themes and communities’
Open research clusters
Global Systems Science (GSS);
Knowing, doing being: cognition beyond problem solving
Future generations of high-performance computing
FET Flagships
‘Tackling grand Interdisciplinary science and technology challenges’
Common research agendas
Graphene
Human Brain
Support to Flagships

31. Horizon 2020
Research Infrastructures

32. Research Infrastructure: context
ESFRI Roadmap – identifies new pan-European RIs or major upgrades to existing ones
ERIC – legal instrument at EU level to facilitate the joint establishment and operation of RI of European interest
Background information at:

33. Research Infrastructures in Horizon 2020
Developing the European Research Infrastructures (RI) for and beyond:
Developing new world class RIs
Integrating and opening national RIs of pan-European interest
Development, deployment and operation ICT based e- Infrastructures
Foster innovation potential of RI and their human capital
Reinforcing European RI policy and international co-operation

34. Pillar 2 – Industrial Leadership
Horizon 2020
Pillar 2 – Industrial Leadership

35. Pillar 2 – Industrial Leadership
Total budget €15 bn

36. Pillar 2: Rationale
Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics) underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors
Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation
Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs
Emphasis on combining enabling technologies to find solutions for societal challenges – particularly energy efficiency targets, sustainability and climate change objectives

37. LEIT – Key Enabling Technologies
Strong focus on industrial involvement and applied research
Developing industrial capacity in focus areas:
Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)
Micro- and nano-electronics,
Photonics
Nanotechnologies
Advanced Materials
Biotechnology
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

38. KETs - Combining several key enabling technologies for advanced products

39. ICT in LEIT - Challenges
New generation of components and systems
Advanced Computing
Future Internet
Content technologies and information management
Robotics
Micro- and
nano-electronic technologies/
Photonics
Cross-cutting and horizontal activities and International Co-operation
A new generation of components and systems
Reinforcing EU stronghold positions in electronics, microsystems and embedded systems.
From smart integrated components to cyber-physical systems
Advanced Computing
Reinforcing and expanding EU low-power ICT industrial strengths
Complementarities with FET, Research infrastructures, JTI ECSEL
Content technologies and information management
Strengthen EU position as provider of digital content and data products and services
New tools to model, analyse and visualise vast amounts of data
Big data, machine translation, tools for creative industries
Robotics
Advance robot capabilities
Future internet
Address most critical technical aspects for the internet to be ready to support future expectations
Micro- and nanoelectronics and photonics
Addresses research in the two Horizon 2020 ICT Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)#
Micro- and nanoelectronics KET implemented by
JTI ECSEL: multi-disciplinary industry-driven research technology development (Technology Readiness Levels 2-8) within European Commission: generic technology development focused on advanced research/technology development (lower Technology Readiness Levels)
Photonics KET covers photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) and activities address the whole innovation chain
Future Internet Public Private Partnership

40. Space in LEIT
To foster a cost-effective competitive and innovative space industry and research community to develop and exploit space infrastructure to meet future Union policy and societal needs
Develop innovative space technology from idea to demonstration in space
Use space data for scientific, public and commercial purposes
Work with Member States’ and European Space Agency research activities
Boost Space industry competitiveness and capacity for innovation
Use European space infrastructure to full capacity
International cooperation in space science and exploitation
Note that infrastructure development of Galileo and GMES (now Copernicus) funded outwith Horizon 2020

41. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in LEIT
Factories for the Future: FoF
Energy Efficient Buildings: EeB
Photonics
Sustainable Process Industries through Resource and Energy Efficiency: SPIRE
Expected to show continuity from NMP theme under FP7
Roadmaps all in the public domain

42. Innovation in SMEs Replaces Research for SMEs instrument (R4SME)
“The specific objective is to stimulate growth by means of increasing the levels of innovation in SMEs, covering their different innovation needs over the whole innovation cycle for all types of innovation, thereby creating more fast-growing, internationally active SMEs.”
Replaces Research for SMEs instrument (R4SME)
Dedicated SME instrument
Target highly innovative SMEs looking to develop and grow in international environment
Single company or collaborative
Allows for out-sourcing of research
Three stage support through innovation cycle
One project can access all three in order
One application per year, in all fields across LEIT and Pillar 3

43. Innovation in SMEs Stage 1: Feasibility Stage 2: Innovation Activity
6-9 month project
€50k lump sum funding
to assess technological / commercial potential of project
Stage 2: Innovation Activity
12 – 24 month duration
€1m - €3m funding
Emphasis on demonstration and market replication
Stage 3: Commercialisation phase
No direct funding
Simplified access to debt and equity financial instruments
Assistance with IPR protection

44. Access to Risk Finance
Funding for single beneficiaries for investment in research and innovation projects. Two types of funding will be provided:
Debt funding: loans and guarantees for investment in a project
Equity funding: investment of capital in a project
Funding is mainly designed for early stage SMEs, or in some cases at the expansion stage
Some risk financing for a basic or applied research project by a public organisation (university, research institute) is also planned, under the new ‘Risk-Sharing Finance Facility’
Funds will be managed by the European Investment Bank
See this UKRO portal article for more details:
See this webpage for information on the RSFF funds available to universities:
Funding is likely to be around €150,000 plus per loan.

45. Pillar 3 – Societal Challenges
Horizon 2020
Pillar 3 – Societal Challenges

46. Societal Challenges – Key Objectives
Health
Improve lifelong health and wellbeing
Food security
Secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products
Energy
Transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system
Transport
Resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, safe, seamless, and performing transport system for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society.
Climate and resources
Resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and a sustainable supply of raw materials
Societies
Foster inclusive, innovative and secure European societies

47. Societal Challenges rationale
Concerns of citizens and society + EU policy objectives
Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences and humanities
Addressing challenges requires full research & innovation cycle, from research to market
Focus on policy priorities without predetermining technologies or types of solutions to be developed
Total budget €26.2 bn

48. Challenge 1: Health, demographic changes and well being
Calls divided into 8 specific activity areas:
Understanding health, aging and diseases
Effective health promotion, diseases prevention, preparedness and screening
Improving diagnosis
Innovative treatments and technologies
Advancing active and healthy aging
Integrated, sustainable, citizen-centred care
Improving health information, data exploitation and providing an evidence base for health policies and regulation
Co-ordination activities e.g. AHA EIP; More years, Better Lives; Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases

49. Horizon 2020 Health - Context
EIP Active and Healthy Ageing
Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing
Health for Growth
More Years, Better Lives
Neurodegenerative Disease
Antimicrobial Resistance
Structural Funds
Ambient Assisted Living
Research
Innovation
Deployment

50. 2014-2015 Calls divided into 3 specific activity areas:
Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy
Calls divided into 3 specific activity areas:
1. Sustainable food security
Sustainable food production systems
Safe food and sustainable consumption
Global drivers of food security
2. Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of the Oceans
Sustainably exploiting the diversity of marine life
New offshore challenges
Ocean observation technologies/systems
Horizontal aspects, socio-economic sciences, innovation, engagement with society and ocean governance

51. 3. Innovative, sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy
Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy
3. Innovative, sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy
Sustainable agriculture and forestry
Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries
Cross-cutting actions covering all activities
+ Contributions to other focus areas: Waste

52. Challenge 3: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Calls divided into 3 specific activity areas:
1. Energy efficiency
Bring to mass market technologies and services for a smart and efficient energy use
Unlock the potential of efficient and renewable heating-cooling systems
Foster uptake of energy efficiency technologies in industry
Innovative finance for sustainable energy
2. Low-cost, low-carbon energy
Accelerating the development of transformative energy technologies
Renewable electricity and heating/cooling
Modernising the single European electricity grid
Enhanced energy storage technologies
Sustainable biofuels and alternative fuels for transport
Sustainable use of fossil fuels
Social, environmental and economic aspects of the energy system
3. Smart Cities and Communities
Commercial-scale solutions with a high market potential, integrating energy, transport and ICT sectors

53. Challenge 4: Smart, green and integrated transport
Draft Work Programme
1) Mobility for Growth 2) Green vehicles 3) Blue growth 4) Small Business
Mode of transport
Aviation
Rail
Road
Waterborne
Transport integration
Urban mobility
Logistics
Intelligent transport systems
Infrastructures

54. Challenge 5: Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Fighting and adapting to climate change
Protecting the environment, sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems
Sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials
To achieve: Transition to a green economy through eco-innovation
+ Global environmental observation and information systems
Contributing to focus areas
Waste: a resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials
Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe

55. Draft Work Programme for 2014-15
1. Waste: A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials
Addressing whole production and consumption cycle – waste prevention, design of processes and products for recyclability, reuse, waste management
2. Water innovation: Boosting its value for Europe
Integrated approaches to water and climate change
Bringing innovative water solutions to the market
3. Fighting and adapting to climate change
Better understanding of climate change and reliable projections
Innovative adaption and risk prevention measures
Climate change mitigation policies
4. Sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems
Functioning of ecosystems, interactions with social systems and their role in sustaining economy and human beings
Support for decision making and public engagement

56. Draft Work Programme for 2014-15
5. Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non- agricultural raw materials
Better knowledge on availability
Promotion of sustainable supply (exploration, extraction, processing, recycling and recovery)
Alternatives for critical raw materials
Improve social awareness
6. Enabling the transition towards a green economy through eco- innovation
Strengthen eco-innovation and market uptake
Innovative policies and societal changes
Resource efficiency through digital systems
7. Developing comprehensive and sustained global environmental observation and information systems

57. Challenge 6: Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies
Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures
Young generation in an innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe
Reflective societies: cultural heritage and European identities
To achieve: inclusive and innovative European societies in a context of unprecedented transformations and growing global interdependencies
Europe as a global actor
New forms of innovation

58. Draft Work Programme
1. Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe
The reform of the EU economic governance structure to better secure financial and economic stability
The social, political and cultural consequences of and responses to the crisis
Understanding the evolution of the crisis
The impacts of broader global trends on the EU’s economy
2. Young generation in an innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe
The situation of young people, their capabilities, prospects and needs – from the economic, social and individual perspective
How to ensure the full participation of young people in an innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe?
The full text on 1, point 2: “Trusted organisations, practices services and policies that are necessary to build resilient, inclusive, participatory, open and creative societies in Europe, in particular taking into account migration, integration and demographic change”

59. Draft Work Programme
3. Reflective societies: cultural heritage and European identities
European diversities, cultural heritage and identity formation - ‘Unity in diversity’
Intellectual, artistic and historical legacy of the EU
Digital technologies for European cultural heritage
4. Europe as a global actor
International cooperation in research and innovation
Research to support Europe’s role as a global actor
5. New forms of innovation
Social and public sector innovation, new business models
Modernisation of public administration, incl. ICT-enabled open government
Uptake of technologies in education, training and inclusion

60. Challenge 7: Secure societies
Specific Activities
Fight crime, illegal trafficking & terrorism
Protect critical infrastructures, supply chains and transport modes
Strengthen security through border management
Improve cyber security
Increase Europe’s resilience to crises and disasters
Ensure privacy and freedom & enhancing societal understanding
Enhance standardisation & interoperability of systems
Avoiding incidents and mitigating potential consequences; New technologies & capabilities for fighting (cyber) crime, terrorism and illegal trafficking; Understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs
2. New technologies, processes and capabilities to help protect critical infrastructures, systems and services; Analysing and securing networked infrastructures against any type of threats
3. Technologies and capabilities to improve border security, including control and surveillance issues; Consideration of effectiveness, compliance with legal / ethical principles, respect of fundamental rights, etc; Improved integrated European border managemen t
4. Prevention, detection and management of cyber-attacks; Research to enable quick reactions to new developments in trust and security; Particular attention to protection of children
5. Technologies and capabilities to support different types of emergency management operations in crises and disasters; Interoperation between civilian and military capabilities; development of dual-use technologies to enhance this interoperability.
6. Safeguarding the human right of privacy; Controlling personal data; Perceptions, insecurity and the role of the media; Ethical, legal and human rights issues
7. Pre-normative and standardisation activities supported across all mission areas; Integration and interoperability of systems and services; Communication, distributed architecture, human factors.

61. Joint Technology Initiatives
Horizon 2020
Joint Technology Initiatives

62. Joint Technology Initiatives in Horizon 2020
JTIs
Bio-Based Industries
Clean Sky
Electronic Components and Systems
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Innovative Medicines

63. Joint Technology Initiatives in Horizon 2020
Funded through societal challenges
Currently going through political process
At the proposal stage (published in July 2013)
Agreement needed between Council of the EU and the European Parliament
ITRE committee expected to appoint a rapporteur for each JTI
Aim is to launch the first calls in Spring 2014
In July 2013, the European Commission published its Communication on PPPs in Horizon The term 'PPP' encompasses both Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) and contractual PPPs. Five JTIs are planned to operate in Horizon 2020, which would each be managed by a separate legal entity (a Joint Undertaking). Some eight contractual PPPs will also be launched, for which the calls would appear within the Horizon 2020 work programmes. For both JTIs and contractual PPPs, the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation would apply.
Each JTI must go through a separate decision-making process to the main Horizon 2020 legislation, which will result in what is known as a 'Delegated Act', and this involves a consultation with the European Parliament. This is because the JTIs fall under a different Article of the EU Treaty (Article 187), as they involve setting up a new legal entity in the form of a Joint Undertaking. The Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee is expected to appoint a rapporteur for each proposed JTI by the end of September. In parallel, discussions are currently ongoing within working groups of the Council of the EU (Member States' representatives and the Commission) on each JTI.
Following the resolution of key issues in the Parliament and Council discussions over the next few months, the aim is for the proposal for each JTI to be adopted in time to set up the necessary structure and launch the first calls in spring UKRO will keep ELOs and Sponsors informed as these discussions continue.
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64. Horizon 2020
Cross-cutting aspects: Science with and for Society, Social Sciences and Humanities, International Cooperation, ICT

65. Science with and for Society
Objective is to “build effective cooperation between science and society, recruit new talent for science and pair scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility”
Better alignment of the research and innovation process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of European society = Responsible Research and Innovation
Cross-cutting issue in Horizon dedicated work programme to further develop, disseminate and support good RRI practices all across Europe
Responsible Research and Innovation is a cross-cutting issue in Horizon 2020 and will be taken up by all activities, as appropriate.

66. Social Sciences and Humanities across Horizon 2020
“Social sciences and humanities (SSH) research will be fully integrated into each of the general objectives of Horizon 2020”
Excellent Science Base
SSH fully supported under the ERC, MCSA and research infrastructures
FET calls for “intense collaboration across disciplines…cognitive sciences, social sciences or economics…and with the arts and humanities”
Industrial Leadership
“Societal engagement on responsible nanotechnology”
“Innovative materials for creative industries”
“Developing smart factories that are attractive to workers”
“Human-centric digital age”

67. Social Sciences and Humanities across Horizon 2020
“SSH will be mainstreamed as an essential element of the activities needed to tackle each of the societal challenges”
Health
“Individual empowerment for self-management of health”
“Promoting integrated care”
“Optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of health care systems and reducing inequalities”
Food security
“A systems approach for the reduction, recycling and reuse of food waste”
“Unlocking the growth potential of rural areas through enhanced governance and social innovation”
“Tackling malnutrition in the elderly”
Energy
“Socio-economic research on energy efficiency”
“The human factor in the energy system”
“Consumer engagement for sustainable energy”

68. Social Sciences and Humanities across Horizon 2020
Transport
“Mobility for growth: Socio-economic and behavioural research and forward looking activities for policy making”
“Transport societal drivers”
Climate action
“More effective ecosystem restoration in the EU”
“The economics of climate change and linkages with sustainable development”
Security
“The role of new social media networks in national security”
“Better understanding the links between culture and disaster”
“Impact of climate change in 3rd countries on Europe’s security”

69. Social Sciences and Humanities across Horizon 2020
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
“European societies after the crisis”
“The young as a driver of socio-ecological transition”
“European regional policies and the perceptions of Europe”
“The cultural heritage of war in contemporary Europe”
“Cultural opposition in the former socialist countries”
“Towards a new geopolitical order in the South and East Mediterranean”
“European cultural diplomacy: exploiting the potential of culture in the EU’s external relations”
“Advanced 3D modelling for accessing and understanding European cultural assets”

70. International Co-operation
No specific programme for international co-operation, but collaborating with third countries is highlighted across Horizon 2020
Pillar 1 (open to researchers from third countries)
European Research Council
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Research Infrastructures
Pillar 2 (international collaborations strongly encouraged)
Key Enabling Technologies
Pillar 3 (numerous topics recommending international collaborations)
All Societal Challenges
Funding Instruments
research and innovation projects (collaborative projects with international partners)
networking activities
joint initiatives with international partners such as coordinated calls and joint calls
Here is a list of topics from the 2014 draft wps that recommend international co-operation:
Pillar 1
European Research Council and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Researcher-driven research which is open to researchers from third countries
Research Infrastructures
Specific focus on international co-operation, especially in e-infrastructures where international co-operations is encouraged. There are also topics with Russia and a coordinated call with Brazil expected
Future and Emerging Technologies
Participation of excellent third country partners “is welcome”
Pillar 2
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Certain topics are identified as suitable for international co-operation
Smart networks and novel internet architectures
Standardisation and interoperability of information and communication systems
Nanotechnology safety
Advanced manufacturing systems
Deployment of KETs to solve global problems
ICT KETs
International partnership building and support to dialogues with high income countries
International partnership building in low and middle income countries
International co-operation on future internet research & experimentation
EU-Brazil research and development co-operation in advanced cyber infrastructure
EU-Japan research and development co-operation in net futures
Space KET
Applications in Satellite Navigation: Galileo – EGNSS
Competitiveness of the European Space Sector – Space weather
Outreach and Communication – Global outreach through education
In all parts of the LEITs, participants are strongly encouraged to identify and propose international collaborations that would lead to “win-win” scenarios
Pillar 3
Societal Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy
Sustainable Food Security - Safe food and healthy diets
Topic on novel sustainable sources of proteins
Sustainable Food Security – Global drivers of food security
Three topics with a global focus
Blue Growth – Sustainability exploiting the diversity of marine life
Topic on Atlantic ecosystem
Horizontal aspects
Topic on strengthening international co-operation in the field of marine sciences
General call
Six topics that encourage third country participation
Societal Challenge 3: Secure, clean and efficient energy
Topic D – Increasing energy efficiency of energy-related products
Topic on partnering with Brazil on advanced biofuels (co-ordinated call with Brazil)
Societal Challenge 4: Smart, green and integrated transport
Aviation
Topic on international co-operation in aeronautics
Waterborne
Topic on promoting innovation in the Inland Waterways Transport
Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Call Waste: A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials
Topic on international knowledge transfer for waste management
Call Water innovation: Boosting its value for Europe
Topic on strengthening partnerships with China, India and other emerging economies
Topic on increasing confidence in seasonal-to-decadal predictions of the water cycle
Topic on Africa, water and global change
Call Climate Actions: Resource efficiency and raw materials
Topic on strengthening international co-operation in the field of climate change
Societal Challenge 6: Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Call 4 – Europe as a global actor
Topics with likely collaboration with: the Mediterranean; the Eastern Partnership; Turkey; the Balkans; China; Latin America and the Caribbean; Japan
Call 11 – Co-operation with third countries
Supporting the policy dialogue with the Union’s international partners
Societal Challenge 7: Secure societies
Fight against crime and terrorism
Forensic topic 3 – mobile, remotely controlled technologies to examine a crime scene in case of an accident or terrorist attack involving CRBN materials
Ethical/Societal Dimension Topic 4 – understanding the underlying social, psychological and economic aspects of the genesis, methods and motivation of organised crime
Disaster resilient societies
Crisis management topic 1 – potential of current measures and technologies to respond to extreme weather and climate events
Crisis management topic 2 – tools for detection, traceability triage and individual monitoring of victims after a mass CBRNE contamination
Crisis management topic 3 – large scale disasters’ governance
Crisis management topic 4 – capacity  building for heath and security protection in case of pandemics
Crisis management topic 5 – civil protection decision making solutions
Crisis management topic 6 – standardisation
Crisis management topic 7 – SME topic on combating biological threats
Crisis management topic 8 – operationalizing resilience concepts

71. ICT funding opportunities
Excellent Science
Industrial Leadership
Societal Challenges
ICT in bottom up schemes: ERC, MSCA, FET, and e-Infrastructures
ICT embedded in Societal Challenges
ICT in LEIT – micro-nano-electronics KET and photonics KET
Health: e-health, self management of health, improved diagnostics, improved surveillance, health data collection, active ageing, assisted living;
Example topic: “ICT solutions for older people with cognitive impairments”
Food: “Food chain data standardisation”
Transport: smart transport equipment, infrastructures and services; innovative transport management systems; safety aspects
Example topic: “ICT for smart logistics”
Climate: ICT for increased resource efficiency; earth observation and monitoring
Example topic: “Roadmap for electronic waste”
Energy: smart cities; energy efficient buildings; smart electricity grids; smart metering;
Example topic “Market uptake of energy efficiency products and services via ICT”
Societies: Digital inclusion; social innovation platforms; e-government services; e-skills and e-learning; e-culture
Example topic: “Preservation of digital art”
Security: Cyber security; ensuring privacy and protection of human rights on-line
Example topic: “Secure information sharing”

72. Getting involved
Practical aspects of Horizon 2020

73. Horizon 2020 start Official programme launch 1 January 2014
Before then:
First Calls for Proposals expected on
Draft Work Programmes available
Watch out for info days, brokerage events

74. Calls and applications
European Commission Participant Portal: to become the main entry point for EU research and innovation funding
calls will be deposited here
Proposal submission via Participant Portal
Will also be used for negotiations, project management, evaluators, documentation…
Use also:
UKRO Portal alerts
UKRO Portal factsheets

75. What can you do to prepare?
Check the Horizon 2020 proposals - do they cover your research area?
Think about networking and building links with potential partners now
Who are the key players?
Who has been involved in previous projects / stakeholder groups?
How can you meet them?
Attending events
Joining the EU evaluators database (
Joining European Technology Platforms or other relevant stakeholder groups
Call for Expert Advisory Groups: ( experts)
Some areas, such as Marie Curie and the ERC, are bottom-up so you could start early thinking about potential proposal ideas for H2020
Sign up for UKRO Portal, and choose ‘policy’ category

76. The new programme of EU funding
Horizon 2020
The new programme of EU funding
Edward Heelas
Birkbeck, University of London
11/10/2013