1. Opportunities from the EU Horizon 2020 programme for ELS researchers Vera Barron & Steve Parkinson R&I Division 11 December 2013

2. EU Horizon 2020 programme Replaces Framework Programme 7 as the key EU research programme on 1 January 2014 Will run from 2014 - 2020 Overall budget of approx. €71bn Key priorities: Focus research spending on helping Europe overcome the economic crisis & achieve sustainable growth Interdisciplinary and collaborative research on key societal challenges Support areas of high growth & innovation potential Support for industrial leadership (SMEs with R&D capability) Individual excellent research Programme structure = 3 key pillars: Excellent science – bottom up, focuses on excellent individuals Industrial leadership – top down; collaboration driven by industry Societal challenges – top down; collaborative research consortia 1 st Calls published today; deadlines from March 2014

3. Funding opportunities in H2020 1.Excellent science European research fellowships (2-5 years, €2-3.5M, any research organisation in the EU) Best frontier research; excellence - single peer review criterion Will fund projects led by a Principal Investigator supported by a team (no need for EU partners) Bottom – up basis; 25 panels in 3 domains Starting Grants (2-7 post PhD) – deadline March 2014 Consolidator Grants (7-12 post PhD) – deadline June 2014 Advanced Grants (Leading researchers) – deadline October 2014 http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-sections Training and mobility actions (Marie Sklodowska Curie): EU doctoral training networks – deadline April 2014 Individual European and global mobility fellowships – September 2014 Reintegration grants for EU scientists back into an EU research organisation R & I Staff Exchange – deadline TBC http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sk%C5%82odowska-curie-actions

4. Funding opportunities in H2020 2.Competitive Industries Strong focus on industrial involvement & applied research Developing industrial capacity in focus areas: Micro- & nano- electronics Photonics Nanotechnologies Advanced materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and processing Two schemes: Leadership in enabling & industrial technologies – top down calls; international & industry-driven consortia Innovation in SMEs – fostering all forms of SME innovation

5. Funding opportunities in H2020 3. Societal Challenges – 7 key challenges Health, demographic change & well-being Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research& the bio-economy Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials Inclusive, innovative & reflective societies Secure societies Each challenge has a Work Programme with 70+topics Solutions from multidisciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities Promising solutions to be developed, tested, demonstrated and scaled-up (tier 1-7 research) For further info: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/societal-challenges

6. Getting involved Simpler programme structure, rules and guidance 3 types of activity: Research projects (100% funding rate for all institutions) Innovation projects (70% funding rate for private, for profit & 100% for not for profit, including Universities) Coordinating actions (100% funding + 7% indirect costs) Single funding rate per project (rate defined in the Work Programme) Indirect cost = flat rate of 25% for R &I projects Shorter time to grant (5+3 months) Comprehensive website and application platform – Researcher Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/index.html All documentation is on: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/reference_docs.html#h2 020-work-programmes-2014-15 Comprehensive summary of the Programme and its components is on: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020

7. Developing your project Before you start: Ensure that the scheme is right for your research Do you have enough time to prepare? Then: Discuss your plans internally Get help - (e.g. Research bidding support fund) to enable you to travel to info days; to meet your partners; organise proposal development workshops and to give you time to write your proposal http://www.ri.salford.ac.uk/internal_funding#RBSF Speak to colleagues who have held EU funding before (we can help with identifying them) Come to us for any advice – we can also access intelligence from UKRO, the National contact points and relevant DG Research units

8. Building your consortium Using your own existing networks – best starting point Cordis partner search facility UKRO & IGLO; Enterprise Europe Network; Participant Portal Who are the key players already? http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm Consider – which partners have relevant expertise; how many do you need in relation to your project scope, available budget, etc. Attend networking /brokerage events and info days – sign up to UKRO portal to receive alerts Speak to colleagues at conferences (e.g. Chris Nester) Join the EU’s evaluators database (currently open call) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2013:342:0003:0003:EN:PDF http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html BBSRC European partnering award - £12-15K, 27/11/2013 http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/internationalfunding/europe.aspx EPSRC Overseas travel grants – open deadline; http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/routes/int/Pages/otgs.aspx

9. Useful sources of information Previously funded FP6/ FP7 Projects http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html European Technology Platforms http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms Partner searches & proposal advice UK Research Office can distribute partner profiles National Contact Points (NCPs) - Transport; Health Calls, etc. CORDIS partner search facility Information days organised by the EU Commission & the NCPs Useful web sources http://www.ukro.ac.uk/Pages/UKRO.aspx http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/experts/index.html http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-horizon-2020 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html