1. Research Officer (OVPRI) Research Officer (CACSSS)
H2020 in a Nutshell
Dr Sonia Monteiro
Research Officer (OVPRI)
Ext. 3054
Dr Allen White
Research Officer (CACSSS)
Ext. 2438
February 21st 2014

2. Horizon 2020 (http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/)
What is H2020?
The new EU research and innovation funding programme ( )
What’s new
• A single programme bringing together 3 programmes/initiatives*
• Coupling research to innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society
• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond
* the 7th Framework Programme for Research & Technological Development (FP7), the innovation aspects of Competitiveness & Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), the EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

3. H2020 Organisation Europe 2020 Priorities
Shared Objectives & Principles
International Cooperation
European Research Area
Simplified Access
Coherence with other EU &
MS Actions
Europe 2020 Priorities
Excellence in Science
Frontier Research - ERC
Future and Emerging Technologies - FET
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
(Career Development)
Research Infrastructures
Tackling Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing;
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy;
Secure, clean and efficient energy;
Smart, green and integrated transport;
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials;
Inclusive Societies
Secure societies
Industrial leadership
Leadership in Enabling Technologies
(ICT, Nanotechnology, Materials,)
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
Space

5. European Research Council
Excellence in Science
European Research Council
Starting Grant
Consolidator Grant
Advanced Grant
Scientific Excellence
Any field of research
2 to 7 years
post PhD
Track record of early achievements
Up to € 1.5 million
for up to 5 years
1 stage submission/2 step evaluation
Call closes
25 March 2014
Scientific Excellence
Any field of research
7 to 12 years
post PhD
Track record of early achievements
Up to € 2 million for up to 5 years
1 stage submission/2 step evaluation
Call closes
20 May 2014
Scientific Excellence
Any field of research
Leaders in their field (based on track- record of previous 10 years)
Up to € 2.5 million
for up to 5 years
1 stage submission/2 step evaluation
Call Closes
21 October 2014

6. Marie Curie Individual Actions EF
European
Fellowships GF
Global
Fellowships EF
Reintegration/Return Panel
Any field of research
Researchers working within or outside Europe
Host Institution in Europe
12 to 24 months
Grant provides:
Salary
Contribution to research expenses
Call details
12 Mar – 11 Sept
Any field of research
Researchers working in Europe
24 to 36 months
(includes 12mths reintegration in Europe)
Grant provides:
Salary
Contribution to research expenses
Call details
12 Mar – 11 Sept
Any field of research
Researchers returning to Europe
(into a long term research position)
Must have worked
in Europe before moving abroad
Grant provides:
Contribution to research expenses
Call details
12 Mar – 11 Sept

7. Marie Curie Institutional Actions
ITN
Innovative Training Networks
RISE
R& I
Staff Exchange
COFund
Co-funding of regional, national & international programmes
Any field of research
Joint research training and/or doctoral programmes
European Training Networks (ETN)
European Industrial Doctorates (EID)
Joint Doctorates (EJD)
4 Year Projects
Call details
11 Dec – 09 Apr 14
Any field of research
Promote international and inter-sector collaboration
A joint research &/or innovation programme
Two-way secondments of R&I staff with in-built return mechanism
4 Year Projects
Call details
11 Dec – 24 Apr 14
Any field of research
Co-funding new or existing regional, national, international programmes
Provide international, intersectoral and interdicisplinary research training
Up to 70% Co-funding
36 to 60 months
Call details
10 Apr 14 – 02 Oct 14

8. Future & Emerging Technologies (FET)

9. H2020 Organisation Europe 2020 Priorities
Shared Objectives & Principles
International Cooperation
European Research Area
Simplified Access
Coherence with other EU &
MS Actions
Europe 2020 Priorities
Excellence in Science
Frontier Research - ERC
Future and Emerging Technologies - FET
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
(Career Development)
Research Infrastructures
Tackling Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing;
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy;
Secure, clean and efficient energy;
Smart, green and integrated transport;
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials;
Inclusive Societies
Secure societies
Industrial leadership
Leadership in Enabling Technologies
(ICT, Nanotechnology, Materials,)
Access to risk finance
Innovation in SMEs
Space

10. Tackling Societal Challenges
SC1
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
SC2
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine & maritime research & the bio-economy
SC3
Secure, clean and efficient energy
SC4
Smart, green and integrated transport
SC5
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
SC6
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
SC7
Secure societies
Holistic, trans-disciplinary approaches to challenges and questions
Less prescription, allowing applicants freedom to come up with innovative solutions
Strong emphasis on expected impact
Projects implemented through consortia-based teams
Minimum 3 Member or Associated States
Project Duration 3-5 years
Workprogramme released every 2 years
A key part of Horizon 2020 has been designed to focus on the resolution of particular societal challenges – grand issues – that Europe is facing and will face in 2020.
These are the key areas that the European Commission wants researchers to explore over coming years
Societal Challenges are:
health, demographic change and wellbeing
food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy
secure, clean and efficient energy
smart, green and integrated transport
climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and refelctive societies
secure societies
Here the Commission will fund ‘top-down’ research or applied (i.e. not ‘pure’ research) – addressing specific themes, questions, topics
Work Programmes are published to outline Calls that cover individual topics on biannual basis. Each WP - ÷ed into Calls these ÷ed into Topics
Funding consortia based project teams (min 3 member states) on different research and innovation actions; innovation actions (where activities and plans will produce products/services that can be brought to the marketplace); and coorindation and support actions (ways of enhancing networks between researchers; communicating research results; developing dissemination practices; supporting dialogue between researchers and policy makers)
New and Key to H2020 (compared with FP7) the importance of developing holistic and trans-disciplinary approaches to these challenges and questions. So HSS researchers should consider teaming up with experts and academics from across partner institutions when designing applications across all the areas defined under these societal challenges.

11. Proposed Work Programme Cycle
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Strategic Programme
Work Programme 1
(plus tentative information for 2016)
Work Programme 2
(plus tentative information for 2018)
Work Programme 3
(plus tentative information for 2020)
Work Programme 4

12. Focus areas: Strategic Programme 2014-2016
Personalising health and care for quality of life
Sustainable food security
Blue growth: unlocking the potential of oceans
Smart cities technologies
Competitive low-carbon energy
Energy Efficiency
Mobility for Growth (efficient transport)
Waste: a resource to recycle and reuse
Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
Overcoming the crisis: new ideas, strategies and governance structures for Europe
Disaster-resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change
Digital security

13. Work Programme Structure
Work programme is organised by thematic areas
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure & innovative societies

14. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (2014)
Work Programme Structure
Each area is then divided into different calls
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (2014)
Overcoming the Crisis: New Ideas, Strategies and Governance Structures for Europe
The Young Generation in an Innovative, Inclusive and Sustainable Europe
Reflective Societies: Cultural Heritage and European Identities
Europe as a Global Actor
New Forms of Innovation

15. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (2014)
Work Programme Structure
Each call comprises several topics
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (2014)
Overcoming the Crisis: New Ideas, Strategies and Governance Structures for Europe
EURO : Resilient and sustainable economic and monetary union in Europe
EURO : The European growth agenda
EURO : European societies after the crisis
EURO : Political challenges for Europe
The Young Generation in an Innovative, Inclusive and Sustainable Europe
YOUNG : Early job insecurity and labour market exclusion
YOUNG : Youth mobility: opportunities, impacts, policies
YOUNG : Societal and political engagement of young people and their perspectives on Europe
Reflective Societies: Cultural Heritage and European Identities
REFLECTIVE : ERA-NET on Uses of the past
REFLECTIVE : Advanced 3D modelling for accessing and understanding European cultural assets
REFLECTIVE : Social Platform on Reflective Societies
Europe as a Global Actor
INT /2015: Enhancing and focusing research and innovation cooperation with the Union’s key international partner countries
INT /2015: Encouraging the research and innovation cooperation between the Union and selected regional partners
New Forms of Innovation
INSO /2015: ICT-enabled open government
INSO : Understanding and supporting business model innovation
INSO : The economic impact of the Innovation Union
INSO : Platform for ICT for Learning and Inclusion
INSO : Towards joint programming under Horizon 2020

16. Topic Structure
Structure of topics in the work programme reflects the challenge based approach
Specific Challenge – sets the context, the problem to be addressed, why intervention is necessary
Scope – delineates the problem, specifies the focus and the boundaries of the potential action BUT without overtly describing specific approaches
Expected Impact – describe the key elements of what is expected to be achieved in relation to the specific challenge

18. Funding Instruments • Research and Innovation Actions (RIAs)
Funding of all activities and participants: 100%
Top down; Min 3 participants in 3 MS* or AC**
Main activity type: Research and Development
Activities: All activities can be covered
Small Targeted Projects to Large Integrated Projects
• Innovation Actions (RIs)
Funding of all activities and participants: 70% (except non-profit organisations: 100%)
Top down; Minimum 3 participants in 3 MS* or AC**
Main activity type: Innovation activities – activities close to the market
• Support and Coordination Actions
Top down; Min. 1 Participant
Main activity type: Support and coordination activities
Activities: Actions consisting primarily of accompanying measures (standardisation, dissemination, communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, including design studies for new infrastructure)
* MS – Member State; AC – Associated Country

19. Quality and efficiency of the implementation
Evaluation Criteria of H2020 Proposals
Excellence
Impact
Quality and efficiency of the implementation
Clarity and relevance of the objectives;
Credibility of the proposed approach;
Soundness of the concept, including trans-disciplinary considerations, where relevant;
Evidence that proposed work:
is ambitious,
has innovation potential
is beyond the state of the art (e.g. ground-breaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches)
Contribution to the expected impacts listed in the work programme under the relevant topic
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
Environmental and socially important impacts
Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate project results (including management of IPR), and to manage research data where relevant
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 risk and innovation management
The weighting and thresholds for the different criteria for each call are set out in the work programme

20. Leadership in Enabling Technologies - NMP
Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
Focus on developing European industrial capabilities in specific focus areas, or Key Enabling Technologies (KETs):
Micro- and nano-electronics; photonics
Nanotechnologies
Advanced materials
Biotechnology
Advanced manufacturing and processing

21. Leadership in Enabling Technologies - ICT
Components and systems
Advanced Computing
Future Internet
Content technologies and information management
Robotics
Key Enabling Technologies: Micro- nano-electronics and photonics
Factory of the Future cPPP
International Cooperation actions (EU-Brazil, EU-Japan)
ICT Cross cutting activities:
Internet of Things
Human-centric Digital Age
Cybersecurity
Support to NCPs
ICT Innovation actions
Access to finance
Innovation policy support
Open disruptive innovation scheme (SME instrument)

22. ICT in Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure & innovative societies

23. How can you get involved in H2020?
Network and build links with potential partners
Who are key players?
Who has been involved in previous projects/stakeholder groups? (
Become an EU evaluator
General Information on becoming an Expert in H2020
Registering as an Expert -
Join European Technology Platforms or other relevant stakeholder groups
Some areas, such as Marie Curie and the ERC, are bottom-up so you could start early thinking about potential proposal ideas for H2020
Engage with NCPs and National Delegates* (
*to download H2020 Support Network brochure go to:

24. H2020 Participant Portal http://ec. europa

25. Useful Links EC Horizon 2020 website
Innovation Union
EU International Strategy for Research and Innovation
European Research Area
Policy Areas of the European Union
EU Consultations

26. Supporting Trans-disciplinary Collaborations
Upcoming UCC Initiatives
Series of Information Sessions (March- Sept 2014)
Tackling Societal Challenges and Developing Trans-disciplinary Collaborations
Developing Policy Impacts in Research
Methodologies in Trans-disciplinary Research
Learning Lessons & Building Partnerships – Matchmaking event
Information Sessions on Specific Funding Programmes (in collaboration with NCP support Network) (dates tbc)
Session on Specific calls/areas (e.g. Health; Climate Action; Digital Humanities) (dates tbc)

27. Thank You
Questions?

28. Networking COST (www.cost.eu) COST Actions
Brings together researchers and experts in different countries working on specific topics
Does NOT fund research, but supports networking activities such as meetings, conferences, short term scientific exchanges, etc.
COST Actions
Researchers from a minimum of 5 COST Countries
Around € p.a. for up to 4 years (for a network of 19 countries)
Cooperation with Non-COST countries is welcome
Inter-disciplinary proposals are welcome
Benefits of participating in COST
Development of international networks
Participation in cutting edge research
Actions can be the foundation of applications to H2020 & other international programmes 28

29. ERA Nets AIRTN ICT-AGRI
The Aeronautics ERA-NET AirTN - Air Transport Net - is one of the key enablers for
Coordination of European Research within ICT and Robotics in Agriculture and related Environmental issues
the prosperous development of aeronautics in Europe
IMERA
ANIHWA
Implementing Metrology in the European Research Area Plus
ERA-Net initiative started on January 1st 2012 aims to increase the cooperation and coordination of national research programmes on animal health and welfare of farm animals, including fish and bees.
NORFACE
NORFACE has offered unique opportunities for participating funding agencies by developing common research funding instruments, thus creating opportunities for facilitating and building new networks of research collaboration in the social sciences. 
ERA NET ROAD
ERANET ROAD II (ENR2), which helps Europe’s road administrators get better value for money through coordinated road research procurement and, as a result, rise to the challenge and bring in the solutions Europe needs.
RURAGRI
Facing sustainability: new relationships between rural areas and agriculture in Europe
ERA-AGE
ERA-NET will help Europe meet the ageing challenge by consolidating research resources and expertise, and optimising the impact of research on policy, practice and product development. Ireland is an associate partner.
WOODWISDOM
Networking and Integration of National Programmes in the Area of Wood Material Science and Engineering in the Forest-Based Value Chains
ERA-ENVHEALTH
Coordination of National Environment and Health Research Programmes - Environment and Health ERA-NET
HERA
Humanities in the European Research Area - Joint Research Programme 29

30. Improving EU Performance: Selected UCC Initiatives
H2020 Information Sessions on Specific Funding Programmes (in collaboration with NCP support Network)
H2020 Legal and Financial Workshop
H2020 Workshops (in collaboration with Sean McCarthy)
EU Mentoring Programme – developed in collaboration with Sean McCarthy
ERI Marie Curie Fellow Recruitment Programme
Post-Call and ESR Analysis (e.g. ERC)
Targeted proposal writing workshops
Project costing Workshops
Implementation of UCC EU Strategic Framework
Establishment of a Project Support Office – PrimeUCC