1. Pablo Lopez Alonso, European Projects Manager European Funding – Partnership and Research Opportunities.

2. The Europe Office - TEO An innovative approach to engaging with Europe

3. TEO -Launch: April / October 2014 -RIE -Manage our own projects -Team -Services Overview, History and Background

4. European Funding Overview of previous opportunities

5. European Funding -Reasons for European funding -Erasmus -1 million -Alfa, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus -Framework Programme, Marie-Curie, ERC Previous Opportunities and Background

6. Erasmus+ New funding programme

7. Erasmus+ -KA1: Mobility: EU and non-EU EMJMD Loans -KA2: Strategic Partnerships (education best practices) Knowledge Alliances (teaching methods, knowledge exchange and entrepreneurship) Sector Skill Alliances (skill gaps) Capacity Building (Higher education) -KA3: Policy reform -Jean Monnet: European Union Studies -Sports: Partnerships and Events Key Actions, Jean Monnet and Sports

8. Horizon 2020 Research opportunities

9. Horizon 2020 -Largest single funding body -Budget reduction and Juncker plan (€8 billion) -Some political perspectives -Next call to be published by September 2015 -3 main pillars: -Excellent Science -Industrial Leadership -Societal Challenges Overview and Research Pillars

10. Excellent Science -ERC Grants: -Fund “frontier research” proposals submitted by excellent researchers in the area of their choice -Single researcher, no consortia needed -3 domains: -Physical Sciences and Engineering -Life Sciences -Social Sciences and Humanities

11. Excellent Science -MSCA – Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions -ITN (Innovative Training Networks): -European Training Networks (6-10 partners) -European Joint Doctorates (5-6 partners) – High success rate (15.4%) -European Industrial Doctorates (2-3 partners) – High success rate (18.8%) -Individual Fellowships (Experienced researchers – 5yrs) -European Fellowships (12-24 months) -Global Fellowships (12-24 months + 12 months return phase) -RISE: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

12. Industrial Leadership -LEIT: Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies – ICT, KETs, Space -Access to Risk Finance -Innovation in SMEs

13. Societal Challenges -Health: -Specific types of diseases -Personalised medicines, healthy ageing, chronic diseases -Food Security: -Sustainable food security -Blue growth (oceans) -Energy: -Heating and cooling, renewables -Buildings and energy efficiency -Transport: -Road transport, infrastructure -Safety

14. Societal Challenges -Climate: -Raw materials -Sustainability and green business -Inclusive Societies: -Inequalities -Understanding Europe -Secure Societies: -Crime, terrorism, disaster resilience -Digital security

15. 15 Erasmus+ Programme Guide: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus- plus-programme-guide_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/documents/erasmus- plus-programme-guide_en.pdf H2020 Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.htm l http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.htm l H2020 Funding Opportunities: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunit ies/index.html http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunit ies/index.html Regent’s Report: http://www.regents.ac.uk/files/regentsreport2013.pdf http://www.regents.ac.uk/files/regentsreport2013.pdf

16. 16 TEO – Contact Details Mark Majewsky Anderson – Director of TEO Mark.anderson@gcu.ac.uk 0141 331 8842 Rhona Blincow – Europe Office Coordinator r.blincow@gcu.ac.uk 0141 331 3928 Pablo Lopez Alonso – European Projects Manager Pablo.lopezalonso@gcu.ac.uk 0141 331 8337

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18. Thank you.