1. Horizon 2020 and transport funding
Cliff Funnell
UK H2020
Transport NCP

2. 4/11/2017
What is Horizon 2020
The new European Union programme for research and innovation for
A budget of just over €79 billion; 30 per cent higher in real terms than the period
A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:
Responding to the economic crisis to invest in jobs and growth
Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment
Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

3. Overall UK Performance in FP7
EU provides up to 20% of HEIs‘ external research income
UK received 15.2% of FP7 spend (second only to Germany – 16.1%)
Benefiting from a total of billion euro EU contribution (5.05 billion GBP)
2 670 UK organisations participate in FP7 projects
UK is 2nd in number of participants and budget share amongst EU-28 (and 1st in both participations and budget share in 2012 and 2013)
Success rate for applications is 23.1 % (higher than EU average: 20.9%) 3

4. Major Simplification 4/11/2017
A single set of rules for all funding under Horizon 2020 Fewer, more flexible, funding instrument /More coherent with other new EU Programmes Simpler reimbursement: 1 project = 1 funding rate 100% of the total eligible costs (70% for innovation actions) Single flat rate for indirect costs (25% of eligible costs) Faster time to grant - Within 8 months of call deadline in most cases Simplification in grant agreements e.g. no time-sheets for personnel working full time on a project

5. New approach to WPs and calls
4/11/2017
New approach to WPs and calls
More strategic work programmes
Focusing on areas where EU level action has greatest impact
With a coherent set of actions from research to innovation
Greater integrated across different parts of Horizon 2020
Less prescriptive calls
More open to innovative proposals
Stronger emphasis on impact
Stimulating inter-disciplinary projects
Two year work programmes
Greater participation in setting work programmes, including by citizens
More advanced notice for applicants

6. Industrial leadership
4/11/2017
Three priorities
Excellent science
Industrial leadership
Societal challenge s

7. Coverage of the full innovation chain

8. Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges
3 Pillar Structure
Excellent
Science
European Research Council
Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions
Research Infrastructures
Future & Emerging Technologies (FET)
Industrial Leadership
Innovation in SMEs
Access to Risk Finance
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change
and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable
agriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water and bio-economy
Secure, clean and
efficient energy
Smart, green and
integrated transport
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and
raw materials
Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Spreading Excellence and
Widening Participation
Science with and for Society
EIT
JRC 8 8

9. Horizon 2020 Transport opportunities III. Societal Challenges II.4.
Smart, green and integrated Transport
Transport opportunities 3.
Secure, clean and efficient energy ….
II.
Industrial Leadership
Innovation in SMEs 2.
Access to risk finance 1.
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies I.
Excellent Science
Future and Emerging Technologies
Research Infrastructures
….. 3.
Marie Skłodowska- Curie actions

10. Transport challenge budget
6,339 M € for 7 years
50/50 JTIs/collaborative calls
Clean Sky
SESAR
Fuel Cells & Hydrogen (contribution)
[Shift2Rail]
867 M € for WP

11. Work Programme: new features
challenge-based approach: broad latitude for applicants to devise innovative solutions
broader topics, less prescription, focus on impact
biennial WP, annual calls (in most cases)
1 topic = various projects (in most cases)
no 'ringfencing' of topic budget/ranking (in most cases)
simplified types of actions/funding rates (research and innovation actions: 100%; innovation actions: 70%/100%;…)
2-stage evaluation for most topics
keywords and tags for easy access to information

12. Work programme cycle in H2020
1st
2nd
3rd
Calls: annual, biennial or open
Single stage or 2-stage evaluation
* possible revision
2014
2015 *
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

13. Calls (publication 11 December 2014)
WP Transport calls
Calls (publication 11 December 2014)
Budget (€ Mio) 2014
Budget (€ Mio) 2015
Call 'Mobility for Growth'
374,5 (+2)
184 (+10)
1. Aviation
70 (+2) 36
2. Rail 52  -
3. Road 66
23 (+5)
4. Waterborne 56 18
5. Urban 40
66,5
6. Logistics 32
7. ITS 31  
8. Infrastructure 19
17,5
9. Socio-economic and behavioural research
8,5
5 (+5)
Call 'Green Vehicles'
129 30
Call Small business and Fast Track
35,87
38,69
Contribution to Smart Cities, Blue Growth
33.5
25.5

14. Time to grant: max 8 months
Calls: deadlines 2014
18 March
27 March
28 August
Mobility for Growth
RIAs + IAs stage 1
RIAs + IAs stage 2
CSAs (single stage) X
Green vehicles (single stage)
SME instrument (open call)
cut-off dates: 18 June, 24 Sept, 17 Dec
Fast track to innovation
[pilot action in 2015]
Time to grant: max 8 months

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