Applying for funding: how does it work?
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Pending formal adoption by the EU of the Horizon 2020 legal texts, the content of these slides is not definitive and so should not be taken as such, nor used or referred to as such in any way or for any purpose
From CALL to GRANT
Publication of the calls
Submission of proposals
Signature grant agreement
Information on the outcome of the evaluator
Time to prepare the proposal
Finalisation of the grant
Evaluation
• Rules for Participation and Dissemination
• Finding funding opportunities-proposal submission
HORIZON 2020
Rules for Participation and Dissemination
Innovation,
Simplification
and Coherence
Rules for participation: Three main objectives
RfPHorizon
2020
CoherenceSimplification
Innovation
Keeping flexibility where needed.
A single set of rules
etc.
EU FinancialRegulation
Specific rules for participation
Covering all H2020 research and innovation actions
EU FinancialRegulation
Specific rules for participation
WE KEEP
Grants as main form of funding
Standard collaborative actions
Coordination and support
Use of Grant Agreements
Actual costs
Forms of funding - I
What is
Grants to SME instrument
Grants to Programme co-fund actions
Specific provisions targeting innovation:
• pre-commercial procurement,
• procurement of innovative solutions
• and inducement prizes.
Forms of funding - II
NEW
Enhanced use of other lump-sums, flat rates and unit costs.
SME Instrument:
Implemented via single centralised management structure
Bottom-up approach
Continuously open call
Only SMEs eligible for participation
Specific procedures : SME Instrument
Conditions for Participation
Minimum conditions Standard collaborative actions
At least three legal entities each established in a different Member State or an Associated
Country;
ERC, SME instrument, programme co-fund, coordination and support, training and mobility actions:
One legal entity established in a Member State or in an Associated Country.
Additional Conditions In the work programme or work plan.
No additional conditions in Health WP except for SME instrument
Participation
Open for all legal entities established in third countries and for international organisations.
International Cooperation - I
Restrictions only possible if introduced in the work programme.
For reciprocity reasons;
For security reasons.
Funding
Third country identified in the Work Programme or
General list in Annex A plus entities established in US
International Cooperation - II
participation deemed by the Commission essential in the actionor
when provided under a bilateral scientific and technological agreement
One project = One rate For all beneficiaries and all
activities in the grant.
Defined in the Work Programme:
‒ Up to 100 % of the eligible costs;
‒ but limited to a maximum of 70 %
for innovation projects (exception for
non-profit organisations - maximum
of 100%).(*) Research and technological development includes scientific coordination. (**) For beneficiaries that are non-profit public bodies, secondary and higher education establishments, research organisations and SMEs(***) The reimbursement of indirect eligible costs, in the case of coordination and support actions, may reach a maximum 7% of the direct eligible costs, excluding the direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the beneficiary.(****) Including research for the benefit of specific groups (in particular SMEs)
Maximum reimbursement
rates
Research and technological development activities (*)
Demonstration activities
Other activities
Network of excellence
50%75% (**)
100%
Collaborative project(****)
50%75% (**)
50% 100%
Coordination and support action
100% (***)
A single funding rate
FP7
Single indirect cost model
20% ?60% ?
Real ?
Simplified?
Single model:25 % Flat Rate
FP7
An example
New funding model: what impact on the EU contribution?
Direct costs
Indirect costs
Total costs
% EU contribution
EU contribution
Flat-rate (60%) 100 60 160 75% € 120
Direct costs
Indirect costs
Total costs
% EU contribution
EU contribution
100/25 Funding 100 25 125 100% € 125
FP7 Majority of HES & RTOs
Personnel costs Wider acceptance of average
personnel costs
Acceptance of supplementary payments
for non-profit organisations of up to 8000
euros/year/person
Simplifying participation for SMEs
Less requirements for time records
…and more in the Horizon 2020 Grant Agreement
Cost reimbursement
Controls and Audits
Financial
viability
Restricted to coordinators for projects ≥ €500 k€
CFS
[Certificate for
Financial Statements]
Only for final payments/per beneficiary /for actual costs ≥ €325 000 €
Optional Certificates on average personnel costs
Ex-post audits
Provisions in Horizon 2020 Regulation!
Commission's audits up to two years after payment of the balance
Audit strategy focused on risk and fraud prevention
Extrapolation New Financial Regulation will apply
Continuity with FP7Guarantee Fund
Ownership
• for the participant who generates results,
• joint-ownership only in specific
circumstances
Protectionwhere appropriate
Exploitation
• General obligation to exploit
Dissemination
• principle maintained;
Intellectual Property Rights - I
We keep
Transfer and exclusive licences outside the Union/Associated Countries
• the grant agreement may foresee right to object if a participant has received Union funding
Access rights
• for implementation and for exploitation purposes
(also for affiliated entities established in MS/AC)
Tailor-made provisions in the MGA for:
• security-related activities,
• ERC frontier research,
• SME instrument,
• mobility,
• support,
• KICs, etc.
Intellectual Property Rights - II
What is Additional exploitation /dissemination obligations
(in the work programme)
Open access:
• obligatory for scientific publications and,
• to research data (in appropriate areas and when foreseen in the work programme)
Access rights:
• for the Union under all parts of the programme and,
• for MS under 'Secure societies',
Specific provision:
• for pre-commercial public procurement and
• for procurement of innovative solutions
Intellectual Property Rights - III
NEW
Time to grant: speeding up the process - I
A maximum TTG of 8 months
5 monthsfor informing all applicants
on scientific evaluation
3 monthsfor signature of GA
Time to grant: speeding up the process - II
How to speed upthe process
No detailed negotiations: each proposal evaluated 'as it is',
not as 'what could be';
Legal entity validated in parallel.
No more paper: e-communication & e-signature of grants.
Finding funding opportunities -proposal submission
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All call related documentation is published on the Participant Portal
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• User friendly Participant Portal• Easy to find funding opportunities
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Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020 is the new EU funding programme for research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a €70 billion budget. The first calls for proposals for Horizon 2020 are envisaged for December 2013. Its simplified rules and submission and grant management tools should facilitate participants' tasks. For practical guidance, see the H2020 Funding Guide.
H2020 supports SMEs with a new instrument that runs throughout various funded research and innovation fields, so it should be easy for SMEs to find opportunities in many calls.
H2020 also aims to enhance EU international research cooperation so there are more opportunities for Third Country participation.
Having built H2020 around the main societal challenges like an ageing population, food security, energy efficiency, the EU attaches high importance to embed socio-economic sciences and humanities into the work programme.
Another important priority of the Commission is to ensure gender is embedded in the design of Horizon 2020 project proposals.
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COSME
Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) will run from 2014 to 2020, with a planned budget of €2.3bn. It will facilitate SME access to finance, create supportive environment for business creation, help small businesses operate outside their home countries and improve their access to markets.
FP7 and CIP – previous programmesFP7 and CIP are previous instruments to fund research and innovation activities in Europe for the period 2007 to 2013. You can view closed calls information of these programmes.
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Topic: SFS 7 - 2014: Optimising external nutrient inputs in intensive crop production systems in Europe
European crop production is facing more and more difficulties in remaining competitive in the global market for many reasons. One of these reasons is certainly the high cost of external nutrient inputs necessary More…
Call title: Sustainable Food Security Status: Open
Call identifier: H2020-SFS-2014/2015 Deadline: 2014-03-18
Topic: WATER 2 – 2014/2015: Integrated approaches to water and climate change
The rising demands of a growing world population for food, water, materials and energy will put increasing pressures on land use, water resources and ecosystems. Energy consumption is expected to increase, More…
Call title: Water Innovation: Boosting its value for Europe Status: Open
Call identifier: H2020-WATER-2014/2015 Deadline: 2014-03-18
Topic: WATER 5 – 2014/2015: Strengthening international R&I cooperation in the field of water
Developing countries, especially in Africa, are facing serious challenges for sustaining its development. Sustainable water supply and sanitation is fundamental to the food security, health, survival More…
Call title: Water Innovation: Boosting its value for Europe Status: Open
Call identifier: H2020-WATER-2014/2015 Deadline: 2014-03-18
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Topics▶WATER 1 – 2014/2015: Bridging the gap from innovative water solutions to market replication
▶WATER 2 – 2014/2015: Integrated approaches to water and climate change
▶WATER 3 – 2014/2015: Stepping up EU research and innovation cooperation in the water area
▶WATER 4 – 2014: Harnessing EU water research and innovation results for industry, policy makers and citizens
▶WATER 5 – 2014/2015: Strengthening international R&I cooperation in the field of water
WATER INNOVATION: BOOSTING ITS VALUE FOR EUROPE
H2020-WATER-2014/2015
Publication date: 2013-12-11 Deadline Date: 2014-03-18 +17:00:00 (Brussels local time)
Stage 2: 2014-05-22 +17:00:00 (Brussels local time)Budget: €65.000.000 Specific programme: Societal challengesStatus: Open OJ reference: OJ C2020 11 of December 2013Call summary Water is an invaluable resource for human health, food security, sustainable development and the environment, and is an economic sector of growing importance for Europe. However, water resources are constantly under pressure from climate change, urbanisation, pollution, overexploitation of freshwater resources and increasing competition between various user groups, and the improvement of the state of water resources will trigger substantial economic benefits.
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Call: Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
Topic: Bridging the gap from innovative water solutions to market replication
WATER 1 – 2014/2015
Specific challenge: One of the main factors hampering the market uptake of innovative solutions in the field of water is the lack of real scale demonstration of their long term viability. In addition, highly promising and advanced eco-innovative water technologies, processes, products and services often do not reach the market due to pre-commercialisation challenges and the residual risk linked to scaling-up. The first Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water has identified as priority areas: water reuse and recycling; water and wastewater treatment, including recovery of resources; water and energy integration; flood and drought risk management; and the role of ecosystem services in the provision of water related services.
Scope: Actions should address one or more of the following:
• demonstration/pilot activities of new or improved innovative water solutions (technologies, processes, products and/or services) in a real environment
• the first application and market replication of near commercial water solutions.
They should focus on the priorities identified in the first Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Water, and/or helping process industries become less water dependant while ensuring efficient management of other resources (e.g. raw materials and energy), and/or exploiting untapped potential of ICT by developing and deploying advanced ICT solutions for water resources management in agriculture and urban areas.
Expected impact: Wide and fast deployment of eco-innovation in the water sector in line with the priority areas of the EIP 'Water'. Support to the objectives of the Sustainable Process Industries Public-private Partnership (SPIRE PPP), in particular helping process industries to view water as a highly valuable asset rather than a consumable. Market penetration, long-term application and sustained use of successful solutions by various end-users, and creation of new market opportunities both inside and outside Europe. Increased resource efficiency and environmental performance of the water sector, through synergies between public water authorities, water utilities, various economic sectors, big companies, SMEs and research organisations.
Type of action: Innovation actions (70%)
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To access the Electronic Submission Service of the call, please select the type of action that is most relevant to your proposal from the list below. You will then be linked to the correct entry point.
To access existing draft proposals for this call, please login to the Participant Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section.
Download the user guide of the Participant Portal Submission Service.
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Call: Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
Topic: Bridging the gap from innovative water solutions to market replication
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• Finding funding opportunities
• SC1-proposal submission
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Electronic SubmissionElectronic Submission System accessed from the call page• ECAS password• PICs for all partners• Prepare proposal,
• On-line for Part A structured part• Upload Part B - pdf file(s)
• Submit the proposal!• Validation checks• Complete submission, before the 17h00 deadline
Submission failure rate in the past = + 1%Only reason for failure; waiting till the last minute
Technical problems Panic-induced errors (uploading the wrong proposal) Too late starting upload, run out of time
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Part A – online 1/2Section 1
• Title, acronym, objective etc.• Fixed and free keywords• 2000 character proposal abstract• previous/current submission• Declarations
Section 2 (one form per partner)• Participant Identification Code (PIC) compulsory!• Department• Dependences• Contact information• Other contact information
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Part A – online 2/2Section 3
• Cost and requested grant details
Section 4• Ethics' questionnaire
Section 5• Call related questionnaire, e.g. for clinical trials
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Part B - pdf file(s)Based around evaluation criteria:• Excellence
• Eg. Objectives, concept, progress beyond state-of-art...
• Impact• Eg. Potential impact (incl. with reference to WP);
measures to maximise impact (dissemination, communication, exploitation)
• Implementation• Including work packages descriptions• Information on third parties and subcontractors
Template supplied by the submission system (.rtf)39
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Submission in H2020
• Self check for SME status, financial viability • Proposal part B closely matching criteria• Aligned with Grant Agreement “Description of
Work”• Tougher page limits • “warn and watermark” in first round of calls• Two-stage and single-stage calls indicated with the
topics
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