west midlands european service: your route to transnational funding dr. julia buckley 24 feb 2011,...
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West Midlands European Service: Your route to
Transnational Funding
Dr. Julia Buckley24 Feb 2011, RETS Seminar 5
WMES Services
1. Application support from initial project idea to submission
2. Help with finding European, national and regional partners
3. Information days on programme specific funding opportunities
4. Application writing workshops
5. 1-2-1 advisory sessions and project surgeries
6. Feedback on draft applications
7. Project management advice and support with project kick-off
Which Funds do we support?
Life Long Learning
Vocational trainingskillsEmployabilityInnovative learningPolicy or delivery
INTERREG
Regional levelStrategyPolicyExchange of best practice
Competitiveness & InnovationSMEsICTEnvironmentInnovative products,servicesand processes
Marie CurieActions
SMEs/universitiesNetworksResearch/KnowledgeTransferFellowships
LIFE+
EnvironmentProtecting naturalAssets / speciesStrategic / policy
Intelligent Energy EuropeEnergy efficiencyRenewable energysourcesEnergy in transportIntegrated initiatives
Erasmus for Y.Entrepreneurs
Work placements in the successful enterprises
Our success so far
•467 submitted projects worth €73M
•225 successful projects so far
•€19,000,000 investment to the WM
•1661 people trained in bid writing /
project development
Small scale: Transversal Study Visits
European study visits for professionals involved in education or vocational training
Choose from a catalogue of week-long visits on different themes in 31 countries
Average grant is 1500 euro towards the costs of travel and subsistence
Aimed at senior decision-makers; The next deadline is 31st March 2011
Erasmus for Young EntrepreneursEuropean Exchange programme
• New entrepreneurs travel to an experienced entrepreneur in another EU country and work with him/her for 1 to 6 months.
• The matching of the new entrepreneurs with the host entrepreneurs is carried out with the help of the intermediary organisations.
• The objective is to help new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for running and developing an SME; taking full advantages of opportunities provided by the internal market.
THE BENEFITS (HE)
• work with a NE who has strong analytical and strategic skills
• new skills and innovative knowledge• new ideas and views• knowledge and intelligence about the foreign
markets;• expansion of the business to a new country;• network with the other HEs.
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THE BENEFITS (NE)
• business experience;• international connections • knowledge about foreign markets;• co-venturing opportunities • development of cross-border markets;• cultural and organisational;• understand the regulatory framework in another EU
country.
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IO
NE
HE
www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu
IO
Step 1. Application phase Interested NEs and HEs apply via an on-line registration tool and establish contact with the IO that they have chosen. The IOs responsible screen the entries and, once completed, accept them.
NE
IO
STEP 2: Matching
• Matching of NE and HE with the help of the 2 IOs
STEP 3: Contracting and preparation
• HE, NE and IOs establish agreements;
• NE does pre-departure induction;
• NE receives a grant.
IO HE
NE
IO
HE
STEP 4: stay abroad
• Duration: 1-6 months;
• On-site support provided by the host IO to the NE;
• Reporting about the exchange. IO
STATISTICS
The United Kingdom is the most desired destination for New Entrepreneurs (32% of applications), followed by Spain (11%) and Italy (11%).
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How to get involved
Talk to us today, and
register on http://www.erasmus-entrepreneurs.eu/
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MARIE CURIE :INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS & PATHWAYS (IAPP)
Funding for R&D and cooperation between businesses and academia
What is an Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways?
• It is a two-way partnership with at least one commercial enterprise and one academic organisation in two different MS or Associated Countries
• Includes secondments, recruitment and networking activities
• Project can be up to 48 months
• Majority of researcher months should be secondments
• Deadline to submit application – December 2011
What can you do with an IAPP?
• Staff exchange (mandatory) – experienced researchers, early-stage researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years
• Recruit experienced researchers for between 12 months and 2 years (optional)
• Organise common workshops/conferences
• Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months
• For SMEs, a contribution towards small equipment costs (up to 10% of project total)
Living Allowance
LIFE+
Environment Protection
Funding for Conservation and Nature Protection
• Nature protection • Halting the loss of biodiversity• Developing Environmental Policy
around: climate change, water, soil…• Awareness raising campaigns• Training for forest fire prevention
• Deadline 15th July 2011
• Average budget €1 million (capital & revenue)
• Duration 2 – 5 years
• No European partner requirement but increased chance success
What does it fund?
Yes
• Innovative/best practice/demonstration projects in the Environment field.
• Projects that have EU added value - policy relevant, Natura 2000 etc.
No
• Does not fund research actions
• Actions proposed in LIFE+ projects should not be eligible for support under other European funds [Article 9], CIP, FP7, EEF etc
• Does not fund projects that have been done before
Examples
Shropshire Housing Alliance
Budget:
Integrated business management
model for mattress recycling
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Budget: €1,309,734
Connecting UK Biodiversity Action
Plan habitats and species in the North
Staffordshire Living Landscape area
and beyond (Nature & Biodiversity)
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Budget: €29,237
Communication and education on
biodiversity around Roman Roads
INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE (IEE)
Energy
• Addresses non-technical barriers to sustainable energy technologies, energy & carbon savings
• Four project areas:
– Energy Efficiency (SAVE)
– Renewable Energy (ALTENER)
– Transport (STEER)
– Integrated initiatives
Convert policy into action
Real changes on the ground
EU energy efficiency and renewables objectives
Creating & spreading effective methods & best practice
Training & education
Know-how transfer
Market intelligence
Inform policy development & implementation
• 2010 Call published 22nd March
• Deadline 12th May
• Average project budget €1million
• Project duration 2 – 3 years
• Any organisation eligible
Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE)
CIP Eco-Innovation Programme: Market Replication Projects
Closing the gap between research and markets
ECO INNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 27th April 2010, Birmingham
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New services - greening businesses
New processes - cleaner production
New management methods, technologies and products
Eco-innovation
« All forms of innovation reducing environmental impacts and/or optimising the use of resources »
ECO INNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 27th April 2010, Birmingham
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Support innovative ideas which can be turned into ‘marketable’ green products and services
These need incentives to penetrate the market
Potential for replication and wider application must be demonstrated
Budget ~ €200 million (2008-2013)
Eco-innovation market replication projects
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Materials recycling
Sustainable building products
Food and drink
Greening business/ smart purchasing
~35m€ for ~45-50 projects
Four priorities
Compared to the 2009/10 call, more emphasis on resource efficiency
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Fourth Call: April with a deadline inSeptember 2011
Electronic submission (EPSS)
Evaluation: Sept 2011-Feb 2012
First projects start May 2012
50% funding rate of eligible costs
Max 3 years contract duration
Call planning 2011
ECO INNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 27th April 2010, Birmingham
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Eco-I versus FP 7 Research
Post research Adaptation for market uptake Industrialisation First commercial deployment Market demonstration
Basic research Applied research Prototyping/first practical
use of technology Technology demonstration Knowledge gathering
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ECO INNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 27th April 2010, Birmingham
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Eco-I versus IEE First application of solution and
market uptake Integrated approach covering
various environmental aspects (resource efficiency including water, energy and raw materials…)
Life-cycle approach Explicit SME and private sector
focus Market uptake important
Promotion & dissemination of well-proven intelligent energy solutions
Energy focus: energy efficiency & renewable energy sources, including transport
Stimulates action through better market conditions & admin. procedures, training, awareness raising, policy analysis etc
No investment project, no RTD Impact and contribution to 2020 EU
energy targets important
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ECO INNOVATION PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP 27th April 2010, Birmingham
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Eco-I versus LIFE +
Priority on private sector, businesses
CIP umbrella Market competitiveness and
market uptake Replication is crucial Integrated environmental
impacts (e.g. water only one ascpect)
Mainly public sector Policy development and
Implementation of legislation Dissemination, awareness
raising, capacity building Land-use, urban planning and
water management Environmental solutions but
market uptake is not vital
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