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WEBINAR WEDNESDAYS

BASICS WEBINAR

May 6, 2020George Bugeja & Tamara Schembri,

MCST - www.mcst.gov.mt2

Introduction to Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU

Research and Innovation framework

programme ever with nearly €80 billion

of funding available over 7 years (2014

to 2020)

Horizon 2020 aims to:



Respond to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs

and growth

Address peoples’ concerns about

their livelihoods, safety and

environment

Strengthen the EU’s

global position in

research, innovation

and technology

The recent evolution of the Framework Programmes

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How can

benefit from Horizon 2020?

& why is Horizon 2020 so great?



3 Pillars of Research Areas

Excellent Science

- European Research Council;

- Future and Emerging Technologies;

- Marie Curie Actions;

- European Research Infrastructures

Societal Challenges

- Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing;

- Food security;- Energy;- Transport;- Climate Action;- Europe in a Changing

World;- Secure Societies

Industrial Leadership

- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

- ICT- Nanotechnologies- Space

- Access to Risk Finance- Innovation in SMEs

• Spreading Excellence and WideningParticipation

• European Institute of Innovation andTechnology (EIT)

• Science with and for Society• Joint Research Centre• Fast Track to Innovation• EIC pilot



Videos for reference

• Are you interested in any of these areas and want to learn more? Check out these videos on our Youtube channel!

• Excellent Science : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TfONsm3M8&t=3s

• Industrial Leadership : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYm8bogE4o0

• Societal Challenges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhfKhSWyWl0&t=4s

• Horizontal Actions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ZdLfKa8ng&t=123s



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TfONsm3M8&t=3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYm8bogE4o0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhfKhSWyWl0&t=4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ZdLfKa8ng&t=123s

Horizon 2020 is open for participation from across the world.

27 EU Member States (MS)

Associated Countries (AC): Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herz., Rep. of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia, Georgia, Armenia.

Third Countries:

International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) – third countries with low or medium income (listed in the WP)

High income countries including BRICS and Mexico – only in exceptional cases:- Provision is made in the call text;- Bilateral agreement;- When the EC deems it necessary (case by case assessment).

Who can participate?



• 3 legal entities from 3 different Member States or Associated Countries*;

• You may bring on board other partners from any country;

• Allocate necessary resources for the duration of the project;

• No double funding!

*Different criteria applies to certain calls: EIC Accelerator, ERC, MSCA(more info here), CSAs or specified in the Work Programme.

Participation Criteria



https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-wp1820-msca_en.pdf

F&T Portal – wealth of resources

– How to Participate instructions

– Reference Documents

– Helpdesk

– IT - How to

– Online Manuals

– Annotated MGA2

– FAQs

– Creating account

– Registering & Validation

– Roles and Access rights

– Guidelines

– Checks, audits & reviews

– Etc.

TIP: All Information and Guidance are available! But you need to know how to search for it. The online manual is a comprehensive guidance tool to help you through every step of a H2020 project. USE IT!!!

2Annotated Model Grant Agreement (MGA)– more info hereFunding and Tenders Portal – https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home



https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/grants_manual/amga/h2020-amga_en.pdf

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

Navigating the Funding and Tenders Portal



Horizon 2020



Choose your desired area! As an example we will choose the Societal Challenges (Pillar 3)



Filtering



Be specific! As an example we will choose “Secure, clean and efficient Energy”



Now that all of our desired filters are ready, let’s find a call!



Details


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Understanding the Jargon – Type of action



Types of Actions

& what are they?

Types of Actions (Funding schemes)

Research and Innovation Action

Actions that establish new knowledge or develop new technologies or solutions.

EU funding rate: 100%Minimum: 3 beneficiaries

TRL 1 - 5

Innovation Actions

Actions that demonstrate the viability of new

technologies and solutions or support their first

deployment in the market.

EU funding rate: 70%*100% for non-profit legal

entitiesMinimum: 3 beneficiaries

TRL 5 - 8

Coordinated and Support Actions

Actions that improve skills, mobilise large-scale

investments or facilitate EU policy implementation.

EU funding rate: 100% Minimum: 1 beneficiary



TRL – Technology Readiness Level



RIA

IA

One Project / One funding rate …. nearly!



Understanding the Jargon – Deadline Model



Deadline Model

• Single Stage

One deadline

Proposals should have a

maximum of 70 pages



• Two Stage

Two deadlines

For the first deadline proposals shall not be longer than 10 pages.

For the second deadline proposals shall not be longer than 70 pages

Specific Challenge



Scope



Expected Impact



Proposal Submission

Proposal Submission


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Who?

•Submitted by the coordinating organization otherwise known as the Coordinator.

How?

•The proposal itself consists of 2 main parts:

•Administrative forms

•Technical annex

Confidentiality!

•The Commission will treat your proposal confidentially, as well as any related information, data and documents received.

In Practice “Processes for Submitting Proposals”


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Get Prepared:• Finding your Topic

• Find your partners

• Plan your work and budget

Electronic proposal submission• Get ECAS account

• Get PIC number

• Participant Register (SME Status?)

• Launch submission wizard

• Pre-register your draft proposal

• List participants, contact persons

• Fill in Administrative forms

• Upload Technical Annex

• Submit your proposal (modify?)

• Receipt of submission

Call and Topic Documents“Read, understand and read some more”


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Read carefully the related documents or templates that are available on the given call and topic page

General documents are listed on the Call Documents page

Topic specific documents are available on each topic's page under "Topic Conditions and Documents".

They may include a specific Guide for Applicants.

Partners for the project


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Most calls require the participation of several

participants in the proposal.

Partner search is facilitated by

Your own profesinal network!

by National Contact Points

F&T partner search web page

(read more here)

Many other ways, conference, brokerage events, EEN network,

IPAS+ grant …..

Not all calls require partners!

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/support/ncp

https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/partner-search

https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/docs/h2020-funding-guide/grants/applying-for-funding/find-partners_en.htm

Plan your projectPlanning of the work (work packages, deliverables, milestones)


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TECHNICAL ANNEX GIVES A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF

THE PROJECT IDEA AND THE WORK PLAN

DIVIDE THE PLANNED WORK INTO WORK PACKAGES,

ASSIGNS THE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES AND

RESOURCES WITHIN THE CONSORTIUM

SETS OUT A PROJECT TIME SCHEDULE,

MAIN MILESTONES AND DELIVERABLES,

DESCRIBES THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

DESCRIBES THE DISSEMINATION AND

EXPLOITATION PLAN AND COMMUNICATION

ACTIVITIES.

ADDITIONAL ANNEXES OR SUPPORTING

DOCUMENTS MAY BE REQUIRED

Plan your projectBudget



Please check the required budget table !

What are the Eligible Costs?


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Personnel Costs Subcontracting

Other direct costs (travel, equipment..)

Indirect Costs

(25% flat-rate)

Costs of providing financial support to Third Parties

Specific categories of costs

If applicable in the project

Budget table



Submit a proposal

Proposals must be submitted electronically using the electronic submission system of the Funding and Tendering Portal.



Proposal submissionStep by Step instructions:



Proposal submissionStep by Step instructions:



Click on IT How to

Click on Guidance & Manuals

Click on Proposals

Click on Proposal Submission

(Web form)

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding/display/ECResearchGMS/How+to+submit+a+proposal_WebForm

Evaluation of proposals

Evaluation of Proposals


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• Administrative Checks

• Eligibility Checks

Admissibility and Eligibility

check

• Evaluated and scored against selection and award criteria :

• Excellence - Clarity and pertinence of the objectives,

• Impact - Enhancing innovation capacity/integration of new knowledge,

• Quality and efficiency of implementation -Complementarity of the participants

Evaluation Criteria

Time to Grant

Some exceptions:- Shorter time-to-grant for EIC Accelerator; - Longer time-to-grant is possible for ERC projects and other

exceptional cases;- In 2 stage process, time-to-grant counted from stage 2 deadline.

A maximum time to grant of 8 months:

5 monthsfor informing all

applicantson scientific evaluation

3 monthsfor signature of GA



How can we help?

The National Contact Point

Spreading Awareness

mailshots; Website; H2020 Malta

Facebook Page, information sessions;

training sessions; promoting brokerage

events…

Customised Support

based on clients’ needs - financial

issues; legal issues; grant agreement;

project management; group presentations upon

request…

Advising

one-to-one consultations;

partner searches; proposal pre-

screening; general queries…



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