Guidance Notes to get intoH2020 and EUREKA

Dr. Thies Wittig

Some basic questions to start1. Why do you want to get in ?• What do you want to do in terms of science, technology

or innovation?• Why do you want to this in a collaborative project with

other, i.e. why can’t you do this just yourself?• What are your resources that enable you to actually do

the work you want?Carefully write down the answers !They will be your main arguments to convince others to take you on board.

2. How do you get in ?

• Understand not only the rules and procedures (not too difficult) but also their implications, i.e. your obligations as a partner in a project (own funds, dependencies, admin overhead, non-profit)

• The you need initiative and pro-activeness to find partners, i.e. a consortium to join.

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Now that you know what you want to do and why, look for the right programme.H2020 is the biggest (in terms of budget and scope of topic areas), but not easy to win a project.In FP7 there were about 23,000 projects (meaning over 100,000 proposals) and 25,000 organisations involved.

A programme possibly more targeted to your needs may be EUREKA.

• An intergovernmental organisation for market-driven industrial R&D.  

• A decentralised network facilitating the coordination of national funding on innovation aiming to boost the productivity & competitiveness of European industries.

• The network integrates over 40 pan-European economies, but also includes Israel, South Korea, and Canada.

• EUREKA has been the driving force of innovation in Europe for over 25 years.

Setting up a EUREKA Project

Your entry point:• The National Project Coordinators (NPC) are at

operational level, running the National EUREKA Offices.• They are the direct contact with project in each member

country. • NPCs facilitate the setting-up and running of a project

and are responsible for project generation, national and international support and follow-up.

Projects in Bosnia and HerzegovinaE! 1889- ANGEL Finished since 22-AUG-05DESIGN, DEVELOP AND TEST AN INNOVATIVE INTEGRATED SYSTEM TO NEUTRALISE MINED AREAS. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE POSITION AND KIND OF MINES USED TO BE DETERMINED WITH A 99% ACCURACY RATE.Participating countries: AUSTRIA,BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,BELGIUM,SPAIN,ITALY,SWEDEN,SLOVAK REPUBLIC E! 5003- VINCI Finished since 04-APR-13An online centre for innovation in renewable energy generation will be established. The centre will build up a bank of knowledge using open-source technology including Web 2.0 applications. Emulation of the model will be encouraged, so that in time a network of such centres can develop.Participating countries: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,SLOVENIA,UNITED KINGDOM

Projects in Bosnia and HerzegovinaE! 6780- USAT Running since 22-JUN-12The universal small appliances testing system will be developed. It will have significant advantages compared to existing systems because of its flexibility. It could be use for control of different types of small household appliances and easily integrated in different production lines.Participating countries: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,SERBIA,SLOVENIA E! 8718- SSL Grid Running since 29-OCT-13The main aim of the project is to join know-how of two companies to development a Smart Street Lighting Grid. The SSL Grid offers numerous technological, economic, ecological and safety benefits for the user and has potential of becoming main infrastructure of smart cities.Participating countries: BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA,SLOVENIA