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Horizon 2020 Overview-Richard Howell, National Delegate

for Societal Challenge 2

From FP7 to Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 Budget

H2020: Three linked Pillars

•Excellent science

•Industrial leadership

•Societal challenges

1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy

3. Secure, clean and efficient energy

4. Smart, green and integrated transport

5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

7. Secure societies

Funding of Societal Challenges Pillar

Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities (2014-2018)

Health, demographic change and wellbeing 7 472

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research & the Bioeconomy

3 851

Secure, clean and efficient energy * 5 931

Smart, green and integrated transport 6 339

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

3 081

(4%)

Europe in a changing world-inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

1 309

Secure societies-protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

1 695

Science with and for society 462

Spreading excellence and widening participation 816

Horizon 2020 is different Work programme preparation based on guidance obtained from a

strategic programming exercise

First work programme strongly influenced by the economic crisis and need to chart a path to sustainable growth

Work programmes with a 2 year-duration … 1st 2014/15

A strong challenge-based approach, allowing applicants to have considerable freedom to come up with innovative solutions

Topics broader, less prescriptive, scope to involve the social sciences

Drive to involve industry and focus on impact.

Less funding modes & simplified rules6

SC 2: 3 CALL COMPONENTS - BUDGET OF APPROX €3.8BN OVER 7 YEARS

• Sustainable food production systems

• Safe food and healthy diets

• Global drivers of food security

Sustainable Food Security

• Sustainably exploiting the diversity of marine life

• New offshore challenges

• Seabed mining

• Ocean observation technologies/systems

• Socio-economic dimension - engagement with society

Blue Growth

• Sustainable agriculture and forestry

• Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries

• Cross-cutting actions covering all the activities

Innovative, Sustainable and

Inclusive Bioeconomy

Contributions to BBI PPP & other Focus Area: WASTE

Objectives-

• Moving towards a post-petroleum society;

• Replacing petrol-based products with bio-based ones;

• Turning agricultural and forestry waste into useful products;

• Creating new jobs and growth;

Research calls, will launch in Summer 2014

• The estimated budget of this new initiative is €3.8 billion.

• The EU will contribute €1 billion from the Horizon 2020 programme budget ….. €850m from Societal Challenge 2 and €150 from Industrial Leadership Pillar

• The industrial partners will commit €2.8 billion (majority likely to be in-kind contributions).

General structure of Call topics

Structure reflects the challenge based approach

Topics described under 3 headings:• Specific Challenge

o sets the context, the problem to be addressed, why intervention is necessary

• Scope

o delineates the problem, specifies the focus and the boundaries of the potential action BUT without overly describing specific approaches

• Expected Impact

o describes the key elements of what is expected to be achieved in relation to the specific challenge

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Major opportunity for European societyo environmental protection, reducing GHGo economic growth and job creation o access of valuable raw materials

Capitalise on EU strengths ->EU as market leader (€400 billion/year) Innovation is key ->whole production & consumption cycle, across all sectors of

economic activities, with a better organisation of different actors, involvement of all stakeholders including citizens

Supporting different EU initiatives -> Bioeconomy Strategy; PPPs on ‘Sustainable Process Industries’ (SPIRE) and Bio-Based Industries (BBI); Raw Materials EIP; contributing to the Resource Efficiency Road Map.

Waste: A Resource to Recycle, Reuse and Recover Raw Materials

Moving towards a circular economy through industrial symbiosis

A systems approach for the reduction, recycling and reuse of food waste

Recycling of raw materials from products and buildings Towards near-zero waste at European and global level (4) Preparing and promoting innovation procurement for

resource efficiency Promoting eco-innovative waste management and

prevention as part of sustainable urban development(2) Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co-products

and by-products (jointly by SC 2 & SC5)

Waste - Areas covered (2014/15)

Rules for Participation: what’s new in Horizon 2020?

Adapted for the whole research and innovation cycle

Covering all research programmes and funding bodies

Aligned to the Financial Regulation, coherent with other new EU Programmes.

1. A SINGLE SET OF RULES

3. SIMPLE EVALUATION CRITERIA

Excellence – Impact - Implementation (Excellence only, for the ERC)

4. NEW FORMS OF FUNDING aimed at innovation: pre-commercial procurement, inducement prizes, dedicated loan and equity instruments.

2. ONE PROJECT - ONE FUNDING RATE.

Maximum of 100% of direct costs (except for actions close to market, where a 70% maximum will apply)

Indirect eligible costs: a flat rate of 25% of direct eligible costs

Rules for Participation: what’s new?.cntd

Lowest possible level of requirements for submission of audit certificates without undermining sound financial management;

Audit strategy focused on risk and fraud prevention.

7. FEWER, BETTER TARGETED CONTROLS AND AUDITS

8. IMPROVED RULES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Balance between legal security and flexibility;

Tailor-made IPR provisions for new forms of funding;

A new emphasis on open access to research publications.

6. SIMPLER RULES FOR GRANTSBroader acceptance of participants accounting practices for direct costs, flat rate for indirect costs, no time-sheets for personnel working full time on a project, possibility of output-based grants.

5. INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION: facilitated but better protecting EU interests.

Funding MechanismsResearch & innovation action

Three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be

independent of each other.

Innovation action

Three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other.

Coordination & support action

One legal entity established in a Member State or associated country

SME instrument

One for-profit SME. Only applications from SMEs established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020.

ERA-NET Cofund

Three legal entities. Each of the three shall be established in a different Member State or associated country. All three legal entities shall be independent of each other.

Participants in ERA-NET Cofund actions must be research funders: legal entities owning or managing public research and innovation programmes

Evaluation

Evaluation

Excellence

Quality and Efficiency of

Implementation

Impact

Evaluation continuedOne stage & 2nd of 2 stage

• Three criteria marked out of 5.

• Minimum threshold of 3/5 for each criterion

• Minimum threshold 10/15 overall

Two stage proposals

• only excellence and impact evaluated at first stage with a threshold of 4/5

• Applies to majority of SFS topics

Calls continued…

Help and Financial Supports

• Co-ordinator Support from Enterprise Ireland- Max of €12,500

• Travel supports also available

• Further information:

http://horizon2020.ie/who-can-help/financial-assistance/

• National Support Network coordinated by EI …. EUROPEAN ADVISORS ……. HERE TO HELP!!

“The real act of discovery

consists not in finding new

lands, but in seeing with new

eyes”Marcel Proust, 1871-1922

European Advisors: Societal Challenge 2

Help is at hand!

AD Europe Conference, City North Hotel

Thursday 20th February 2014

“The real act of discovery

consists not in finding new

lands, but in seeing with new

eyes”Marcel Proust, 1871-1922

European Advisors: Societal Challenge 5

Help is at hand!

AD Europe Conference, City North Hotel

Thursday 20th February 2014