HORIZON 2020
The New EU Framework Programme for
Research and Innovation 2014-2020
EXCELLENT SCIENCE
Peter Fisch
DG RTD A.5
The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020:
European Council Conclusions, 8 February 2013
Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while
taking measures to create economic opportunities
1. Smart & inclusive growth (€451 billion)
Education,
Youth, Sport
Connecting
Europe
Cohesion
Competitive
Business
SMEs
HORIZON
2020
2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€373 billion)
3. Security and citizenship (€16 billion)
4. Global Europe (€58 billion)
5. Administration (€61.6 billion)
TOTAL
€960 billion
Investment in R&D is part of the solution
to exit from the economic crises
What is Horizon 2020?
• A core part of key European policy initiatives
(Europe 2020, Innovation Union, European
Research Area):
− Responding to the economic crisis to invest in
future jobs and growth
− Addressing people’s concerns about their
livelihoods, safety and environment
− Strengthening the EU’s global position in
research, innovation and technology
• Budget of just over €70 billion in constant prices
(79 billion in current prices including inflation)
What's new
• A single programme bringing together three
separate programmes/initiatives*
• Coupling research to innovation – from
research to retail, all forms of innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society,
e.g. health, clean energy and transport
• Simplified access for all companies, universities,
institutes in all EU countries and beyond
⃰ The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Three priorities
Excellent
science
Industrial
leadership
Societal
challenges
Priority 1
Excellent science
Why:
• World class science is the foundation of
tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing
• Europe needs to develop, attract and retain
research talent
• Researchers need access to the best
infrastructures
Proposed funding
(€ million, 2014-2020)
European Research Council (ERC)
Frontier research by the best individual teams
Future and Emerging Technologies
Collaborative research to open new fields of
innovation
13 095
2 696
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)
Opportunities for training and career development
6 162
Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)
Ensuring access to world-class facilities
2 488
Excellent Science –
European Research Council
Objectives for 2020:
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Horizon 2020
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The best researchers are participating in the
ERC’s competitions
ERC funding has led directly to scientific
publications of the highest quality and to the
commercialisation of innovative technologies /
ideas
ERC has contributed significantly to making
Europe a more attractive environment for the
world’s best scientists
Excellent Science –
European Research Council
Horizon 2020
Will continue:
• to operate on a ‘bottom-up basis
• to have ‘research excellence’ as sole criterion
• to fund ‘individual teams’
• to provide funding for starting researchers to
make transition to independence
• to support new ways of working with
potential to create breakthrough results
New for Horizon 2020:
• Higher budget to build on success of FP7
grant schemes
• Improved governance with a full-time
president based in Brussels
Excellent Science –
Future and Emerging Technologies
Horizon 2020
• Expanded from ICT to be used as cross-cutting
instrument
• Supports frontier research:
• alternative ideas, concepts or paradigms of
risky or non-conventional nature
Excellent Science –
Future and Emerging Technologies
Horizon 2020
Three strands:
• FET Open
• fostering novel ideas
• FET Pro-Active
• nurturing emerging themes and communities
• FET Flagships
• tackling grand interdisciplinary science and
technology challenges
Excellent Science –
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
New for Horizon 2020:
•
Horizon 2020
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•
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Simplification and rationalisation of activities:
Goes from 9 actions to 4 broader lines of
activity…
Improved participation of businesses and other
socio-economic actors
Increased possibility of portability of grants
Stronger emphasis on communicating results
and on outreach activities
New name …
Excellent Science –
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Innovative Training Networks - ITN
•
Training Networks, European Industrial Doctorates, Joint
Doctorates
Individual Fellowships - IF
•
Support for experienced researchers undertaking
international and inter-sector mobility
Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange - RISE
•
International and inter-sector cooperation through the
exchange of staff
Co-funding of programmes - COFUND
•
Co-funding of regional, national and international
programmes (doctoral programmes,fellowship
programmes)
Excellent Science –
Research Infrastructures
Horizon 2020
1. Developing European Research
Infrastructures for 2020 and beyond
• Developing new world-class Research
Infrastructures
• Integrating and opening national and regional
Research Infrastructures of pan-European interest
• Development, deployment and operation of ICT
based e-Infrastructures
2. Fostering the innovation potential of
Research Infrastructures and their human
resources
3. Reinforcing European RI policy and
international cooperation
Excellent Science –
Research Infrastructures
Horizon 2020
Example:
Developing new world-class Research
Infrastructures
• Support the conceptual design of new research
infrastructures, which are of a clear European
dimension and interest:
• Support the preparatory or pre-implementation
phase of projects suggested by ESFRI
(European Strategy Forum on Research
Infrastructures)
HORIZON 2020
Thank you
for your attention!
Find out more:
www.ec.europa/research/horizon2020