Overview of Horizon 2020
The new EU research and innovation programme 2014-2020
Please note that this information is based on the European
Commission proposals and is subject to change.
Staffordshire University
13 February 2013
Joanna Frost
Jo.Frost@bbsrc.ac.uk
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
Outline of this session
• Horizon 2020 background: Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union
• The development of Horizon 2020
• Horizon 2020 overview
• Excellent Science
• Industrial Leadership
• Societal Challenges
• Cross-cutting aspects and Rules of Participation
• Getting prepared for, and influencing, Horizon 2020
Agenda
• For reference
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Links
Separate handout with further information on Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020 Background:
Europe 2020 and the Innovation Union
Background to Horizon 2020
EU 2020 Strategy
• 10 year strategy to make the EU more dynamic and competitive
Europe 2020 Strategy
• Three key drivers: Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
• Targets include 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D
• Seven ‘Flagship Initiatives’:
• Innovation Union
• Youth on the move
• A digital agenda for Europe
• Resource efficient Europe
• An industrial policy for the globalisation era
• An agenda for new skills and jobs
• European platform against poverty
Europe 2020 Strategy – Innovation Union
Innovation Union and Horizon 2020
• Horizon 2020 is key in delivering Europe 2020,
Innovation Union and the European Research Area in
terms of:
• Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future
jobs and growth;
• Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods,
safety and environment; and
• Strengthening the EU’s global position in research,
innovation & technology.
The Development of Horizon 2020
Development of Horizon 2020
How was the proposal developed?
• FP7 Interim Evaluation by an Expert Group
• Public consultation
• Name consultation
• Also input from: EU Presidencies; European Parliament
Reports; stakeholder workshops run by Commission
• Commission published Horizon 2020 Proposal on 30
November 2011
• for an 80 billion euro research and innovation funding programme
(2014-20)
Development of Horizon 2020
UKRO work towards Horizon 2020
• BIS/UKRO workshops in Spring/Summer 2010
• For Academics (May)
• For European Liaison Officers (July)
• UKRO facilitating RCUK discussions
• New ‘Development of next Framework
Programme’ pages on UKRO website
• Sign up for the UKRO information services to
keep up to date with opportunities to feed in
Development of Horizon 2020
Estimated Horizon 2020 Timetable
February 2011
Communication on Common Strategic Framework for Research and Innovation
Feb - April 2011
Stakeholder consultation
30 November 2011
Adoption of Commission Proposal for Horizon 2020
2012 - 2013
Legislative Procedure (‘co-decision’): European
Parliament readings and Council Common positions
Q3 2013
Conciliation and adoption of Horizon 2020
1 January 2014
Start of Horizon 2020
July 2012:
Last FP7 Work
Programmes published
Spring 2013:
Most FP7 Calls closed
by now
Dec
Horizon 2020
- Overview
What is Horizon 2020?
Horizon 2020 Overview
• Commission proposal published on 30 November 2011 for
an €80 billion research and innovation funding programme
(2014-20)
• The follow on programme to FP7, EIT and parts of CIP
• Forms part of the proposals for the next EU budget,
complementing proposals for Structural Funds, education
(Erasmus for All), etc.
EC Horizon 2020 website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=home
EC Horizon 2020 proposal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020documents
What’s new?
Horizon 2020 Overview
• A single programme bringing together three separate
programmes/initiatives
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Framework Programme 7 (FP7)
Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
• 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
Horizon 2020 Overview
Excellent Science Base
• European Research Council (ERC)
• Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
• Marie Curie Actions
• Research Infrastructures
Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks
• Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies:
• ICT; Nanotechnologies; Advanced Materials; Biotechnology;
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing; and Space
• Access to risk finance
• Innovation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Tackling Societal Challenges
• Health, demographics changes and well being
• Food security, sustainable agriculture marine and maritime research
and the bio-economy
• Secure, clean and efficient energy
• Smart, green and integrated transport
• Climate action and resource efficiency including raw materials
• Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Euratom (2014-2018)
Horizon 2020 – three priorities
Horizon 2020 Overview
Excellent Science
€27,818m
Sept
Industrial Leadership
€20,280m
June
Societal Challenges
€35,888m
NB: All budget figures are given throughout in ‘current 2011 prices’ as
on p85 of the draft Horizon 2020 proposal.
Impact of Horizon 2020 for R&I
Societal Impact and
Contribution to Europe
2020
Key Features
Economic growth
Projects financed on the basis
of excellence
Ambitious collaborative
projects with critical mass
Projects not achievable without
EU support (additionality)
Projects leveraging additional
private and public resources
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Horizon 2020
Projects selected through
intense pan-European
competition
Research and
innovation outputs of
Horizon 2020
Improved R&D
capabilities
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Scientific
publications
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New tools and
techniques
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Models and
simulations
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Prototypes,
demonstrators,
pilots
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€1 invested in Horizon 2020
produces €10 extra GDP per
annum
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>800,000 in the medium term
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Exports increase by 1,4% and
imports decrease by 0,2% in
the medium term
More high-tech Jobs
Competitiveness
Seamless support from idea to
market
Inclusive & sustainable
growth
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Patents
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New products,
processes, services
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Spin-offs
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Easy access for all participants
including SMEs
Policy
Research and
Innovation
Better health & more wellbeing
A more secure society
Sustainable agriculture
Clean & efficient energy
Smart, green, integrated
transport
Reduced greenhouse gas
emissions
Efficient use of natural
resources
Horizon 2020
– Excellent Science
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Priority 1: Excellent Science rationale
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World class science is the foundation of
tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing
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Europe needs to develop, attract and retain
research talent
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Researchers need access to the best
infrastructures
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Priority 1: Excellent Science
Total Budget for Programme (2014-20, €m)
27,818
European Research Council:
‘Frontier research by the best individual teams’
15,008
Future and Emerging Technologies:
‘Collaborative research to open new fields of
innovation’
3,505
Sept
June
Marie Curie actions:
‘Opportunities for training and career development’ 6,503
Research infrastructures (inc.
e-infrastructures):
‘Ensuring access to world-class facilities’
2,802
Dec
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Excellent Science – ERC
Continuity with FP7. Will continue to:
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operate autonomously led by a Scientific Council
operate on a ‘bottom-up basis
have ‘research excellence’ as sole criterion
fund ‘individual teams’
provide funding for starting researchers to make transition to
independence
support new ways of working with potential to create breakthrough
results
New for Horizon 2020:
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Reinforced budget (77% increase)
Scope for continuation of 4 current schemes and flexibility to ‘develop
the mix of support measures to respond to emerging needs’
Improved governance
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Excellent Science – FET
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Expanded from ICT and Energy to be used as crosscutting instrument
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Supports frontier research: alternative ideas, concepts or
paradigms of risky or non-conventional nature
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Supported under three strands:
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FET Open: fostering novel ideas
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FET Pro-Active: nurturing emerging themes and communities
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FET Flagships: tackling grand interdisciplinary science and
technology challenges
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Excellent Science – Marie Curie
Goes from 9 actions to 4 broader lines of activity:
1. Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of
researchers
2. Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector
mobility
3. Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge
4. Co-funding of activities across other three strands
New for Horizon 2020:
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Simplification and rationalisation of activities
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! Now to be called the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science
Excellent Science – Research
Infrastructures
Three main objectives:
• Developing the European research
infrastructures for 2020 and beyond
• Fostering the innovation potential of research
infrastructures and their human capital
• Reinforcing the European research infrastructure
policy and international co-operation
Horizon 2020
– Industrial Leadership
Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership
Priority 2: Industrial Leadershiprationale
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Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g.
advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics)
underpin innovation across existing and
emerging sectors
Europe needs to attract more private investment
in research and innovation
Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create
growth and jobs
Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership
Priority 2: Industrial Leadership
Total Budget for Programme (2014-20, €m)
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies:
(ICT, nanotechnologies, material, biotechnology,
manufacturing, space)
20,280
Sept
15,580
June
Access to Risk Finance:
‘Leveraging private finance and venture capital for
research and innovation’
Innovation in SMEs:
‘Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs’
4,000
700
Dec
Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership
Industrial Leadership –
Key Enabling Technologies
• Collaborative research and innovation projects
• Strong focus on industrial involvement and
applied research
• Key Enabling Technologies encompasses:
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Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
Nanotechnologies
Advanced Materials
Biotechnology
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
Space
Horizon 2020
– Societal Challenges
Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges
Priority 3: Societal challenges rationale
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Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives
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Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations,
including social-sciences and humanities
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Addressing challenges requires full research innovation cycle, from
research to market:
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focus on innovation-related activities (e.g. piloting,
demonstration, demand side policies – public procurement,
standards…)
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Focus on policy priorities without predetermining technologies or
types of solutions to be developed
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emphasis could be on projects that solve specified challenges,
NOT prescribing the specific topics, research fields, disciples,
technologies or sectors to be addressed
Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges
Priority 3: Societal Challenges
Total Budget for Programme (2014-20, €m)
35,888
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
9,077
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and
maritime research & the bioeconomy
4,694
Secure, clean and efficient energy
6,537
Smart, green and integrated transport
7,690
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
3,573
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
4,317
Sept
June
Dec
Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges
Societal Challenges – Key
Objectives
Challenge
Objectives
Health
Improve lifelong health and wellbeing
Food security
Secure sufficient supplies of safe and high qualitySept
food
and other bio-based products
Energy
Transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive
June
energy system
Transport
Resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, safe,
seamless, and performing transport system for the
benefit of all citizens, the economy and society.
Climate and
resources
Resource efficient and climate change resilient economy
and a sustainable supply of raw materials
Societies
Foster inclusive, innovative and secure EuropeanDec
societies
Horizon 2020
- Cross-cutting Aspects
- Rules for Participation
Horizon 2020 – Cross-cutting aspects
Cross-cutting aspects
• Aim to widen participation across whole programme to
ensure excellence prevails wherever it exists
• Simplification as a crucial element
• More bottom-up elements to allow for novel ideas
• Package of measures to close innovation divide
• Links to Cohesion policy = building regional research &
innovation capacity
• Boosting support to European Research Area (ERA)
priorities – mobility, researcher careers, infrastructures,
partnering, knowledge transfer, policy learning
• Taking account of gender, ethical issues and open
access to results
Horizon 2020 – Rules of Participation
Horizon 2020
- Rules for Participation
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Single set of rules: for everyone (academia & industry)
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One Project – One Funding Rate
• Maximum of 100% of direct costs for all types of partners (except
for actions close to market, where a 70% max)
• Indirect eligible costs: a flat rate of 20% of direct eligible costs
• No real indirect cost option
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Simple Evaluation Criteria: excellence, implementation, impact
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New Forms of funding for innovation: including dedicated SME
funding instrument
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Improved rules on Intellectual Property: including new emphasis
on Open Access
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Simplification: including no time-sheets for personnel working full
time on a grant
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Fewer, more targeted controls and audits: audit strategy focused
on risk and fraud prevention
Horizon 2020 – Cross-cutting aspects
International co-operation
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Targeted actions on basis of common interest and mutual benefit
Horizontal activities to promote strategy development of
international co-operation (‘Inclusive, innovative & secure
societies’)
• Who is likely to receive funding?
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Industrialised and emerging economies: x
Enlargement and neighbourhood countries:
Developing countries:
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Preparing for Horizon 2020
Influencing Horizon 2020?
What can you do to prepare?
Preparing for Horizon 2020
Check the H2020 proposals
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Do they cover your research area? (or are you interested in the bottom-up
parts?)
If not, or if you have suggestions on the current text, consider feeding
this in?
Don’t forget to keep an eye out for later versions (and consider feeding in
again?)
Sign up for UKRO Portal, and choose ‘policy’ category
What can you do to prepare?
Preparing for Horizon 2020
Think about networking and building links with potential partners now
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Who are key players?
Who has been involved in previous projects / stakeholder groups?
How can you meet them?
• Attending events
• Joining the EU evaluators database
(http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts)
• Apply for FP7 IRSES? (Call deadline 16 January 2013)
• Joining European Technology Platforms or other relevant stakeholder
groups
Position yourself as a key partner.
Some areas, such as Marie Curie and the ERC, are bottom-up so you could
start early thinking about potential proposal ideas for H2020.
Get yourself known by European Commission staff ,and UK Programme
Committee representatives?
Positioned on stakeholder groups?
European Technology Platforms
Industry-led stakeholder forums on Europe’s key research challenges
Agree
Common Vision
Define
Strategic
Agenda
Implement
Strategic
Agenda
European Technology Platforms cover research on:
• Industrial Safety (IndustrialSafety)
(as at Oct 2008)
• Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI)
• Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies (EuMaT)
• Mobile and Wireless Communications (eMobility)
• Aeronautics (ACARE)
• Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications (NanoMedicine)
• Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS)
• Networked and Electronic Media (NEM)
• Biofuels (Biofuels)
• Networked European Software and Services Initiative (NESSI)
• Construction (ECTP)
• Photonics21 (Photonics)
• Nanoelectronics (ENIAC)
• Photovoltaics (Photovoltaics)
• Rail Transport (ERRAC)
• Plants for the Future (Plants)
• Road Transport (ERTRAC)
• Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC)
• Space Technology (ESTP)
• Robotics (EUROP)
• Steel (ESTEP)
• Sustainable Nuclear Energy (SNETP)
• Electricity Networks of the Future (SmartGrids)
• Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem)
• Wind Energy (TPWind)
• Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (WSSTP)
• Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS)
• Waterborne (Waterborne)
• Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR)
• Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP)
• Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction Technology (FABRE TP)
• Food for Life (Food)
Finished ETPs
• Forestry based sector (Forestry)
• Innovative Medicines for Europe (IME)
• Future Manufacturing Technologies (MANUFUTURE)
• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (HFP)
• Future Textiles and Clothing (FTC)
ETPs Under Development:
• Global Animal Health (GAH)
• Geological Disposal (In Nuclear Energy)
http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms
Building your consortium..
How do I find partners?
Preparing for Horizon 2020
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Existing contacts
FP6/FP7 Projects
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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm
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http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html
EU conferences (including events on the calls) and project evaluation
Networks of Excellence
European Technology Platforms http://cordis.europa.eu/technologyplatforms
Evaluating?
Partner searches:
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UKRO can distribute partner profiles
NCPs
CORDIS
IDEAL-IST (ICT research) and SINAPSE (SSH platform)
Enterprise Europe Network
Social Media? (Linked-in etc)
Note! Use partner searches with caution; Check out track record;
Understand motives for getting involved
EU Research Programmes
Influencing Horizon 2020?
Horizon 2020 (H2020) Framework Programme for Research & Innovation
• H2020 will run from 2014-2020
• EUR 80 billion funding? (tbc)
• The underlying H2020 legislation is currently under discussion.
• The European Commission published its proposals for H2020 In November
2011:
• Horizon 2020 (Regulation of the European Parliament and Council ) setting out
the general objectives, rationale, budget information and details on how Horizon
2020 might be monitored and evaluated.
• Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020 (Council Decision ) a single
specific programme, which provides detailed information about the structure and
broad scope of the activities to be funded under Horizon 2020
• Rules for the Participation and Dissemination in H2020 (Regulation of the
European Parliament and Council)
• Euratom Proposal 2014-18 (Council Regulation)
• Accompanied by a proposal for the revision to the European Institute of
Innovation and Technology (EIT) Regulation and its Specific Innovation
Agenda
EU Research Programmes
Influencing Horizon 2020?
Horizon 2020 (H2020) Framework Programme for Research & Innovation
cont’d
• These proposals are currently being discussed by MEPs and Council.
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First reading
Revised draft H2020 proposals
Second reading?
Final H2020 proposals published (by the end of 2013, hopefully!)
• The overall EU budget and its allocation to all the EU programmes (including
H2020) is also currently under discussion)
Once H2020 underlying H2020 legislation is approved
• Annual ‘Work Programmes’ containing calls will be published?
• These annual Work Programmes must fit within the scope outlined in the
underlying H2020 legislation
• European Commission hope to launch first H2020 calls in January 2014
Influencing Horizon 2020?
Who to Contact to Influence Horizon 2020
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European Commission consultations;
Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS);
Members of European Parliament (MEPs)
UK representative on the relevant FP7 Programme Committee;
Research Councils;
UUK:
Let UKRO know your opinions too!
When trying to influence Horizon 2020, be aware of:
- the latest policy developments (e.g. EU2020 Strategy,
Innovation Union);
Previous
opportunities
influencing
- research
activitiesfor
funded
in theHorizon
past. 2020:
- European Commission and BIS Consultation processes;
- European Commission workshops;
- UKRO/BIS workshops.
Latest News on the Legislative Process
- Council of the EU
H2020 Latest: Council of the EU
Council
Partial General Approach on H2020
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Council of the EU’s Partial General Approach (PGA) to the H2020
Framework Regulation was published on 31/05/12 and updated 12/10/12
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st14/st14846.en12.pdf
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The Council’s suggested changes to Commission’s H2020 Proposal
included:
• Splitting of the Commission’s proposed “Inclusive, Innovative and
secure societies” into two
• Europe in a Changing World: Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective
Societies; and
• Secure Societies: Protecting Freedom of Europe and its Citizens
H2020 Latest: Council of the EU
Partial General Approach on H2020 Rules of Participation
Council
• Council of the EU’s Partial General Approach (PGA) to the H2020
Rules of Participation was agreed on 10/10/2012
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st14/st14846.en12.pdf
• Main changes:
• Reimbursement rates and cost model
• a flat rate for indirect costs of 25% (compared to 20%
proposed by the European Commission initially); and
• the possibility of up to 100% reimbursement of direct costs
for non for profit entities for close to market activities
(compared to 70% as per Commission proposal).
• Embryonic stem cells
H2020 Latest: Council of the EU
Partial General Approach on H2020 Specific Programme
• Council of the EU’s Partial General Approach (PGA) to the H2020
Specific Programme was agreed on 11/12/12
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st17/st17633.en12.pdf
• Main changes:
• Creation of a seventh Societal Challenge
Council
• The Council’s PGA excludes:
• Budgetary aspects
• H2020 Programme Committee structure (between 4 and 17,
configurations tbc)
H2020 Latest: Council of the EU
Partial General Approach on the EIT
• The Council of the EU’s Partial General Approach (PGA) to the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) was agreed
on 2/10/12
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st14/st14021.en12.pdf
Council
• The Council of the EU’s Partial General Approach (PGA) to the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Specific
Innovation Agenda (SIA) was agreed on 11/12/12
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/12/st17/st17621.en12.pdf
Latest News on the Legislative Process
- Members of European Parliament (MEPs)
H2020 Latest: MEPs
• ITRE voted on all six components of the H2020 package on
29/11/12
• Main suggested changes were within the Rules of Participation:
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MEPs
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a single project type across Horizon 2020 called "Research and Development
and Experimental development";
100% reimbursement of direct costs for universities, research institutions and
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for all projects (research and close
to market) and 70% for industry partners;
a single indirect cost flat rate for all beneficiaries of 20% (the Council proposes
25%);
the option of a reimbursement based on full costs based on a certificate on the
methodology (for this option the overall reimbursement rate for universities,
research institutions and SMEs would be 70%); and
common rules for funding across Horizon 2020, including for Joint Technology
Initiatives (JTIs) and Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).
• The Plenary vote is expected to take place in early 2013
UKRO webpages on H2020
(Don’t forget to sign up for our email updates and
select the ‘policy’ category too)
UKRO webpages on Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020
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UKRO webpages on Horizon 2020 and other new proposals:
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/future_funding/Pages/index.aspx
H2020 Links
Useful Links
• Stay up to date by signing up for UKRO Portal and emails
Horizon 2020 – Links
• Horizon 2020 website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm
• Draft proposal:
http://tinyurl.com/894jahl
• UKRO subscriber article with summary of proposals:
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/Pages/111209_horizon2020.aspx
• New UKRO webpages on Horizon 2020 and other future
programmes:
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/future_funding/Pages/index.aspx
• UKRO webpages on Europe 2020 Policy:
http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/eu_policy/Pages/index.aspx
• Innovation Union website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union