Application for Proposal
Preparation Support for Co-ordinator
Aim
The aim of the support is to facilitate the preparatory
work leading to a proposal for the coordination of any
research project under the Horizon 2020 Programme.
Eligibility
Applications can be made by researchers in higher
education or publicly funded institutions. The scheme
covers all fields eligible in Horizon 2020. Eligible costs
relate solely to the preparation of the application to the
European Commission (EC) to a maximum of €12,500.1
For 2 stage applications the total grant for both stages
will be up to a maximum of €12,500.2
In the case of preparation of a COST action, the
maximum for eligible costs is €3,000.
Application procedure3,4
All applications should be submitted to Enterprise
Ireland prior to the commencement of the preparatory
work of the proposal. For all calls, applications will be
accepted up to 10 weeks prior to call deadline (or
submission date) only. As the interval for a COST
Proposal preparation and submission is typically 8
weeks, the requirement of submission 10 weeks prior
to a Call closing date given in the general guidelines
shall not apply.
Completed applications, signed and stamped by the
college finance department, should be emailed directly
to: h2020support@enterprise-ireland.com .
Queries to: Project Administrator, H2020 Financial
Incentives, Enterprise Ireland, The Plaza, East Point
Business Park, Dublin 3. Tel: 01 727 2007.
Queries with respect to approved funding and receipt of
approved monies should be made directly to: Ursula
O’Keeffe, Enterprise Ireland, The Plaza, East Point
Business Park, Dublin 3. Tel: 01 727 2461.
Evaluation
A review board comprising of, typically, Enterprise
Ireland personnel, the National Delegate and/or
National Contact Point will evaluate the proposals for
support. The proposals recommended for support will
be presented to the Industrial Research and
Commercialisation Committee (IRCC) for approval.
These include coordinator (or internal approved staff) least-cost travel
expenses and institutional subsistence rates, costs of hosting meetings,
employment of a researcher for short-term analysis and professional
services in the preparation of an application. By category, the maximum
allowable limits are €8,000 to employ research staff or replacement teaching
expenses to cover permanent staff, €2,000 for travel and €4,000 for
professional services. Contract negotiation activities are covered. The
overall maximum available grant is €12,500 (inclusive of VAT).
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This is a non-competitive form of support. Proposals will
be evaluated under the following criteria:
o Conformity of the proposed project to the work
programme and call for proposal
o Management capability and track record of the
proposer
o Appropriateness and mix of the proposed partners
o Actual costs that are necessary to prepare and
submit a proposal
o Benefit of the proposed project to the Irish
economy
Monitoring & Reporting
To maximise the opportunities of a successful proposal
being submitted and to enable the full costs to be drawn
down on the coordinator grant, it is recommended that
multiple iterations of the draft proposal be sent to the
National Delegate and/or National Contact Point for
review purposes. A schedule of draft submissions
needs to be agreed at acceptance of the grant. At a
minimum, one complete draft proposal needs to be sent
at least 10 working days in advance of the call deadline.
Failure to comply with this or an alternative agreed
schedule will result in a reduction or cancellation of the
grant that can be claimed from Enterprise Ireland.
Enterprise Ireland will contact you with regard to
obtaining a final report describing the outcome of the
work and status of the project, as well as detailed
financial information and receipts associated with
expenditure. To claim the grant it is mandatory that an
eligible proposal is submitted prior to the deadline.
Please note that Enterprise Ireland will not be
responsible for any misunderstandings by coordinators or their representatives, as to what are
eligible costs.
Further information and detailed guidelines
available at www.horizon2020.ie/
Items, such as: 1) overheads/sundry (e.g. purchase of any
hardware/software, telephone, postage, stationery etc.), 2) partner costs, 3)
sabbaticals, 4) conferences, seminars 5) course work attendance or 6)
graphics/logos are not covered by this programme.
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3 Not
all applications are guaranteed funding by Enterprise Ireland.
to Enterprise Ireland if invited to submit a full proposal by the EC. The
total Enterprise Ireland grant for stage 1 and 2 is capped at €12,500
(inclusive of VAT).
For 2 stage submissions, likely costs for Stage 1 and 2 should be submitted
initially. A Cost/Partner addendum to the initial application will be submitted
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Any costs incurred prior to submission of the application to Enterprise
Ireland and after the call closing/proposal submission date or, if successful,
after the Grant Agreement Sign-off date are not eligible costs for this
programme.
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Proposed coordinator:
Name:
Irish third level or publicly funded institution:
Funding Agency (e.g. Enterprise Ireland/Science Foundation Ireland etc.):
Title (including tenure):
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Proposed Project:
Programme area(if ERC indicate which panel you are targeting):
Funding scheme:
Call identifier no:
Call closing date:
EU project acronym:
EU Title of project:
European Partner(s) including organisation and infrastructure of the likely consortium partners:
For MSCA ITN please indicate if the organisation will be a Beneficiary or a Partner Organisation
Organisation
Contact name
Address
Irish Partner(s) including organisation and infrastructure of the likely consortium partners:
 For MSCA ITN please indicate if the organisation will be a Beneficiary or a Partner Organisation

Have you considered the inclusion of a partner with expertise in a social sciences or humanities
discipline that may enhance the interdisciplinary nature of your proposal?5 Y __
N __
Organisation
Contact name
Address
Two stage EU evaluation process? (Y/N):
Total project requested EU contribution: €
Irish Participant Requested EU contribution (coordinator & partners): €
Is this a resubmission? (Y/N):
In the case of a resubmission, details of the previously submitted proposal (including name, acronym, proposal
number, Call ID, whether or not it received EI support funding for the first submission, and the score that was
awarded to the proposal in the previous evaluation) should be accompanied by a list of the major weaknesses
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E.g. Anthropology, Business & Management Economics, Classics, Cultural Studies,
Education, Environmental Studies, Equality Studies, Film Studies,
Folklore Studies, Geography, Languages, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Media, Musicology,
Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Theatre Studies, Theology, etc.
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identified in the evaluation (ideally attach the ESR) and a statement of how the Coordinator plans to overcome these
weaknesses in the resubmission.
Brief summary of proposed EU project under headings (no more than 500 words in total):
Aim:
Objective:
Conformity with the call and work programme:
Quantifiable economic benefit to Irish economy:
Coordination:
EU coordinator experience and outcomes (no more that 50 words):
Project management experience & plan (no more than 50 words):
Track record (If you have previously received Horizon 2020 coordinator grant(s) from Enterprise
Ireland)
Give the ESR score for each of the last 5 submissions that resulted from Enterprise Ireland coordinator
support:
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Costs Involved in preparing the EU Proposal:
Staff, travel & other
Details (name, location
Justification
etc.)
Cost
(€)
Funding
Request (€)
For professional services: the name of the
provider, the individual within that provider and
evidence of track record in the programme
area should be provided. The daily rate
excluding VAT, number of days and type of
service (proposal review, proposal preparation
or project management) should be indicated.
Total Cost / Funding Requested
Signature of coordinator:
Name of approved college officer:
Signature of approved college officer:
Important note: In order to prevent unnecessary delays, please ensure the application form is
fully complete as incomplete forms will be returned.
You MUST have contacted the relevant NCP before submitting this application.
Please state name of NCP and date of contact:
College Stamp
Is required
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