ECAS & The Participant Portal
Project Support Office
Bite Size Sessions
24th March 2015
The University of Opportunity
What it's all about…
In 2014 the European Commission launched the new funding programmes that would
provide financial support for research and non-research projects over the next seven years.
Over this seven year period, the Horizon 2020 Programme will channel approximately €80
billion towards research funding and the Erasmus+ Programme will make €14.7 billion
available for projects that will have a positive effect on the European economy by providing
opportunities in the fields of Education, Training, Youth and Sport.
Both funding streams use the ECAS system (European Commission’s online submission
system) for submission and project monitoring. With this in mind, PSO are delivering a Bite
Size session that will focus on the use of ECAS, and explain how to search for funding call
information and documentation and submit funding applications.
Session Overview
 ECAS and the Participant Portals explained
 Creating an ECAS User Account
 Funding Searches
 Creating a new application
 Help and Support
The University of Opportunity
ECAS –
European Commission Authentication Service

A system used by the Commission to verify users’
identities

Allows users to access a number of Commission
information systems by using a single sign-in process

Access to the ECAS registration and login webpage can
be located via the Participant Portals.
The Participant Portals
There are two Participant Portals
- Education Participant Portal (Eramus+)
(Education, Audio-visual, Culture, Citizenship and Volunteering Participant Portal)
- Research Participant Portal (Horizon 2020)
Research Participant Portal
Education Participant Portal
[H2020]
[Erasmus+]
A tale of two Portals…
Similarities
 Create a new ECAS
Account
 Register an
Organisation
 Manage Organisation
Details
Differences
Research Participant Portal
Education Participant Portal
Search for Funding Calls
Under Development
Electronic Grant Preparation
Under Development
Grant Management Facility
Under Development
View institution-related Proposals
and Projects
Under Development
Creating an ECAS
User Account:
Research Participant Portal
Step 1 – Locate the Research Participant Portal
Step 2 –
Click on the
LOGIN button
Step 3 – Check your Domain
access point
Access to the
Participant
Portal should
always be in
the External
domain.
Click on the
External
Domain
Check
the
Domain
(External)
Step 4 –
Sign Up
Complete the Sign Up Form
Do not create
a Username
as this will be
generated by
the ECAS
system.
Only use
your
institutional
email
address.
Step 5 – User Account Activation
 An email notification containing your Username and a
Link to activate your account will be sent to you.
 Activation of the new account must be completed within 90 minutes of the
receipt of the notification email.
 Check spam/junk mail folders if you haven’t received the notification in your Inbox.
 Using the Link, enter your Username and Password to
activate your new account.
 A final email confirmation that the account has been
activated will be sent to you.
 Login to your account.
Funding
Searches
Funding Opportunities Webpage
Search Methods
 Free Text
Full List
Filter Search
Creating an Application
• Locate the correct Call and Topic
• Familiarise yourself will the Call
documentation and requirements
• Click on the Submission Service tab for
your Topic and select
Follow the Steps to create a new proposal:
•
Confirm Call information
•
Search Host Organisation using PIC
•
Accept Disclaimer
•
Add Partner Organisations and invite additional Institutional Contacts
•
A and B Forms
– A Forms completed in an online form
– Part B’s UPLOADED to the form as PDF document
Submitting the Application
The PSO can support staff members with the submission process.
Help and Support
ECAS and Participant Portal
ECAS
 Help section on the ECAS Home
Page
Participant Portal - Home Page
Support section
Project Support Office
 Bid Development
 Tatiana Panteli
Tatiana.Panteli@wlv.ac.uk
T: 01902 32 3321
 Technical Eligibility and ECAS support

Angelique King
 Horizon 2020 Helpdesk
Angelique.King@wlv.ac.uk
 Research IT Helpdesk
T: 01902 32 3778
 Research Participant Portal FAQ’s
 H2020 Online Manual
 Tulika Gadakari
T.Gadakari@wlv.ac.uk
T: 01902 32 3859