Horizon 2020 The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020
Fundamental Research Pillar 3: Competitive Manufacturing Pillar 1: technological research Pillar 2: Product demonstration Horizon 2020 (TRL 1 – 8) European Regional Development Fund (TRL 2 – 9) European Investment Bank (TRL 2 – 9) 2
Horizon 2020Basics • A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives (FP/CIP/EIT) • Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail, all forms of innovation (integration of the innovation dimension) • Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport • Additional emphasis on Public-Private-Partnerships and Public-Public-Partnerships • New approaches to SME support
Europe 2020 priorities Shared objectives and principles European Research Area International cooperation • Tackling Societal Challenges • Health, demographic change and wellbeing • Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bio-economy • Secure, clean and efficient energy • Smart, green and integrated transport • Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials • Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies • Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens • Creating Industrial Leadership andCompetitive Frameworks • Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies • Information and communicationtechnologies • Nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing and biotechnology • Space • Access to risk finance • Innovation in SMEs • Excellence in the Science Base • European Research Council • Future and Emerging Technologies • Marie Slodowska-Curie actions • European research infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures Dissemination and Knowledge transfer Simplified access Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
Horizon 2020 Budget breakdown (2013/09)
Societal Challenges – Budget breakdown (in million EUR)
Horizon 2020 vs. TRL (Technology Readiness Level)
Horizon 2020 is different • a strong challenge-based approach • simplified list of possible types of action (e.g. research and innovation – 100%; innovation actions – 70%) • less prescription, strong emphasis on expected impact • broader topics • cross-cutting issues mainstreamed (e.g. ICT, social sciences, gender)
Horizon 2020 and partnering (I) • Public-Public Partnerships (P2Ps): • Through “ERA-Nets” for topping up individual calls/ actions (replacing current ERA-Net, ERA-Net Plus, Inco-Net, Inno-net) • Through participation in joint programs between Member States (art 185, e.g. EUROSTARS, AAL) • Supporting agendas of Joint Programming Initiatives when in line with Horizon 2020, e.g. JP NeurodegeneratieveAandoeningen, JP Urban Europe • Only when criteria met, e.g. financial commitments of participating countries • “Smart specialisation”
Horizon 2020 and partnering (II) • Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs): • Through Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) or other formal structures (art 187.), e.g. Artemis/Eniac, • Via contractual arrangements, which provide inputs for work programmes • Only when criteria met, e.g. clear commitments from private partners • European Innovation Partnerships • Not funding instruments, but for coordination with broader policies and programmes
Rules of participation: simplification • A single set of rules: • adapted for the whole research and innovation cycle • aligned to the Financial Regulation, coherent with other new EU Programmes • Simpler rules for grants: • broader acceptance of participants accounting practices for direct costs, • flat rate for indirect costs, • Fewer, better targeted controls and audits: • audit strategy focused on risk and fraud prevention • new balance between trust and control
Conditions for participation • Minimum conditions • Standard collaborative actions: • At least 3 legal entities established in different MS or AC • ERC, SME instrument, programme Co-Fund, coordination & support, training & mobility actions: • One legal entity established in MS or AC • Additional conditions • In the work programme or work plan
Evaluation of proposals • Standard criteria • Excellence • Impact • Quality & efficiency of the action • ERC frontier research actions: only “Excellence” • Innovation actions: higher weighting for “Impact”
Time to grant: speeding up the process • A maximum of TTG of 8 months • 5 months for informing all applicants on scientific evaluation • 3 months for signature of GA (Grant Agreement) • How to speed up the process • No more negotiations: each proposal evaluated ‘as it is’ and not as ‘what could be’ • Legal entity validated in parallel • No more paper
H2020: SINGLE FUNDING RATE One project = One rate • Same rate for all beneficiaries and all activities in the grant • The applicable rate will be defined in the Work Programme • Up to 100 % of the eligible costs • but limited to a maximum of 70 % for innovation projects “close to market” (exception for non-profit organisations – max. of 100 %)
60% ? 20% ? Real ? Simplified? H2020 COST REIMBURSEMENT: indirect costs 25 % flat-rate
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