Edward RickettsScotland Europa

Introduction to Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges

Glasgow Caledonian University29 October 2014

Horizon 2020 - Overview

The EU’s new 2014 to 2020 research and innovation funding programme Increased overall budget of €70 billion A single programme bringing together three EU previous programmes Increased focus on innovation – from research to market, all forms of innovation Increased emphasis on demonstrating Impact Focus on major societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy

and resource efficiency Single reimbursement rate per project for all types of organisation:

100% + 25% for a research and innovation project 70% + 25% for an innovation project

European Research Council

(ERC)

Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions

(MSCA)

Future &Emerging Technologies (FET)

Research Infrastructure

Excellent Science

Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies (LEIT)ICT, KET’s, Space

Access to Risk Finance

Innovation in SMEs

Industrial Leadership

Health & Wellbeing

Smart, Green & Integrated Transport

Food Security

Inclusive & Reflective Societies

Climate Action

Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy

Secure Societies

Societal Challenges

Horizon 2020 - Structure

12 Focus Areas

Rationale for Societal Challenges

Major current challenges in Europe + EU policy objectives

Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences and humanities

Addressing challenges requires full research & innovation cycle, from research to market

Focus on policy priorities without predetermining technologies or types of solutions to be developed

12 ‘Focus Areas’ for 2014/15 Calls

Societal Challenges: individual call topics for funding

Two-year Work Programme and less prescriptive approach Proposals still require collaboration with partners elsewhere in Europe Increased use of two-stage calls Standardised call text stating:

Specific Challenge Scope Expected Impact

Call text will define whether a ‘Research and Innovation Action’ or an ‘Innovation Action’ and the reimbursement rate, and will give an idea of the budget proposals should request

All documents accessible via Research Participant Portal website:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/