Horizon 2020 WIDENING programme as a capacity building mechanism for the EUSDR Ralf König Austrian Research Promotion Agency ”Enhancing transnational R&I

Horizon 2020 WIDENING programme as a capacity building mechanism for the EUSDR

Ralf KönigAustrian Research Promotion Agency

”Enhancing transnational R&I co-operation in the Danube Region”- Priority setting for activities and upcoming calls 2016/2017 -

Joint workshop:Danube-INCO.NET

EUSDR Priority Area 07 “Knowledge Society”PA07 WG 3: DRRIF and Coordination of National Funds within the Danube Region

18 September 2015, Vienna, Austria

Horizon 2020 Structure

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft | Sensengasse 1 | 1090 Wien | www.ffg.at 3

Target: Excellent science base

1. European Research Council (ERC)

2. Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

3. Research Infrastructures

4. Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Target:Growth

1. Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEITs)

2. Access to risk finance

3. Innovation in SMEs

Target:Tackling Societal chalenges

1. Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing

2. Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy

3. Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy4. Transport5. Climate Action, Environment,

Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

6. Europe in a changing world7. Secure societies

ExcellenctScience

(€24.232,1 Mio.)

IndustrialLeadership(€16.466,5 Mio.)

SocietalChallenges(€28.629,6 Mio.)

• Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation (€816,5 Mio.)• Science with and for Society (€444,9 Mio.)

• European Institute of Innovation and Technology (€2.383,0 Mio.) • Joint Research Centre (€1.855,7 Mio.)

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Objective:Enhancing economic growth and competitiveness in Low Research & Innovation (R&I) Performing Countries.

Strengthening research organisations:• Facilitating access to networks and partnering opportunities• Providing technical assistance and expertise• Increasing efficiency of the national research and innovation

systems• Improving Research & Innovation policies

FUNDING FOR 3-7 YEARS

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Who can Benefit?• Member States (MS):

Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

• Associated Countries (AC):Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine

How does it work?• Through cooperation with leading R&I performing EU Member

States & Associated Countries.• Cooperation is established through several actions:

“Teaming”, “ERA-Chairs”, “Twinning”, “COST” and more.

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation - Topics

Teaming of excellent research institutions and low performing RDI regions… will invest in Europe’s research and innovation potential through supporting the creation of new (or upgrading of existing) Centres of Excellence on the basis of partnerships with internationally leading institutions.

Twinning of research institutions… aims to build on the huge potential of networking for excellence through knowledge transfer and exchange of best practice between research institutions and leading partners.

ERA chairs… will bring outstanding researchers to universities and other research organisations that have high potential for research excellence.

COST Policy Support Facility (PSF) Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE VII , WIRE VIII) Experts (expert evaluators, experts groups, monitors) Studies & Conferences Strengthening the administrative and operational capacity of transnational networks of

National Contact Points Support to JPI Urban Europe

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation - TEAMING

Objective: Establishing a new Centre of Excellence or upgrading an existing one in low R&I performing countries

Two parties for Teaming : A public or private institution of research and innovation excellence or a consortium of such institutions A research organisation from a low R&I performing Member State

Two stages for Teaming : Stage 1: Submitting a Business Plan

• Demonstrating the potential of the future Centre, to develop new regional cluster formation, or connect effectively with an existing one

• Describing prospects of the hosting country or region to support the initiative

• Selected consortia will receive 12 month funding for further development of the plan

• Funding: € 0.2 - 0.5 Million

Stage 2: Selecting consortia for 5-7 years funding• Grant for setting up the Centre of Excellence, to be complemented by substantial funding from national authorities.

• Funding: € 15 Million

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation – ERA CHAIRS

Objective: Grant for hiring high quality personnel to implement structural changes necessary to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis

The grant covers: the ERA Chair holder and a number of team members.

Who can apply?: Universities and other eligible research organisations

Research areas: any

Duration of grant: 5 years

Funding: € 2.5 Million

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation - TWINNING

Objective: Grant for mentorship of an institution in a low R&I performing country, by internationally leading research institutions, in order to strengthen a defined field of research

Duration of grant: 3 years

Funding: € 1 Million

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation – Calls

Teaming~ € 270,00 Mio., 2 calls (2014, 2016 and ?)• WIDESPREAD-1-2014: Teaming Phase 1 (17.09.2014 | € 11.85 Mio. )• WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017: Teaming Phase 2 (30.08.2016 | € 89.53+45.47 Mio.)• WIDESPREAD-04-2017: Teaming Phase 1 (15.11.2016 | € 12.00 Mio.)

Twinning~ € 100,00 Mio., 2 calls (2015, 2017 and ?)• H2020-TWINN-2015 (07.05.2015 | € 66.24 Mio.)• WIDESPREAD-05-2017 (15.11.2017 | € 20.00 Mio.)

ERA chairs~ € 270,00 Mio., 3 calls (2014, 2017 and ?)• WIDESPREAD-2-2014 (15.10.2014 | € 33.60 Mio.)• WIDESPREAD-03-2017 (05.10.2017 | € 33.91 Mio.)

Horizon 2020 - Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation – Call Results*

TeamingWIDESPREAD-1-2014: Teaming Phase 1 (17.09.2014 | € 11.85 Mio. )

Call Topic Submitted Eligible BelowThreshold

LowBudget

ReserveList Retained Success

RateWIDESPREAD-1-2014 167 167 61 66 14 26 15,6%

Call Topic

Requested EU Contribution by all

evaluated applicants[in EUR]

Requested EU Contribution by all retained applicants

[in EUR]

SuccessRate

WIDESPREAD-1-2014 73.808.835 11.680.952 15,8%

Country Number of evaluated applications

Number of retained applications

EU Member States - Widening Countries 327 59

EU Member States 322 49

Associated Countries - Widening Countries 33 2

Associated Countries 5 0

Other Countries which get exceptional funding 7 0

Total 694 110

*Data: FFG EU-STI Performance Monitoring on behalf of:


TeamingWIDESPREAD-1-2014:Teaming Phase 1(17.09.2014 | € 11.85 Mio. )


Country Number ofevaluated applications

Number ofretained applications

Share ofretained applications

EU Member States 649 108 16,6%Austria 18 4 22,2%

Belgium 13 1 7,7%Bulgaria 17 5 29,4%Croatia 10 0 0,0%Cyprus 29 5 17,2%

Czech Republic 19 4 21,1%Denmark 4 0 0,0%

Estonia 13 5 38,5%Finland 12 5 41,7%France 20 1 5,0%

Germany 104 18 17,3%Greece 13 0 0,0%

Hungary 29 10 34,5%Ireland 5 0 0,0%

Italy 28 4 14,3%Latvia 12 1 8,3%

Lithuania 6 3 50,0%Luxembourg 5 1 20,0%

Malta 8 2 25,0%Netherlands 18 5 27,8%

Poland 36 2 5,6%Portugal 32 14 43,8%Romania 56 2 3,6%Slovakia 20 4 20,0%Slovenia 35 1 2,9%

Spain 22 1 4,5%Sweden 16 4 25,0%

United Kingdom 49 6 12,2%

Associated Countries 38 2 5,3%Albania 6 0 0,0%

Israel 5 0 0,0%Montenegro 2 0 0,0%

Serbia 22 2 9,1%Turkey 3 0 0,0%

Other Countries which get exceptional funding 7 0 0,0%

Korea (Republic of) 1 0 0,0%Switzerland 6 0 0,0%

Total 694 110 15,9%


TwinningH2020-TWINN-2015 (07.05.2015 | € 66.24 Mio.)


LowBudget


RateH2020-TWINN-2015 553 546 225 239 17 65 11,9%

Call Topic


evaluated applicants (in EUR)


retained applicants (in EUR)

SuccessRate

H2020-TWINN-2015 547.089.693 65.250.712 11,9%




EU Member States 1.397 168


Associated Countries 83 8

Other Countries which getautomatic/exceptional funding 15 1

Total 2.193 255



TwinningH2020-TWINN-201507.05.2015€ 66.24 Mio.


Country Participation Participation in Retained Proposals %

Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0,0%

Moldova 7 1 14,3%

Montenegro 2 0 0,0%Serbia 31 2 6,5%Austria 71 9 12,7%Bulgaria 28 1 3,6%Croatia 32 4 12,5%

Czech Republic 67 5 7,5%Germany 267 29 10,9%Hungary 27 3 11,1%Romania 61 9 14,8%Slovakia 37 1 2,7%Slovenia 34 3 8,8%Ukraine 10 1 10,0%

680 68


ERA chairsWIDESPREAD-2-2014 (15.10.2014 | € 33.60 Mio.)


LowBudget


RateWIDESPREAD-2-2014 88 77 36 21 7 13 16,9%

Call Topic


evaluated applicants (in EUR)


retained applicants (in EUR)

SuccessRate

WIDESPREAD-2-2014 179.449.769 31.524.659 17,6%




EU Member States N/A N/A


Associated Countries N/A N/A

Other Countries which getautomatic/exceptional funding N/ N/A77

Total 77 13



ERA chairsWIDESPREAD-2-2014 (15.10.2014 | € 33.60 Mio.)


Country Number ofevaluated applications

Number ofretained applications

Share ofretained applications

EU Member States 72 13 18,1%Bulgaria 4 0 0,0%Croatia 3 1 33,3%Cyprus 7 2 28,6%

Czech Republic 4 0 0,0%Estonia 7 3 42,9%

Hungary 3 0 0,0%Latvia 6 0 0,0%

Luxembourg 1 0 0,0%Poland 8 2 25,0%

Portugal 11 4 36,4%Romania 7 1 14,3%Slovakia 3 0 0,0%Slovenia 8 0 0,0%

Associated Countries 5 0 0,0%

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 0 0,0%

Serbia 4 0 0,0%Total 77 13 16,9%

Spreading Excellence and Widening ParticipationTwinning Programme

What? Strengthening a defined area of research of a knowledge institution in a low performing Member State or region through linking with at least two internationally-leading counterparts in Europe.

How? Proposals: Will have to outline the scientific strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity in a defined area of research as well as the scientific quality of the partners involved in the twinning exercise.

WHEN? • 2 calls: 2015, 2017 and ?• Budget: ~ 100 Mio. EUR


Specific challenge… to address networking gaps and deficiencies between the research institutions of the Widening countries and internationally-leading counterparts at EU level. Driven by the quest for excellence, research intensive institutions tend to collaborate increasingly in closed groups, producing a crowding-out effect for a large number of promising institutions.

Scope/ObjectiveTwinning aims at significantly strengthening a defined field of research in a university or research organisation from a WIDENING Country by linking it with at least two internationally-leading research institutions in other Member States or Associated Countries.

Twinning will:• Enhance the S&T capacity of the linked institutions.• Help raise staff’s research profile as well as the one of the

institutions involved.


Successful Twinning proposals

• will have to clearly outline the scientific strategy for stepping up and stimulating scientific excellence and innovation capacity in a defined area of research as well as the scientific quality of the partners involved in the twinning exercise;

• are encouraged to explain how the Twinning activity will contribute to the overall Smart Specialisation (or any other relevant thematic regional/national) Strategy of the specific location of the initiating institution;

• should include a comprehensive set of measures to be supported.


Impact• measurable and significant improvement in the overall scientific and innovation capacity

of the initiating institution in a particular area of research;• linkages with research intensive counterpart institutions in other Member States ;• positive impacts on the overall research and innovation potential of the Member State or

the region the initiating institution is located in.

Improvement could be (e.g.) measured through• increased peer-reviewed publications;• increased impact factors in terms of citations etc.

Impact indicators• should reflect an increase in relative terms based on the situation before the project

compared to the projected situation immediately after the project is completed, as well as within the foreseeable future after completion.

• are important for determining the potential regionaland national impact, as well as long-term sustainability and viabilityof the beneficiary organisations.


The Partners• ONE institution located in a Low Performing EU Member State/Region or

Associated Country (COORDINATOR)• A minimum of TWO additional partners from two different EU Member

States or Associated Countries.

Call 2017 Details• Call publication: October 2015• Call deadline: 15 November 2017• Call budget: 20.00 Mio. EUR• Project budget: 1 Mio. EUR• Project duration: max. 3 years• Type of action: Coordination and Support Action


Eligible Costs

Funding for:• short term staff exchanges• expert visits and short-term on-site or virtual trainings• workshops• conference attendance• organisation of joint summer school type activities• dissemination and outreach activities

Equipment will NOT be funded• no support to infrastructure and equipment• no support for hiring new permanent research staff

however, personnel costs ( i.e. salaries) are eligible


Eligibility conditions

• The applicant organisation should be established in a Member State that is ranked below 70% of the EU27 average of the composite indicator on Research Excellence.

• The selected corrective threshold of 70% of the EU average has been chosen in line with the particular policy requirements of the measure, to ensure the greatest possible impact through targeting only the lowest performing Member States, and thereby maximising the real value of these actions.

The following Member States will be eligible to submit proposals:• Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,

Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia

The following Associated Countries will be eligible to submit proposals:• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey andUkraine


Composite indicator of Research Excellence• measures the research excellence in Europe

"Research and Innovation Performance in EU Member States and Associated Countries 2013 - Innovation Union progress at country level"http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/state-of-the-union/2012/innovation_union_progress_at_country_level_2013.pdf

• meaning:– the effects of European and national policies on the modernization of research

institutions– the vitality of the research environment and– the quality of research outputs in both basic and applied research.

The indicator is composed of four variables:• the share of highly cited publications in all publications where at least one of the authors has an

affiliation in a given country• number of top scientific universities and public research organizations in a country divided by

million population• patent applications per million population• total value of ERC grants received divided by public R&D performed by the

higher education and government sectors

http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/state-of-the-union/2012/innovation_union_progress_at_country_level_2013.pdf



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