Demystifying European Funding

David Young & Sam KingResearch Funding & Policy Managers

Research & Business Services

The PlanIntroductionBackground

What is Horizon 2020What’s New

StructureFunding Breakdown

How do I get involved

Research SupportResearch Policy & Development

Research PolicySupport for Research Excellence

Framework (REF)Public Engagement & Impact

Research Funding & Policy Managers

Grants & Contracts TeamPre-Award

Post- Award

Research SupportResearch Funding & Policy Managers

Sam King

• Business & Law• Health & Life Sciences

David Young

• Arts, Design & Social Sciences

• Engineering & Environment

Background

Europe’s RTD Programme Running from 2007 – 2013

4 Pillars

Intra-European FellowshipsInternational Outgoing FellowshipsInternational Incoming Fellowships

Deadline:14/08/2013

Career Integration Grants Deadline:18/09/2013

FP7 FINAL CALLS – Marie Curie

Benefits of Getting Involved

Distribution by country of top 50 recipients of FP7 funding

Source: European Commission - Interim Evaluation of the Seventh Framework Programme

UK

UK’s Participation in FP7

Profile at March 2013

• Successor to current Seventh Framework Programmefor RTD & Demonstration Activities (FP7)

• A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union &European Research Area

Designed to bring more ideas to market

What is Horizon 2020?

• A single programme: bringing together three separate programmes

(FP7, CIP and EIT)• More innovation:

through introduction of ‘close-to market actions’‐(e.g. prototyping, testing, demonstrating etc)

• Focus on societal challenges & key enabling technologies:

e.g. health, clean energy and transporte.g. nanotechnology, advanced materials, biotechnology

• Easier access for participants:through simplification of rules for participation

What’s new in Horizon 2020

3 Pillar StructureIndustrial Leadership Societal Challenges

EuropeanResearch

Council (ERC)

Future & Emerging Technologies (FET)

Marie Sklodowska Curie actions

ResearchInfractructures

Innovation in SMEs

Access to Risk Finance

Leadership in Enabling & Industrial

Technologies

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water

and bio-economy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Secure societies – protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Excellent Research

Simplification, common eligibility & reimbursement rules

% of totalExcellent Science 32% (€22 bn)

Industrial Leadership 22% (€16 bn)Societal Challenges 39% (€27 bn)

Remainder of budget:European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Joint Research Centre

32

2239

3.6 2.5% of Total Budget

Horizon 2020 Funding BreakdownBudget Stands at € 70.2 billion

2014-2020

Simplification in Horizon 2020

Preparing for Horizon 2020

What are we doing to help?

Thank you for ListeningAny questions?

Northumbria Research Blog:http://research.northumbria.ac.uk/support/

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Participant Portal:http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home