HORIZON 2020 The New EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation ( ) Presentation by Fahoum Shalabi, NCP Coordinator, MoHE Info-day at Bethlehem University 8 April 2014

What is Horizon 2020? EU framework program for research and innovation Subsequent to FP7 (FP8), period The total budget is €70,2 billion. Tool to : − Enhancing research and innovation − Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment − Strengthening the EU’s global cooperation in R I &Technology By: mainly supporting good research proposals.

What is new? Stronger focus on Innovation societal challenges International cooperation Coupling research to innovation Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond.

What is new? /Cont. Simpler and more coherent participation rules. New balance between trust and control Reduction of average time to grant by 100 days (current average of around 350 days under FP7) Using of 3 years strategic programs to set the priorities in the work programs Approx. 2 year Work Programs.

Strategic Program Strategic Program Work Program 1Strategic Program Work Program 2Strategic Program Work Program 3 Work Progr 4

Three Pillars / Components Excellent science Societal challenges Industrial leadership 38.53%22.09% 31.73%  7.65 % other sections.

Component 1. Excellent science  Raise the level of excellence in Europe's science base Horizon 2020 will: Support the most talented and creative individuals and their teams to carry out frontier research of the highest quality. Fund collaborative research to open up new and promising fields of research and innovation. Provide researchers with excellent training and career development opportunities (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) Ensure Europe has world-class research infrastructures

European Research Council (ERC) Frontier research by the best individual teams Future and Emerging Technologies Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) Opportunities for training and career development Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class facilities Component 1. Excellent science/Summary

Component 2. Industrial leadership  Make Europe a more attractive location to invest in research and innovation, by promoting activities where businesses set the agenda. Horizon 2020 will: Build leadership in enabling and industrial technologies, with dedicated support for: - ICT, nanotechnologies, advanced materials, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and processing, and space, - Combining several Key Enabling Technologies; Provide Union wide support for innovation in SMEs.

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs) (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space) Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs Component 2. Industrial leadership Summary

Component 3. Societal challenges Horizon 2020 addresses major concerns shared by citizens in Europe and elsewhere. A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. Funding will be focused on the following challenges: Health, demographic change and well-being; Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy; 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.

Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy 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 Science with and for society Spreading excellence and widening participation Priority 3. Societal challenges (Summary)

Participation as a Country (Pal.) As a general rule, the legal entities and individuals established in the ENP countries may participate in all parts of the program The minimum rules of participation should be observed - For standard collaborative actions: At least three legal entities each established in a different Member State or an Associated Country - For ERC, SME instrument, program co-fund, coordination and support, training and mobility actions: One legal entity established in a Member State or in an Associated Country Additional conditions can be set out in the work program or work plan, e.g. number of participants, type of participants etc.

Preparation for H2020? It is important to get access to early Work Programs. Preparation activities vary and can include: Establish a general network to work with Make early warnings among your core partners as soon as you see an interesting call text Establish or consider cooperation with private enterprises and/or end- users Consider innovation potential of the project Consider how to include different disciplines, also disciplines outside one’s usual scope Consider the societal or industrial impact of one’s project Contact relevant advisers as early as possible to get advice

The application process Find a Call Find a partner Submit your proposal Evaluation Process Results

 The Commission publishes on the Participant Portal all the Calls of its research and innovation programs H2020  If you apply for the first time and do not know yet the program, it is useful to read the H2020 Online Manual.  You can search according to your research topic with key words and set filters in the calls list. Step 1 - Find a suitable Call for Proposals

Call page  Latest information and updates to the call  Key documents for preparing your proposal that includes both common documents for all topics and those specific to each topic  Access to the submission system – it is also available from the topic page  List of support services and helpdesks  Subscription to notifications about updates to this call  Deadlines of calls  Each call may have one or several topics.  Some with Two-stage submission proposal Topic page  Detailed description of the topic scope, expected impact of projects and its type of action  Topic conditions including its eligibility and evaluation criteria, pdf-templates of the forms that you will have in the electronic submission system  Access to the submission system Step 1 - Find a suitable Call for Proposals/cont.

Collaborative projects: Most of the EU funded projects are collaborative projects with At least 3 organizations from different EU Member States or Associated countries. Individual researcher or team: It is also possible to submit your proposal as an individual researcher, team or organization. Such opportunities are mainly funded under the: H2020 European Research Council (ERC) grants Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA), Individual SMEs can apply to the H2020 SME instrument “ Partners Service” where you have access to databases with a large number of partner profiles, open calls for proposals, partner requests and networks. Step 2 - Find project partners

To submit your project proposal, you need to go to the section Electronic Proposal Submission on a specific Topic page that belongs to a call. You need to be registered as well as your organization You need to be logged in with your Participant Portal account to start filling in standard forms and submit your proposal to the Commission. The following guidance services facilitate your participation: H2020 Online Manual Reference documents Step 3 - Submit your project proposal to the Commission

Admissibility criteria A proposal is admissible if it is : submitted via the official online submission system Submitted before the call deadline Complete – accompanied by any supporting documents specified in the call. Readable, accessible and printable Not exceed the maximum number of pages indicated in the proposal template. Step 4 – Evaluation process

Eligibility criteria A proposal is eligible if: Its contents are in line with the topic description in the call It involves enough of the right participants and any other eligibility conditions set out in the call or topic page Step 4 – Evaluation process/ cont.

Evaluation criteria The Standard Evaluation Criteria: Excellence Impact Quality and efficiency of the implementation Templates of the forms that experts use to evaluate proposals are available on the topic conditions pages for each call. Step 4 – Evaluation process/ cont.

Evaluation Process Individual evaluation Done by : At least 3 Experts Output: Individual evaluation report Consensus Meeting Done by : the 3 evaluators + EC moderator Output: Consensus Report (Signed by evaluators) * Panel Review Done by: experts from consensus groups, new experts, or a combination of the two + commission Output: Panel report includes the “Evaluation Summary Report” A panel review may not take place if there are sufficient funds to support all proposals that achieve a qualifying score in the evaluation. The Commission may arrange hearings as part of the panel review.

Evaluation / Scores Experts score each award criterion on a scale from 0 to 5: 0 Proposal does not meet the criterion at all or cannot be assessed due to missing or incomplete information 1 Poor – serious weaknesses 2 Fair – goes some way to meeting criterion, but with significant weaknesses 3 Good – but with a number of shortcomings 4 Very good – but with a small number of shortcomings 5 Excellent – meets criterion in every relevant respect. Any shortcomings are minor The maximum overall score is thus 15 (3x5), unless a weighting is applied The threshold for individual criteria is 3. The overall threshold, applying to the sum of the three individual scores, is 10. Note (a) For each call, qualifying scores and weightings are stated in the work programs and template evaluation forms (available on the topic conditions pages). (b) For Innovation actions and the SME instrument (phases 1 and 2), to determine the ranking, the score for the criterion ‘impact’ will be given a weight of 1.5. (c) For the evaluation of first-stage proposals under a two-stage submission procedure, only the criteria ‘excellence’ and ‘impact’ will be evaluated. The threshold for both individual criteria will be 4. ).

Final evaluation results Before notifying coordinators of the final evaluation results, the Commission reviews the results of the experts’ evaluation and makes its own assessment of the proposals. Final Results: List of the Proposals with scores above the qualifying score List of Proposals for possible funding from the previous list. The number of proposals in the list depends on the available budget. Reserve list Rejection list

The coordinator of each evaluated proposal will receive: A non-binding e-message (‘information letter’) to give them a prompt indication of how their proposals did in the evaluation An evaluation summary report (ESR) (except for successful first stage applicants in a two-stage procedure) The letter will also explain the redress procedure and evaluation review procedure. If a proposal is found to be ineligible, the coordinator will be informed, with an explanation of the reasons. Step 5 – Results

Funding

Funding rates One funding rate per project RTD: max. 100% of the actual costs Close-to-market activities („innovation actions“): max. 70% of the actual costs Exception: non-profit legal entities max. 100% Indirect eligible costs: flat rate of 25% of the total direct eligible costs No reimbursement of actual indirect costs Personnel costs: Wider acceptance of average personnel costs (scale of unit costs) Less requirements for time records: Researchers who work exclusively in a project will not be required to produce time records.

Eligible costs 100% 125% research and innovation actions, non-profit legal entities 87,5% (100% direct eligible costs +25% overhead flat rate ) x100% funding rate = 125% EC-contribution (100% direct eligible costs +25% overhead flat rate ) x70% funding rate = 87,5% EC-contribution 100% 25% Close-to-market activities („innovation actions“): 17,5% 70% 125% 87,5% Funding rates in Horizon 2020

H st WP Analysis of relevant topics to MPCs

Methodology Analysis of WPs of H2020 identifying topics having geographic focus or being of potential thematic interest for the Mediterraneann Partner Countries Grouping topics into four categories: 1) Direct geographic relevance (Mediterranean) 2) Indirect geographic relevance (ENP, Africa, S&T agreemets…) 3) International cooperation connotation (no geographic focus) 4)Thematic relevance (potential thematic interest for MPCs)

Overall results On a total of more than 500 topics, 3 are directly focused on Mediterranean countries, 11 have an indirect geographic relevance, 77 have an explicit international cooperation connotation and 36 have only thematic relevance for the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean dimension of H2020 (1/4) The 3 topics with direct geographic relevance are all included in Pillar III, and related to SC Food (1 topic) and SC Societies (2 topics) The 11 topics with indirect geographic relevance are included in Pillar I (2 topics) and Pillar III (9 topics). The SC addressed by these topics are: Food, Transport, Climate and Societies.

Focus on Societal Challenges The majority (82 out of 127) of the topics identified in the four categories belong to Pillar III – Societal Challenges. Food appears to be the most recurring in the four categories. Considering direct or indirect geographic relevance, the most recurring SC are Climate and Societies, followed by Food and Transport.

Mediterranean dimension of H2020 (2/4) List of some Topics with direct geographic relevance 1) Unlocking the growth potential of rural areas through enhanced governance and social innovation (ISIB 3 – 2015) 2) Re-invigorating the partnership between the two shores of the Mediterranean (INT 6 – 2015)

Mediterranean dimension of H2020 (3/4) List of Topics with indirect geographic relevance 1.International cooperation for research infrastructures (INFRASUPP 6 – 2014) 2.Network of National Contact Points (INFRASUPP ) 3.Sustainable intensification pathways of agro-food systems in Africa (SFS 6 – 2014) 4.Small farms but global markets: the role of small and family farms in food and nutrition security (SFS 18 – 2015) 5.Smarter design, construction and maintenance (MG ) 6.Coordinating and supporting raw materials research and innovation (SC /2015)

Mediterranean dimension of H2020 (4/4) List of Topics with indirect geographic relevance 1.Coordinating and supporting research and innovation in the area of climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials (SC /2015) 2.Coordinating and supporting Earth Observation research and innovation in the EU, and in the North African, Middle East, and Balkan region (SC /2015) 3.Strengthening international R&I cooperation in the field of water (WATER /2015) 4.Encouraging the research and innovation cooperation between the Union and selected regional partners (INT 2 – 2014/2015) 5.The European Union, Turkey and its wider neighbourhood: challenges and opportunities (INT 92015)

Links H2020 Web site Calls for proposals Participant Portal

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