ERA-Can+ Information Sessions Edmonton & Winnipeg, May 12-13, 2015 Isabelle Couture, Project Lead Public Policy Forum

Canada’s Public Policy Forum A national, non-partisan organization that: Strengthens public admin, governance Builds bridges across sector Encourages constructive dialogue. Engages 180+ organizations

Overview Horizon2020 and ERA-Can+ Overview Opportunities for Canadians in H2020 Steps to Participation in H2020 European Funding Opportunities for Researchers Questions Thematic Breakout Sessions

Horizon 2020 Overview

Horizon , ~€80 billion Core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union, European Research Area: o Responds to econ crisis, invests in future jobs & growth o Addresses livelihood, safety and environ issues o Strengthens EU’s global position in research, innovation & technology

Structure of H2020: Three Pillars

Pillar 1: Excellent Science Funding (€ million, ) European Research Council (ERC) Frontier research by the best individual teams Future and Emerging Technologies Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) Opportunities for training and career development6 162 Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class facilities2 488

Pillar 2: Industrial Technologies Funding (€ million, ) Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs) (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space) Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs complemented by expected 20% of budget of societal challenges + LEITs and 'Access to risk finance' with strong SME focus

Pillar 3: Societal Challenges Funding (€ million, ) Health, demographic change and wellbeing7 472 Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the Bioeconomy Secure, clean and efficient energy *5 931 Smart, green and integrated transport6 339 Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials3 081 Inclusive and reflective societies1 309 Secure societies1 695 Science with and for society462 Spreading excellence and widening participation816  Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities ( )

Horizon 2020: Changes from FP7 Single program Couples research to innovation from research to retail Focus on societal challenges facing EU Simplified access

Canadians in FP7 ( ) Canadian participation increasing consistently since Canadians in 284 projects under FP7 FP7 proposals including Canadians - 24% success rate

Canadian Participation in FP7 By Sector SectorNumber of Participants Percentage of Participants Universities23772% Governments (Public Agencies)4313% Companies and NGOs4815%

Canadian Participation in FP7 By Province

Canadian Participation in FP7 Program ApplicantsParticipants CapacitiesInternational148 For SME40 Infrastructure148 Science in Society134 CooperationEnergy238 Environment3815 Food/Ag/Biotech9029 Health6630 ICT14222 Nanotechnology3214 Security83 SSH388 Space395 Transport5328 IdeasERC602 PeopleMarie-Curie Actions EURATOM/JTI 86 TOTAL

ERA-Can+ Project Overview

ERA-Can+: project objectives ERA-Can I & II ACCESS2CANADA New elements

ERA-Can+: project objectives 1.Enriching the EU-Canada policy dialogue - identify areas of mutual interest, targeted opportunities, and implementation plans 2.Stimulating transatlantic cooperation in research and innovation by raising awareness of opportunities 3.Enhancing coordination among Canadian federal and provincial funding bodies, sector leaders and networks and their counterparts at the EU level and in European Members States. Strengthening and supporting the Canadian NCP network.

ERA-Can+ : project partners OrganizationCountry Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (APRE)Italy Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI)Austria Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)France Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)Germany Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD)Canada Universities Canada (UC)Canada The Public Policy Forum (PPF)Canada

ERA-Can+: project activities Guides to Canadian/European programs Producing reports on STI collaboration Webinars on H2020, IPR, legal & fin considerations Roundtables and European Brokerage Events Symposia research infrastructure and innovation

ERA-Can+:online presence Websitewww.era-can.net On #ERACAN European Research Area Canada ERA-Can

Opportunities for Canadians

Canadians are eligible to take part in H2020 programmes, even as coordinator All proposals must meet certain minimum conditions (in Rules for Participation) Rules of Participation

For standard/cooperative research projects: o 3 participants from different Member States or associated countries Participants from other countries can also be included For individual projects (ERC or MSCA: o 1 researcher o 1 host institution o 1 project Minimum Conditions

Eligibility for Funding Automatically funded: Member States Associated Countries Countries listed in H2020 annexe Third Countries are funded when: Agreement exists between 2 funding bodies Provision made in the call text Commission deems participation essential A strategy for intl cooperation in H2020 has been adopted May result in targeted opportunities for intl cooperation

Collaborative Projects To be funded, Canadians need to: o Request funding at proposal stage o Have support of all other partners o Demonstrate that participation is essential to the project’s success To be deemed essential, Canadians must demonstrate that: 1.project would not be successful without contribution 2.no European can make same kind of scientific and innovative contribution 75 Canadian researchers funded under FP7

SME Participation Collaborative Projects – Canadian companies can partner with European orgs on calls under the 3 Pillars MSCA – Innovative Training Networks & Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE) Additional Information:

How to Participate in H2020 Steps to Participation

Participant Portal

1. Find a Call H2020 calls listed under the Funding Opportunities Search for calls by: o H2020 Pillar or Program o Key words Find the following information for each call: o Call description o Call documents o Support services Select a relevant topic under the call

1. Find a Call gs/international_cooperation.html#c,topics=flags/s/IntlCoop/1/1&+callStatus/asc

2. Find Partners Pre-existing partnerships H2020 partner search tools CORDIS Partner Search Ideal-ist Partner Search Partner Search of Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies Fit for Health Innovative Medicines Initiative Partnership Service Enterprise Europe Network Opportunities Database Accessible through the Participant Portal H2020 Online Guide: funding/find-partners_en.htm

3. Create an Account

4. Register Your Organization To participate in a Horizon 2020 project proposal, your organizations must be registered. Check if your organization has been registered or register your organization:

5. Submit a Proposal How to submit a proposal Electronic submission system on Participants Portal through topic or call page Who submits the proposal Collaborative projects: Contact person at coordinating organization must create and submit the proposal ERC and MSCA Individual Fellowships: Individual researcher creates and submits the proposal

5. Submit a Proposal Submission Process Part 1: Administrative Forms Basic administrative data Declarations of partners, organisations & contact persons Part 2: Technical Annex Detailed description of planned projects work packages costs Support Services Proposal Submission System User Manual:

Canadian Contact Point Network

ICTMarineAeronauticsBio-economyHealthSpaceMSCAArctic Canadian NCP Network

European Funding Opportunities for Researchers of all Nationalities and Research Fields Canada, May 2015

Content ◦EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion initiative ◦European Research Council (ERC) Grants

◦EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion

LINKS: connecting researchers of all nationalities abroad RIGHTS: looks after your rights as a researcher SERVICES: more than 500 people in 40 countries to assist you JOBS: helps you find jobs and funding opportunities How can EURAXESS help?

EURAXESS Links North America ◦Main focus: international mobility and career development of individual researchers ◦Networking tool for researchers based in North America (US and Canada) ◦Information on job vacancies and funding opportunities in Europe (MSCA, ERC, etc.) ◦Promotional activities – events, workshops, seminars, information sessions, career fairs ◦Website, newsletter, social media ◦First point of contact before moving to Europe (link to EURAXESS Service Centers)

EURAXESS Science Slam 2015 – 3 rd Edition ◦Test YOUR Science Communication skills ◦Show YOUR research to the World! ◦Open to ALL researchers from ALL OVER North America ◦5 finalists selected to go to the finals ◦1 st Prize : Free trip to go to Europe –Meeting with the European Commission staff –Meeting with a European Research Institution of YOUR choice!

◦European Research Council ◦The ERC supports excellence in frontier research through a bottom-up, individual-based, pan-European competition

European Research Council Starting Grants starters (2-7 years after PhD) up to €2 Mio for 5 years Advanced Grants track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years up to €3.5 Mio for 5 years Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest stage of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders for 18 months Consolidator Grants consolidators (7-12 years after PhD) up to €2.75 Mio for 5 years Budget ( ): € billion

European Research Council ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility ◦to work on a research topic of own choice, with a team of own choice ◦to gain true financial autonomy for 5 years ◦to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of work ◦to attract top team members (EU and non-EU) and collaborators ◦to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary (portability of grants) ◦to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a quality label ERC calls are open to researchers of any nationality, age or current place of work in the world (with at least 50% of work time in Europe)

Evaluation of excellent quality at two levels:  Excellence of the Research Project Ground-breaking nature Potential impact Scientific approach  Excellence of the Principal Investigator Intellectual capacity Creativity Commitment Referees and panels evaluate and score each criterion, and then rank the proposals according to these results. "Excellence is the Sole Criterion of Evaluation" │ 48 European Research Council

│ 49 Evaluation of Proposals The ERC Scientific Council is responsible for proposing independent experts Structure: 25 panels distributed across 3 scientific domains (10 Physical Sciences and Engineering, 9 Life Sciences and 6 Social Sciences and Humanities) What makes ERC evaluation exceptional? Highly international participation in panels Full autonomy of panels to decide Panel members and chairs based in 49 countries: 26 EU Member States, 7 Associated Countries, 16 Non-ERA countries Remote referees based in 87 countries European Research Council

◦OPEN CALLS: ◦ERC Advanced Grant | ERC-2015-AdG ◦Deadline: 2 June 2015 ◦ERC Proof of Concept | ERC-2015-PoC Deadline Dates: 28 May 2015 and 1 Oct 2015

How to connect with us? –EURAXESS Links North America –EURAXESS Links – Internationally Mobile Researchers –(subgroup: EURAXESS Links North America) –YouTube Channel –Join our North America CommunityCommunity

Useful links ◦EURAXESS: ◦Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions: ◦European Research Council: ◦Horizon 2020: ◦Projects Bilateral Transatlantic Cooperation with the EU –BILAT USA 2.0: –ERA-Can+: ◦Bridge between researchers and policy-makers in Europe –Voice of the Researchers:

Thank you! ◦Viktoria BODNAROVA/ Stephanie JANNIN ◦Regional Representatives ◦EURAXESS Links North America ◦