Edward Ricketts Scotland Europa Introduction to Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges Glasgow Caledonian University 29 October 2014

Horizon 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 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: