1. Pentalateral Energy Forum & European Commission Meeting
Preparing a Proposal for H2020:
Application and Evaluation Process
Robert Goodchild
Head of Energy Research Unit
INEA

2. 5 4 3 2 1 5 steps of the process Signing a grant agreement
Decision on funding 1
Evaluation by external experts
Admissibility & eligibility check
Submission of proposals
Call is open

3. 1. Submitting your proposal
Link to the PP on the slide 25
Call & submission service
Login or register

4. 2.1 Admissibility & eligibility check
Are all forms submitted?
YES NO
Are all call conditions met?
YES NO
ATTENTION! Only admissible and eligible proposals will be evaluated

5. 2.2: Eligibility Conditions
ES3, ES4 & ES5 => specific eligibility conditions
ES5 - Consortia must involve:
≥2 energy suppliers
≥2 ESCOs or independent aggregators;
TSO from ≥3 EU Member States
5 DSO… etc.

6. 3.1 Evaluation by external experts
EU database of over 80,000 evaluators
1. High-level expertise
2. Independence
3. Impartiality
Balanced composition
Regular rotations & new experts

7. Evaluate individually - remotely Meet to reach consensus
3.2 What do we ask them to do?
Understand call text
Evaluate individually - remotely
Meet to reach consensus

8. 3.3: It's Competitive!

9. Consult FAQ's in good time – or ask your own question!
3.4: Understand call text
Consult FAQ's in good time – or ask your own question!
Link to FAQs – slide 25

10. Identify and substantiate the impacts
3.5: Impact is key
Identify and substantiate the impacts
Dissemination & exploitation plan
Impact weighting 1.5 for all calls but ES6-8

11. 3.6: Budget construction REASONABLE ALLOCATION JUSTIFIED
SUFFICIENT DETAIL

12. MAKE INFORMATION EASY TO FIND RELEVANT SUMMARY TABLES, GRAPHS & IMAGES
3.7: Simple to digest
SIMPLE LANGUAGE
(MAJORITY OF EXPERTS ARE NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS)
MAKE INFORMATION EASY TO FIND
RELEVANT SUMMARY TABLES, GRAPHS & IMAGES
RESPECT PAGE LIMIT

13. 4. Outcome of evaluation Ranked list of proposals Reserve list
Main list
(top scores)
Reserve list
Rejection
(No money / < threshold)
Deadline to inform: 5 months

14. Grant Agreement Preparation
Successful proposals invited to start a
Grant Agreement Preparation
Very tight deadline: max. 8 months
After the evaluation, successful proposals get an invitation letter to start the Grant Agreement preparation
Very tight timeline: time to grant of max 8 months (after call deadline)
New in H2020: no negotiation: 1. The proposal has been evaluated according to its merits, 2. No substantial changes during the grant agreement preparation
No negotiation phase = no substantial changes

15. Good luck. More info: EU Participant Portal http://ec. europa
Good luck! More info: EU Participant Portal Frequently Asked Questions

16. Thank you! #H2020Energy www.ec.europa.eu/inea @inea_eu