1. Horizon H2020 – Open to the world and opportunities for participation
Target group researchers in non- industrialised countries, e.g. Info day

2. Overview Horizon 2020 – Open to the World
The Participant Portal: the overall source of information
Horizon 2020 project consortium: what to look for
Evaluation criteria, process and scores
Proposal drafting

3. Horizon 2020 – Open to the World

4. What is Horizon 2020? Your access to European research and innovation
Horizon 2020 is open to the world!
The EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation
The biggest multinational programme of its kind with a budget of almost € 80 billion
Horizon 2020 welcomes researchers & institutions, public or private, from all over the world

5. facts on Horizon 2020 country participation
107 of these are third countries
152 countries in total participate in H2020
Current collaborative research projects in total1: with 21,69 billion € disbursed EU-funding
1 Marie-Sklodowska-Curie, ERC and SME-Instrument as individual research opportunities are exempt

6. Why should you participate in Horizon 2020?
Ambitious research and innovation projects
Access to world class research infrastructures
Tackle global challenges together with excellent European and International scientists
Mobility to Europe
Access to new networks and alliances
New business opportunities and visibility of your research
Research funding

7. Europe invites International Partners to participate
Access to knowledge
Attracting talent and investment
Better research and exploitation
Access to markets
More visible global profile

8. Horizon 2020 covers three priority areas:
Researcher driven:
The foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing
Excellent science 1
Industry driven:
Strategic investments in key technologies
Industrial
leadership 2
Societal challenges
Society driven:
Tackling the great challenges of our time of citizens and society 3

9. How can you participate in Horizon 2020?
There are two ways to participate:
There is funding for collaborative research
Together with at least 3 entities from 3 different countries of the EU or from Countries Associated to Horizon 2020
There is funding for individual researchers
Researchers of all nationalities are welcome to participate

10. Where in Horizon 2020 can you find funds for individual research?
The European Research Council (ERC)
=excellent research
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
= mobility of researchers
These opportunities are for researchers who want to work in Europe.
Excellent Science

11. Industrial Leadership
How to participate in a collaborative project?
As an entity from Iran you can take part in collaborative projects of Horizon 2020
You can receive funding
You can even coordinate a project
Remember! All proposals must meet certain minimum conditions:
3 participants from different EU member states or associated countries
You as an international partner must come in addition to this minimum
Excellent Science
Societal Challenges
Industrial Leadership

12. Eligibility for Funding – General Rules
Automatically funded:
Member States
Associated Countries
Countries listed in Annex 1 of the Work Programme
Other Partner Countries are funded when:
Agreement exists between 2 funding bodies
Provision made in the call text
Commission deems participation essential
Iran

13. Europe in a changing world Catalytic transformation of hydrocarbons
Specific topics targeting cooperation with Iran
Europe in a changing world
Drivers and contexts of violent extremism in the broader MENA region and the Balkans
Nanotechnologies
Catalytic transformation of hydrocarbons
Targeted Opening

14. How does it work? OPEN COMPETITION + PEER REVIEW
Be selected & Get involved!
Submit a proposal
Find partners
Idea how to visulize this process?
Find a relevant call (in the work programme)

15. The Participant Portal: the overall source of information

16. How to find suitable calls in Horizon 2020?
By area of interest
By keyword
By Horizon 2020 priority areas

17. a) By area of interest Horizon 2020 basic website
Agriculture & Forestry | Aquatic Resources | Bio-based Industries
Biotechnology | Energy | Environment & Climate Action | Food & Healthy Diet
Funding Researchers | Health | ICT Research & Innovation
International Cooperation | Key Enabling Technologies | Partnerships with
Industry and Member States | Raw Materials | Research Infrastructures|
Security | SMEs | Social Sciences & Humanities | Society | Space| Transport

18. b) By keyword

19. c) By Horizon 2020 priority areas

20. Horizon 2020 project consortium: what to look for

21. Type of participation within a consortium
Coordinator
Participants
Third-parties
Beneficiaries
Horizon 2020 distinguishes 4 basic types of third-party support
The purchase of goods and services
Subcontracts
Work done by “linked third parties”
Other third-party contributions

22. Horizon 2020 project consortium: what to look for
Think about partners within your consortium
WELL BALANCED: geographical spread, expertise and type of organisation (Academia, Research centers, Industry, SMEs,…)
RELIABLE

23. Horizon 2020 project Consortium: what to look for
Identify the right partner for a specific topic
Read carefully topic description, conditions and documents

24. Partner search via Participant Portal

25. Evaluation criteria, process and scores

26. Standard evaluation criteria
Three evaluation criteria for full proposals:
(Sub-)criteria are adapted to each type of action, as specified in Annex H of the Work Programme
Only two evaluation criteria for first stage proposals: Excellence and Impact
Evaluation criteria reflect the proposal structure (part B)
Excellence
Impact
Quality and efficiency of implementation

27. Overview of the evaluation process
Commission
Evaluators (min. 3 for each proposal)
Commission
Receipt of Proposals
Individual Evaluation
Consensus Group
Panel Review
Finali-sation
Eligibility check
Allocation of proposals to evaluators
Individual Evaluation Reports
(Usually done remotely)
Consensus Report
(May be done remotely)
Panel Report
Evaluation Summary Report
Panel ranked list
Final ranked list

28. Evaluation scores
Maximum overall score is 15 (3x5), unless a weighting is applied
Generally a pre-defined qualifying score on each criterion and an overall qualifying score needs to be achieved.
Qualifying scores may vary
According to type of action
Between the first and second stage proposals in two-stage procedures
Standard practice:
Excellence 3
Impact 3
Implementation 3 10

29. Register to become an independent expert!
Registrations from independent experts from all over the world are welcome!
You have a chance of being selected as an expert if you:
have high-level of expertise in the relevant fields (see calls for experts for details)
can be available for occasional, short-term assignments
have no conflicts of interest in regards to the requested evaluation
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30. Proposal drafting

31. Structuring the proposal – Part B

32. Scientific Excellence: tips
Objectives
Quantifiable and clear targets
Formulated to maximize impact
Concept and Methodology
Clear descriptions giving sufficient details while avoiding jargon
Keeping it transparent, identifying data sources, assumptions and possible hurdles
Innovation potential and progress beyond the state of the art
Describing the state of the art, including previous and ongoing projects and patents, and explaining how the project builds on and goes beyond the previous work

33. Impact: tips Expected Impact
Supporting the expected impact with quantifiable information
Appropriate measurable indicators to convincingly demonstrate how the projects will contribute to all the expected impacts
Justify the reasons for focusing on a specific area of the call and how this is reflected in the expected impacts
Exploitation, dissemination and Communication
Explain how open access will be ensured
Credibly describe exploitation and uptake beyond the project and how long-term sustainability is accomplished
Clearly define the different target audiences, including media and public

34. Implementation: tips Work plan and resources
Activities and resources responding to the Type of Action, the challenge and methodology
Clear and credible interactions and integration between WPs and partners, including for interdisciplinary work
Linkage between responsibilities – tasks – deliverables – resources
Risk management
Key risks covered and risk level indicated
Effective mitigation measures and contingency plans
Management structure
Clearly identified roles, composition and interaction of management and advisory bodies, including decision making
Credible mechanisms for quality assurance and
performance monitoring

35. Finish with the fine-tuning
The technical annex must give a detailed description of the project idea and work plan, which:
divides the planned work into work packages,
assigns the related responsibilities and resources within the consortium,
sets out a project time schedule, main milestones and deliverables,
describes the project management structure,
describes the communication and exploitation plans.

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