HORIZON 2020
The New EU
Framework Programme for
Research and Innovation
2014-2020
Martina Desole
APRE
Coordinator ERACAN Plus
The Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020:
European Council conclusions, 8 February 2013
Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while
taking measures to create economic opportunities
1. Smart & inclusive growth (€451 billion)
Education,
Youth, Sport
Connecting
Europe
Cohesion
Competitive
Business
SMEs
HORIZON
2020
2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€373 billion)
3. Security and citizenship (€16 billion)
4. Global Europe (€58 billion)
5. Administration (€61.6 billion)
TOTAL
€960 billion
What is Horizon 2020?
•
€79 billion (current prices) research and innovation
funding programme (2014-2020)
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A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European
Research Area:
− Responding to the economic crisis by investing in future jobs and
growth
− Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and
environment
− Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and
technology
What's new?
• A single programme bringing together three separate
programmes/initiatives*
• Coupling research to innovation – from research to retail,
all forms of innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health,
clean energy and transport
• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in
all EU countries and beyond
⃰ The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Three priorities
Excellent
science
Industrial
leadership
Societal
challenges
Priority 1.
Excellent science
Why:
• World class science is the foundation of
tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing
• Europe needs to develop, attract and retain
research talent
• Researchers need access to the best
infrastructures
Funding (€ million, 2014-2020)
European Research Council (ERC)
Frontier research by the best individual teams
Future and Emerging Technologies
Collaborative research to open new fields of
innovation
13 095
2 696
Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)
Opportunities for training and career development
6 162
Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)
Ensuring access to world-class facilities
2 488
Priority 2.
Industrial leadership
Why:
• Strategic investments in key technologies
(e.g. advanced manufacturing, micro-electronics)
underpin innovation across existing and emerging
sectors
• Europe needs to attract more private investment in
research and innovation
• Europe needs more innovative small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) to create growth and jobs
Funding (€ million, 2014-2020)
Leadership in enabling and
industrial technologies (LEITs)
(ICT, nanotechnologies, materials,
biotechnology, manufacturing, space)
13 557
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
2 842
616
+ complemented
by expected 20% of
budget of societal
challenges + LEITs and
'Access to risk finance'
with strong SME focus
Priority 3.
Societal challenges
Why:
• Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives
(climate, environment, energy, transport, etc) cannot
be achieved without innovation
• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary
collaborations, including social sciences & humanities
• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated
and scaled up
Funding (€ million, 2014-2020)
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
7 472
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and
maritime research & the Bioeconomy
3 851
Secure, clean and efficient energy *
5 931
Smart, green and integrated transport
6 339
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
3 081
Inclusive and reflective societies
1 309
Secure societies
1 695
Science with and for society
462
Spreading excellence and widening participation
816
⃰ Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities
(2014-2018)
International cooperation
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International cooperation = key cross-cutting priority of Horizon
2020, in particular to:
 Strengthen the Union's excellence, as well as its economic
competitiveness
 Tackle global societal challenges
 Support the Union's external policies
•
Basic approach provided by Horizon 2020 Regulation and Rules for
Participation
•
Strategy for international cooperation (COM(2012) 497): enhancing
and focusing international cooperation activities (in terms of areas
and partners)
International cooperation in Horizon 2020
Key message:
Horizon 2020 is open to participation from across the world!
Clear ambition to substantially increase participation of
international partners!
How?
• General opening
• Targeted international cooperation actions across Horizon 2020
• Supported by horizontal international cooperation activities (in
Horizon 2020 Challenge 6: follow-up to Capacities INCO programme)
General opening
•
Horizon 2020 is open to participation from across the world
•
Automatic funding:
 Member States (including overseas departments and
overseas territories)
 Associated Countries
 exhaustive list of countries in annex to work programme
(but: no longer BRIC + Mexico in this list!)
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For other countries, funding only in exceptional cases:
 when provision is made in the call text
 bilateral agreement (e.g. Health challenge – NIH)
 when the Commission deems it essential (case by case
assessment)
Targeted actions
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Targeted international cooperation activities across Horizon 2020:
area for cooperation and partner specified upfront
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Areas identified based on analysis of a set of criteria to ensure
common interest and mutual benefit:
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Research and innovation excellence
Framework conditions/access to markets
Contribution to international commitments
Frameworks to engage in cooperation and lessons learned
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Differentiation by countries/regions:
enlargement/neighbourhood/EFTA, industrialised and emerging
countries, developing countries
•
International cooperation as part of strategic planning for each
part of Horizon 2020
•
Result: roadmaps for international cooperation with international
partners (to be published early 2014)
New strategy for international
cooperation
Communication adopted on 14 September 2012 (COM(2012) 497)
Key elements:
 Multi-annual roadmaps for international cooperation with strategic
partners
 Toolbox of instruments
 Horizontal INCO activities
 Information gathering
 Common principles for engaging in international cooperation
 Partnership with Member States
 Stronger engagement with international organisations/multilateral fora
 Stronger governance, monitoring and evaluation
Implementation in WP2014-15
All research calls are open for Canadian project partners.
Horizon 2020 first calls will be published on 11 December 2013.
Please read the work programmes of the calls.
Please apply as project participant in a research consortium
- or for a mobility grant to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme
- or a grant from the European Research Council
•Please register also in our expert database to help with proposal evaluations.
Participation in FP7: key figures
CANADA
FP7 Collaboration Projects: 170
Canadian Participations: 298
EU Contribution to Canadian partners: 10.7 M€
Total EU Contribution: xx M€
EU-India Co-funded projects: xx M€
Number of Canadian Researchers in MSC Grants: xx
FP7 Main Actors (2007-2013)
Participations
HORIZON 2020
Find out more:
www.ec.europa/research/horizon2020
www.era-can.ca