Franco-Pakistani Research Collaboration Dr. Riaz Ahmad The salient features of Herbert Curien Partnership (PHC) named PERIDOT
Agenda Introduction of the program Partners Implementing agencies Existing beneficiaries Implementation procedure Evaluation procedures Dead lines Proposal Form Announcement of horizon 2020, NRPU 2
Introduction The program is named after the renowned French Scientist, Hubert Curien (1924 2005) French Government started this program with European Countries in 70 s and 60 countries are in the network PERIDOT (meaning jewel)- is a code name given to Hubert Curien Partnership (PHC) program being launched for Pakistan 3
About the program Main aim of the program is to facilitate mobility of young researchers The maximum(normal) duration of the project is 3 years Every year a researcher can visit twice up to 3 months each time The travel charges will be paid by respective governments and local hospitality will be extended by host institution (CAMPUS in case of France coordinates) 4
Players in the program Mainly driven by French foreign ministry Higher Education ministry is fully kept engaged CAMPUS France is main facilitator The sixteen listed universities/research centers will be directly engaged with six Pakistani universities for writing proposal and conduct of research 5
Proposal Evaluation Proposal will be submitted to HEC on Pakistan side and CAMPUS on french side Both sides will formulate joint committee for evaluation after initial evaluation at each side French foreign ministry and Higher education are involved on their side Proposals are solicited till March every year and finalized by end of each year 9 Disciplinary Master Experts Mathematics Physics Marine / Earth / Planet Sciences Chemistry Biology and Health Humanities and Social Sciences Engineering Sciences Information Technology Agronomy / Food Science / Environment / Biodiversity 6
CAMPUS Campus France will be mainly responsible for application call, hosting online application on Campus France web site. HEC do the same on Pakistan side For selected projects: accommodation arrangement, air ticket and disbursement of funds becomes responsibility of Campus France HEC is working out its procedure at our end which will be made available on their website very soon 7
Pakistani Institution selected to participate Initially this program will be limited to following Pakistani Universities Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Bahria University, Islamabad Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad National Textile University, Faisalabad National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 8
French Universities/Centers 1. INRA 2. LIPADE / Paris Descartes 3. UniversitéPaul Sabatier (Toulouse) 4. Orange Labs (Issy-les- Moulineaux) 5. Institut de Mécaniquedes Fluides et des Solides 6. Universitéde Lyon II 7. Institut Telecom Sud Paris 8. Institut Telecom Paris Tech 9. LIP ENS (Lyon) 10. ENSISA (Mulhouse) 11.Départementde Géniecivil du Laboratoire GeM(Nantes) 12. ECOLAB (Toulouse) 13. Laboratoire d'informatique (Grenoble) 14. Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaireet Environnement(Savoie) 15. Laboratoire de Génie Chimique(Toulouse) 16. INSA (Lyon) NOTE: For correspondence with above institutes you may avail services of University International relation office, For Ensisaapproach Prof Laurence laurence.schacher@uha.fr 9
CNRSis National institute for Research. CNRS It has 25,330 permanent employees Which includes 11,312researchers and 14,018 Engineers and Technicians. It has 1,029 research units and 111 service units 94% research and service units are in partnership of Higher Education and Research Institutions Only 6% institutions working directly under CNRS at national and international level On average publishes 29,000 research publications per year It has been home to 17 Nobel Prize Laureates 10
INSERM Established in 1964, Reports to both Ministry of Research and Ministry of Health The only French public organization entirely dedicated to biological medical and public health research. The largest European Research organization devoted to biomedical research. Excellence and Multidisciplinary research program on most human diseases, even the rarest ones. The linkbetween the research laboratory and the hospital bed. 11
INSERM It has Human resources of 13,357with the budget of 972.3 Million Euro / annum 5,042 permanent staff (2153 researchers). 2,807 contractual positions. 4,184 university-hospital personnel. 9,63 foreign researchers. Research teams: 1,069. Research units: 2,91. Inserm publications: 9,922. 48.7% international co-publications. Patents: 1,254 families. 12
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Horizon 2020 Programme Period: 2014-2020 (07 Years) Budget: 79.4 Billion The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) Link: Commission Regulation on Horizon 2020, Website, Horizon 2020 is open to everyone, with a simple structure that reduces red tape and time so participants can focus on what is really important. This approach makes sure new projects get off the ground quickly and achieve results faster 14
Horizon 2020 Programme Horizon 2020 will be an integrated programme for Research and Technological Development Horizon 2020 is the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and taking great ideas fromthelabtothemarket.. EU funding for research and innovationwillbe focusedonthree key objectives (Excellent science, Competitive industries and Better Society 15
Horizon 2020 Programme Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies(leit) Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food security, sustainableagriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Europe in a changing world -inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies Secure societies -Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens 16
Excellent Science Supported activities European Research Council (ERC) will provide substantial grants to top-level individual researchers working in Europe ( 13 095 million) Future and emerging technologies (FET) opens up new fields of research and innovation. ( 2 696 million) Marie Curie Actions develops research and innovation skills through the training, mobility and career development of researchers ( 6.162 million) Funding of 2.488 million will also be available for supporting access to, and networking of priority European research infrastructures. Eligibility 17
Detailed Funds Breakdown 18
Eligibility Horizon 2020 will be open besides the 28EU countries, toselected third countries that fulfill all of the following criteria: (i) have a good capacity in science, technology and innovation; (ii) have a good track record of participation in Union research and innovation programmes; (iii) have close economic and geographical links to the Union; Horizon 2020 groups the countries as: 1. Industrialized and emerging economies 2. Enlargement and neighboring countries 3. Developing countries Special new eligibility rules are not expected. Please check however,the rules for third country participation. 19
How to participate Participant Portal Two year work programmesannounce the specific areas that will be funded by Horizon 2020. Look out for them on the onlineparticipant Portalas they can be used as a calendar for the calls for proposals( calls ), to be published during the year. The Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects, and hosts the services for managing your proposals and projects throughout their lifecycle. Each call gives more precise information on the questions that the Commission would like you to address in your proposals. All calls can be found in the EU sofficial Journal the official source for all EU documents as well as on the Participant Portal 20
Approval Process Submit your proposal before the deadline. The Participant Portal has clear instructions to guide you through the process. The system is simpler than ever no more paper! All proposals are submitted online. Find your partners, many calls require a team of at least three partners. If you need help to identify a potential partner with particular competences, facilities or experience, use the partner search options. Evaluation by experts, all proposals are evaluated by a panel of independent specialists in their fields. Grant agreement, Once a proposal passes the evaluation stage (five months duration), applicants are informed about the outcome. The European Commission then draws up a grant agreement with each participant. The time limit for signing the grant agreements is generally three months. 21
Find your Area Agriculture & Forestry Aquatic Resources Bio-based Industries Biotechnology Energy Environment & Climate Action Food & Healthy Diet Funding Researchers Health ICT Research & Innovation Innovation International Cooperation Key Enabling Technologies SMEs Raw Materials Transport Research Infrastructures Security Social Sciences & Humanities Society Space Partnerships with Industry and Member States 22
Step 3 -Create an account on the portal To fill in the required forms and submit them electronically to the Commission, you first need to create an account on the Participant Portal clicking onregisteron the top menu. 23
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OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES Human Frontier Science Program http://www.hfsp.org/ International Foundation for Science http://www.ifs.se/ Research & Advocacy Fund http://www.rafpakistan.org/ Talented Researcher Exchange Program (TRXP) http://www.britishcouncil.org/pakistan-inspire-talented-researcher-programme.htm Academy of Finland http://www.aka.fi/en-gb/a/ Alexander von Humboldt Foundation http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/home.html EAST WEST Center http://www.eastwestcenter.org/ 25
OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES European Research Council (ERC) http://erc.europa.eu/ International Development Research Center http://www.idrc.ca/en/pages/default.aspx The Asia Foundation http://asiafoundation.org UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific http://www.unescap.org/ Visiting Fellow Programs http://www.eastwestcenter.org/research/visiting-fellow-programs The Islamic Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (ISESCO) http://www.isesco.org.ma/ DAAD Research Grants for Young Faculty of Pakistani Universities (PhDstudents and postdoc http://ic.daad.de/islamabad/en/19411/index.html 26
OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology http://www.icgeb.org/research-grants.html Global Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR) Program http://www.pfizer.com/research/investigator/investigator_initiated_research Pakistan Academy of Science http://www.paspk.org/research-grants-33 Fogarty International Center http://www.fic.nih.gov/funding/pages/fogarty-funding-opps.aspx Grant Opportunities, Embassy of USA http://islamabad.usembassy.gov/pr_122712.grant.html 27