EU-JordanNet II Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships Drafting competitive proposals for MSCA Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE) Roberto ESCARRE Project Management Office Director University of Alicante The EU-JordanNet II project (311910) is co-funded by the European Community's Capacities Programme under FP7 (2007-2013)
INDEX General Aspects Definitions Eligibility EU Funding Evaluation Criteria Proposal Structure Calls Links www.eu-jordannet.jo 2
GENERAL ASPECTS All Countries can participate in RISE All nationalities can participate in RISE All institutions fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation can participate in RISE No mobility rules for RISE www.eu-jordannet.eu 3
PROJECT MAIN ISSUES Project built on joint research and innovation activities Project implemented through the secondment of staff (no recruitments) Each staff member seconded for a period of 1-12 M The maximum size for a project is 540 person months No minimum size explicitly defined for the project, but substantial impact is expected Maximum project duration is 4 years www.eu-jordannet.eu 4
PARTICIPANTS IN RISE Beneficiaries Sign the Grant Agreement and claim costs Are responsible for the execution of the programme Are established in a MS/AC Partner Organisations Do not sign the GA and do not claim costs Must include a letter of commitment in the proposal Are established in a TC www.eu-jordannet.eu 5
SECTORS The sector of an organisation is defined automatically Academic Sector Higher education establishments (public or private) Non-profit research organisations (public or private) International European interest organisations Non-Academic Sector Any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector and fulfilling the requirements of the Horizon 2020 Rules for Participation (SMEs, multinationals, NGOs, etc.) www.eu-jordannet.eu 6
STAFF MEMBERS Actively engaged in or linked to research/innovation activities for at least 6 months prior to first secondment Types of staff members: ESR (no PhD and < 4 years experience) ER (PhD or > 4 years experience) Managerial staff (MNG) Administrative or Technical staff (TECH) In-built return mechanism www.eu-jordannet.eu 7
EXAMPLE A technical staff member joined the R&D department of an Spanish SME (nonacademic) 10 months prior to the secondment within a RISE project. He/she is actively involved in the research activities by performing and ensuring accurate calibration of digital equipment. An academic Jordan partner of the same RISE project would greatly benefit from his/her expertise in learning how to operate the equipment and therefore two months secondment to the Jordan partner is considered very useful. www.eu-jordannet.eu 8
ELIGIBILITY At least 3 independent participants in 3 different countries (with at least 2 MS/AC) If all 3 independent organisations are from MS/AC, at least one should be from the academic sector and one from the non-academic sector In practice, 2 possible minimum settings: MS/AC 1 MS/AC 2 Academic + + or Non-Academic TC MS/AC 1 + MS/AC 2 + MS/AC 3
ELIGIBLE SECONDMENTS (EU)
ELIGIBLE SECONDMENTS (EU - TCs) MS/AC TC MS/AC 1 Academia Academia! MS/AC 2 Nonacademia Nonacademia Secondments from a TC to a MS/AC are not always eligible for EU funding.
SECONDMENTS DESCRIPTION Secondments that must be described in the proposal: MS/AC 1 MS/AC Academic MS/AC 2 Non-Academic Eligible for EU Funding TC Eligible for EU Funding TC MS/AC Eligibility for EU funding depends on the TC Secondments that should not be described in the proposal: All other possibilities, such as: MS/AC 1 MS/AC 1 MS/AC 1 TC Academic Non-Academic MS/AC 2 MS/AC 2 MS/AC 1 TC Academic Non-Academic
COUNTRIES ELEIGIBLE FOR FUNDING EU Member States Overseas Countries and Territories linked to the MS (As defined on page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015) Horizon 2020 Associated Countries (In principle, the same as FP7, but subject to the adoption of the association agreements) The Third Countries listed (On page 3 of General Annex A to the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2014-2015) www.eu-jordannet.eu 13
COUNTRIES NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING Countries not listed previously are not eligible for EU funding In practice, those countries are mainly: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, United States. In very exceptional cases, partners from those countries might be funded. But the following conditions have to be fulfilled: a) This partner has competences/expertise that no organisation in MS/AC has b) The relevant transfer of knowledge can only be done via a secondment in the direction TC MS/AC c) Points a) and b) must be endorsed by the expert evaluators d) The experts' endorsement (point c) must be confirmed by the REA www.eu-jordannet.eu 14
EU CONTRIBUTION Unit costs per researcher per month of secondment For secondments eligible for funding www.eu-jordannet.eu 15
EVALUATION PANELS Evaluation Panels: Chemistry (CHE) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Economic Sciences (ECO) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Environment and Geosciences (ENV) Life Sciences (LIF) Mathematics (MAT) Physics (PHY) Evaluation Criteria: Award Criteria Selection Criteria www.eu-jordannet.eu 16
AWARD CRITERIA www.eu-jordannet.eu 17
SCORING www.eu-jordannet.eu 18
EXCELLENCE Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research (including inter/multidisciplinary aspects). Please develop your proposal according to the following lines: Specific objectives and the relevance of the research and innovation project to the scope of the call and in relation to the "state of art. Methodological approach highlighting the types of research and innovation activities proposed and their originality. Inter/multidisciplinary types of knowledge involved, if applicable. www.eu-jordannet.eu 19
EXCELLENCE Clarity and quality of knowledge sharing among the participants in light of the research and innovation objectives Please develop your proposal according to the following lines: Approach and methodology used for knowledge sharing. Quality of the interaction between the participating organisations Please develop your proposal according to the following lines: Contribution of each participant in the activities planned, including the participants' interactions in terms of content and expertise provided to reach the project s objectives. Justification of the main networking activities. www.eu-jordannet.eu 20
EXAMPLE: EVALUATION EXCELLECENCE www.eu-jordannet.eu 21
IMPACT Enhancing research- and innovation-related human resources, skills, and working conditions to realise the potential of individuals and to provide new career perspectives The research and/or innovation project contribution to realising the potential of individuals providing new skills and career perspectives. To develop new and lasting research collaborations, to achieve transfer of knowledge between research institutions and to improve research and innovation potential at the European and global levels Development of new and lasting research collaborations resulting from the intersectoral and/or international secondments and the networking activities implemented. Self-sustainability of the partnership after the end of the project. Contribution of the project to the improvement of the research and innovation potential within Europe and/or worldwide. www.eu-jordannet.eu 22
IMPACT Effectiveness of the proposed measures for communication and results dissemination Dissemination strategy - targeted at scientists, potential users and to the wider research and innovation community - to achieve the potential impact of the project. Communication strategy, outreach plan and the activities envisaged to engage the public. Expected impact of the proposed measures. Intellectual property rights aspects (if applicable) and exploitation of results www.eu-jordannet.eu 23
EXAMPLE: EVALUATION IMPACT www.eu-jordannet.eu 24
IMPLEMENTATION Overall coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources Consistency and adequacy of the work plan and the activities proposed to reach the project objectives. Credibility and feasibility of the project through the activities proposed. Gender aspects in the planning of the activities. www.eu-jordannet.eu 25
IMPLEMENTATION Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures, including quality management and risk management Project organisation and management structure, including the financial management strategy, as well as the progress monitoring mechanisms put in place. Risks that might endanger reaching the project s objectives and the contingency plans to be put in place should risks occur. Appropriateness of the institutional environment (infrastructure) Availability of the expertise and human resources, to carry out the proposed research project. Description of the necessary infrastructures and any major items www.eu-jordannet.eu 26
IMPLEMENTATION Competences, experience and complementarity of the participating organisations and institutional commitment Adequacy of the partnership to carry out the project explaining how participants' synergies and complementarities will be exploited. www.eu-jordannet.eu 27
EXAMPLE: EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION www.eu-jordannet.eu 28
SELECTION CRITERIA Operational capacity has to be checked Proposals must include a description of: The profile of the people who will be primarily responsible for carrying out the proposed work Any significant infrastructure or major items of technical equipment, relevant to the proposed work Any partner organisations (not beneficiaries) contributing towards the proposed work www.eu-jordannet.eu 29
PROPOSAL PART A Proposal Part A (see guide for applicants): Section 1: General information (including abstract) Section 2: Information on participants Section 3: Budget and Secondments tables Section 4: Ethics table www.eu-jordannet.eu 30
PROPOSAL PART B 30 pages limit! www.eu-jordannet.eu 31
RISE CALLS Next call: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015 Opens 06 January 2015 - Deadline: 28 April 2015 Results of the evaluation: 5 months after the call deadline Signing of grant agreements: 8 months after the call deadline www.eu-jordannet.eu 32
USEFUL LINKS Guide for Applicants http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise- 2014/1590107-m_gfa_msca_rise_en.pdf Work Programme http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common1587755-03._msca_calls_wp2014-2015_en.pdf General Annexes http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587809-18._general_annexes_wp2014-2015_en.pdf Rules for participation http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/common/1587751-h2020 rules-participation_en.pdf List of field covered by the Evaluation Panels http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/doc/call/h2020/h2020-msca-rise- 2014/1592607-msca_-_descriptors_2014_en.pdf www.eu-jordannet.eu 33
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