European funding opportunities for Latin America Tristan Piguet EPFL / EUresearch

European funding opportunities for Latin America Tristan Piguet EPFL / EUresearch

Agenda Overview of H2020 International Cooperation in H2020 focus on Latin America Example of an H2020 project involving Latin American institutions Finding support for your project Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 2

Horizon 2020 80 billion research and innovation funding programme of the EC Running from 2014-2020 Responding to the economic crisis to invest in jobs and growth Addressing people s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment Strengthening the EU s global position in research, innovation and technology Built on three mutually reinforcing and complementary priorities: Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges Taking ideas from the experimentation phase all the way to the market Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 3

Development of Budgets from FP1 to FP8 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 4

Swiss Participation in H2020 01.01.201 4 15.09.2014 01.01.2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Associated Country Third Country Partial Associated Country Before 15/09/2014, Switzerland was able to participate in the programme only as third country Status until end of 2016 - Associated Country AND Third Country From 2017: Switzerland will either be fully associated to Horizon 2020 or it will be able to participate in the whole programme only as a third country http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/h2020/ 5

Status of Switzerland in H2020 CH = associated country CH = third country Financed by the EU Commission Excellent Science (24.4 B ) ERC (13.1 B) FET (2.7 B) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (6.1 B) Research Infrastructures (2.5 B) Industrial Leadership (17 B ) LEIT = Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (13.5 B) - ICT - Nano, new materials - Biotechnology - Space Access to Risk Finance (2.9 B) Innovation in SMEs* (0.6 B) Societal Challenges (29.7 B ) Health (7.5 B) Food (3.9 B) Energy (6 B) Transport (6.3 B) Climate (3 B) Inclusive Societies (1.3 B) Security (1.7 B) Financed by SERI Spreading Excellence (0.8 B) Science for Society (0.5 B) EIT (2.7 B) JRC (1.9 B) Euratom (1.6 B) http://www.sbfi.admin.ch/h2020/ Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 6

The consortium Min. 3 legal entities from different EU or AC One coordinating organization Academia, industries, SMEs, NGOs, etc. European diversity Gender aspects Integration of SSH Ethics (personal data, dual use, etc.) IPR, dissemination, exploitation Management WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 IND 1 UNI 3 SME 1 UNI 1 SME 2 INT 1 EU Contract Coordinator Consortium Agreement SME 1 UNI 1 INT 1 UNI 2 IND 1 UNI 2 SME 1 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 7

Typical management structure of a collaborative project Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 8

International Cooperation in H2020 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 9

Open to the world H2020 is open to participation anywhere in the world to: Extend the frontiers of scientific knowledge Tacklesystemic challenges Make industries more competitive Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 10

International Cooperation in H2020 The number of call topics flagged as particularly relevant for international cooperation has increased, from 12% of topics FP7 to over 27% in the 2014-17 WP of Horizon 2020. The share of participations of third countries in collaborative actions has fallen from 4.9% under FP7 to 2.4% in H2020 (first two years). Only 11.7% of Horizon 2020 grant agreements include one or more third countries compared to 20.5% under FP7. Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 11

Participation Applicants from non-eu countries are eligible to take part in Horizon 2020 programmes, even as coordinator Automatically eligible for funding: EU members states The Overseas Countries and Territories linked to Member States Countries Associated to Horizon 2020 «Developing» countries International European interest organizations Minimum conditions: For standard (cooperative) research projects: 3 participants from different Member States or associated countries In addition, participants from any other country in the world can also be included For actions aimed at individuals, like European Research Council or Marie Skłodowska-Curie: 1 researcher 1 host institution 1 project Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 12

Automatically eligible non-eu countries Applicants based in any of the countries listed here are automatically eligible for funding under the Horizon 2020 budget: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Democratic People s Republic), Congo (Republic), Costa Rica, Côte d Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Buissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea (Democratic Republic), Kosovo*, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 13

EU-Mexico Co-funding Mechanism Mexican partners are not automatically eligible for funding through Horizon 2020. In principle Mexican partners bring their own funding to the table. This may be own funds of the participating institutions, as well as funds received from Mexican ministries, foundations and other organisations that fund research and innovation in Mexico. Mexico created in February 2014 a complementary funding mechanism called CONACYT - Horizon 2020 providing a source of financing "project-by-project participation" to Mexican partners in successful Horizon 2020 projects covering all thematic areas. This earmarked budget (FONCICYT) is managed by the International cooperation Directorate of the National Council for Research and Innovation (Conacyt). The key principles of the co-funding mechanism are as follows: When a proposal with a Mexican participant is submitted to an H2020 call, the Mexican partner has to submit the application to CONACYT within 30 days after the closure of the call in Europe. When the proposal is selected for funding by the EC, the Mexican participant has to notify the approval to CONACYT in order to start the process of the grant agreement and receive the funding. CONACYT will finance up to an 85% of the total amount requested and approved in the case of public entities (Institutions of Higher Education (IHE), Technologic and Research Centres) and private IHE; and up to 70% of the total amount requested and approved for private entities, except IHE. The complementary amount must be provided by the Mexican entity. For more information, please consult this website in view of submitting applications: http://conacyt.gob.mx/index.php/el-conacyt/convocatorias-y-resultados-conacyt/convocatoria-conacythorizon2020 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 14

Topics for international cooperation Link to list of calls Link to Work Programme 2016-2017 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 15

All Programs open to the world Excellent Science (24.4 B ) ERC (13.1 B) FET (2.7 B) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (6.1 B) Research Infrastructures (2.5 B) HORIZON 2020 Industrial Leadership (17 B ) LEIT = Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (13.5 B) - ICT - Nano, new materials - Biotechnology - Space Access to Risk Finance (2.9 B) Innovation in SMEs/SME Instrument * (0.6 B) Societal Challenges (29.7 B ) Health (7.5 B) Food (3.9 B) Energy (6 B) Transport (6.3 B) Climate (3 B) Inclusive Societies (1.3 B) Security (1.7 B) Spreading Excellence (0.8 B) Science for Society (0.5 B) EIT (2.7 B) JRC (1.9 B) Euratom (1.6 B) Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 16

ERC H2020 Program European Research Council (ERC) Supporting top researchers from anywhere in the world to work in Europe International Cooperation Opportunities Researchers from anywhere in the world and of any nationality can apply for ERC grants provided that at least 50% of the research they undertake will be carried out in a host institution located in the EU or associated country. The other 50% can be spent in an institution in a third country. Moreover, the ERC has signed a series of implementing agreements with the US, South Korea, Argentina, Japan, China, South Africa, and Mexico. They provide early-career scientists from those countries with the possibility to join a research team run by an ERC grantee for a limited period. Link to ERC website Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 17

MSCA Actions H2020 Program Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Providing opportunities for training and career development of individual researchers International Cooperation Opportunities Innovative Training Networks (ITN): the organisations should be established in at least three different EU member states or associated countries. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world can also join a network. For European Joint Doctorates (subtype of ITN), the participation of third country partners is even encouraged. Individual Fellowships (IF): European Fellowships are held in a member state or associated country but open to researchers from third countries. Global Fellowships fund periods outside of Europe (with a mandatory return phase in Europe) for researchers based in the EU or associated countries. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE): partner organisations should be from three different countries (and different sectors). At least two of these should be from the EU or associated countries. Partners from elsewhere in the world can also join. Link to MSCA website Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 18

FET &RI H2020 Program Future and Emerging technologies (FET) Supporting visionary thinking through collaborations between science and engineering H2020 Program Research Infrastructures (RI) Ensuring access to worldclass facilities International Cooperation Opportunities Most of the funding instruments are Research and Innovation Action (RIA), Innovation Actions (IA) and Coordination and Support Actions (CSA). Both RIA and IA must include at least 3 legal entities from 3 different member states or associated countries. For CSA, the conditions are at least 1 legal entity from the EU or associated country. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world can then join. International Cooperation Opportunities Link to FET website Most of the funding instruments are RIA, IA and CSA. Both RIA and IA must include at least 3 legal entities from 3 different member states or associated countries. For CSA, the conditions are at least 1 legal entity from the EU or associated country. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world can then join. Link to RI website Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 19

Industrial Leadership H2020 Program Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) Emphasising key technologies in areas such as advanced manufacturing, microelectronics, nanotechnology, biotechnology, ICT and space International Cooperation Opportunities Most of the funding instruments are RIA, IA and CSA. Both RIA and IA must include at least 3 legal entities from 3 different member states or associated countries. For CSA, the conditions are at least 1 legal entity from the EU or associated country. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world can then join. Link to LEIT website Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 20

Societal Challenges H2020 Program Societal Challenges - Health - Food - Energy - Transport - Climate - Inclusive societies - Security International Cooperation Opportunities Most of the funding instruments are RIA, IA and CSA. Both RIA and IA must include at least 3 legal entities from 3 different member states or associated countries. For CSA, the conditions are at least 1 legal entity from the EU or associated country. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world can then join. Most of the calls where the involvement of partners from third countries is encouraged are to be found in the Societal challenges. Link to SC website Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 21

Example of collaborative project involving LA countries IMAGE : a project for animal genetic resources Call: H2020-SFS-2015-2 Duration: 48 months Start Date: 01 Mar 2016 Project Cost: 9 million Partners: 25 Latin America Partners: La Corporaction Colombiana de investigacion agropecuaria CORPOICA (Colombia) Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (Argentina) IMAGE aims at enhancing the use of genetic collections and upgrading animal gene bank management. IMAGE will further develop genomic methodologies, biotechnologies and bioinformatics for a better knowledge and exploitation of animal genetic resources. Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 22

Reasons for joining the consortium Countries outside Europe have been invited to be partners of IMAGE for the following reasons: Gene banking for animal genetic resources is part of the Global Plan of Action of the FAO for animal genetic resources, and any major initiative taken as the EU level for animal genetic resources should be concerned about sharing know-how and feedback with non EU countries; Countries exposed to different climatic conditions are likely to harbor original genetic resources which will add value to the diversity analysis that IMAGE will perform with molecular tools. Two regions were considered in priority: North-Africa, because of the presence of very typical local breeds in spite of its proximity to Europe; South-America, because the genetic make-up of animal populations in this continent is a complex history of migrations, crossbreeding and local adaptation. Partners were chosen in two countries for each region according to two main motivations: i) They had previous connections with some of the IMAGE EU partners and were known as reliable ii) They were involved in, or just starting, gene banking activities. Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 23

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Contributions and sources Dr Stéphane JOOST (Partner of Project IMAGE) Laboratory of Geographic Information Systems (LASIG) Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) Köpfli Corinne Report on International Cooperation in Horizon 2020 Research Office LatAm H2020 opportunities 26

Thank you for your attention! Tristan Piguet Tristan.piguet@epfl.ch Photo en arrière plan Resear ch Office November 2016