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ESF provides the COST Office
through a European Commission contract
COST is supported
by the EU Framework Programme
COST Office 18/03/2014
Brussels
COST Office presentation to TN1302
AGENDA
• Future of COST/ Transition to Horizon 2020
• COST Policies • Targeted Network Monitoring and
Evaluation • TN1301: Target Group
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”1st January 2014
7 Years
WHAT is going to happen with COST?
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COST at a turning point COST is a cornerstone of ERA aiming at
higher visibility during the H2020 period: § COST Association establishment: a new
dedicated implementation structure § New funding period: 2014-2020 § Contribution to H2020 goals: strengthen
Europe’s research and innovation capacities
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2014 year of transition Preparing for the future: § Establishment of a new implementing structure,
the COST Association (19 September 2013) ‒ Current membership of the COST Association
stands at 31 Member Countries BE BA BG HR CY CZ DK FI FR MK DE EL HU IS IE IT LV LT MT NO NL PL PT RO RS SK ES SE CH TR UK + 1 Cooperating State (IL)
§ Transition from FP7 to Horizon 2020 ‒ To prepare for this transition, the COST Office and
the current implementing agent for COST, ESF, are collaborating to finalise FP7 activities
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COST Budget from H2020
EUR 300 million (constant prices) for 7 years coming from two H2020 work programmes: § Challenge 6 “Europe in a changing world –
inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies”
§ “Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation”
For trans-European networking of nationally funded research activities
COST objectives under H2020
§ Joining research efforts and developing common S&T programmes
§ Capacity building § Addressing societal
questions § Strengthening COST’s
Inclusiveness Policy
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Enabling breakthrough scientific developments leading to new concepts and products. Jointly contributing to strengthening Europe’s research and innovation capacities.
COST Inclusiveness Policy target countries
§ EU Member States: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia;
§ EU Candidate Countries: Former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Turkey;
§ Potential EU Candidate Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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COST Key Principles
§ Supporting excellence § Being open § Being inclusive
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COST Driving Forces
§ Fostering new ideas § Sharing knowledge § Output orientation
COST Key Features for H2020
How to achieve the objectives Concrete action will lead to conrete outcomes and impact: § Rely on the COST Framework § Strong Communication Plan § Adapt Evaluation, selection, monitoring and
output assessment § Tailor COST Actions § Exploitation and Dissemination Plan § Increase Strategic Activities
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COST and HORIZON 2020 COST will continue to foster scientific and technological excellence and inclusiveness in Europe, by supporting bottom-up, open science and technology networks involving researchers across the continent.
COST is expected to contribute in particular to the ‘Societal Challenges’ and ‘Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation’ pillars of the Horizon 2020 strategy. COST will receive an increased budget compared to the budget allocated under FP7.
COST’s preparation for the new seven-year period required the establishment of a new legal entity, the ‘COST Association’.
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The ‘COST Association’ was established on 19 September 2013 with the aim of providing the legal entity for the implementation of COST activities in the near future.
The COST Association is established as an International Non-Profit Association under Belgian law (AISBL).
COST Association
COST Funding 2014
European Commission Horizon 2020
COST Association
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COST POLICIES
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COST Policies under HORIZON 2020
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Inclusiveness under H2020
Originated from: § Political context of Horizon 2020. § Geographical context of the COST Member Countries.
With the aim to: § Encourage and enable researchers from less research-
intensive countries across the COST Member Countries to set up and/or join COST Actions and get more intensively involved in all COST activities.
§ Counterbalancing research communities’ unequal access to knowledge infrastructures, funding and resources distribution.
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COST Inclusiveness countries EU Member States: “EU13”: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech republic, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.
EU candidate countries: former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Turkey.
Potential EU candidate countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Inclusiveness under H2020
§ Leadership roles at Action level. § Locating Action meetings, workshops & conferences. § Promoting STSMs tool in these countries. § Benefiting from COST networking tools. § Strategy of the Action in order to attract participants from these
countries.
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IMPLEMENTATION at MC Level:
Inclusiveness under H2020
SOME EXAMPLES:
The ACTION should have a plan towards inclusiveness that should be revised an updated at every MC meeting.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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Monitoring and Evaluation
• TN presentation(s) to JAF/ COST Executive Board
• Rapporteurs and External Evaluators
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Monitoring and Evaluation
Rapporteurs and External Evaluators: § Two Rapporteurs and one External Evaluator
per TN,
§ Rapporteurs attend 1-2 meetings of TN,
§ Rapporteurs and Evaluator prepare report to CSO re possible extension.
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Monitoring and Evaluation Brief for report of Rapporteurs and Evaluator
§ The TN’s progress in achieving its MoU objectives, § The TN’s success in reaching its defined target audience, § The TN’s added value over and its differentiation from other
similar networks or initiatives, § The TN’s implementation of COST policies regarding
inclusiveness , international cooperation and industrial dimension as well as gender balance and ESR involvement.
§ Whether to extend the TN for an additional two years, and § For those TNs for which extension is recommended,
§ any conditions attached to the extension, § any particular issues that that TN should address, and/ or § anything that should be monitored in the last two years of the TN.
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TN1302: Target Group
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“staff in universities and research institutions carrying out administrative tasks in support of European projects during the post-award phase, often with low salaries, without any possibility to travel and to network and share experiences about carrying out administrative tasks in European research projects”
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TN1302 Target Group
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Participants eligible for Reimbursement I
Participants Type Networking Tool
MC Members (from Part. or under intention)
NNC MC Observers
European RTD MC Observer
IPC MC Observer
EC and EU Agencies MC Observer
Internat. Organisation MC Observer
Invited Speaker Particip. COST Countries
Inv. Speaker Non-Part. COST Country, NNC, IPC
Others Part. (or under intention) COST Countries
MC Meeting
Up to 2 per country per meeting
Up to 1 per institution and 2 per Country
Up to 1 per institution
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Depending on MC decision
Working Group Core Group Workshop/ Conference
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Depending on MC decision
Up to 4 per meeting
Depending on MC decision
STSM Grantee
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
N/A N/A Depending on MC decision
Participants eligible for Reimbursement II
Participants Type Networking Tool
MC Members (from Part. or under intention)
NNC MC Observers
European RTD MC Observer
IPC MC Observer
EC and EU Agencies MC Observer
Internat. Organisa tion MC Observer
Invited Speaker Particip. COST Countries
Inv. Speaker Non-Part. COST Countries, NNC, IPC
Others Part. (or under intention) COST Countries
Training School - Trainer -
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Not eligible
Not eligible
Depending on MC decision
Up to 4 per event
Depending on MC decision
Training School - Trainee -
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Depending on MC decision
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
N/A N/A Depending on MC decision
Dissemination meeting
Up to 2 per GP
Up to 2 per GP
Depending on MC decision
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Not eligible
Up to 2 per GP
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1st Grant Period
Work and Budget Plan
approved
Grant Agreement
signed
e-COST access
Before GP start
Interm.Financ. Report validation
2nd Instalment Processed
6 - 8 months after start
1st Instalment Processed
After GP starts
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2nd,3rd, 4th Grant Period
Work and Budget Plan
approved
Grant Agreement
signed e-COST access
Before GP start
Yearly Financial
Report validation
1st Instalment Processed
After GP start
Interm.Financ. Report validation
2nd Instalment Processed
60 days after start
6 - 8 months after start