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International cooperation

1. International cooperation in H2020

2. Rules of participation for international partners

3. Specific international cooperation actions

for policy support

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1.International cooperation in H2020

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International Cooperation Strategy: Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and

innovation

International cooperation

Mainstreamed across H2020

Strengthen the Union’s excellence and competitiveness (growth and jobs)

Support the Union’s external policies

Tackle global societal challenges

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Societal challenges

• Health, demographic change and wellbeing

• Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy

• Secure, clean and efficient energy

• Smart, green and integrated transport

• Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

• Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

• Secure societies

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Benefits of international cooperation access to

knowledge

access to markets

attracting talent &

investment

better research & exploitation

science diplomacy

higher global profile

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Cooperation at Programme Level

• Used for specific actions (e.g. identified through Joint Steering Committees)

• One call, one evaluation, two contracts Joint Calls

• Used for specific actions (e.g. identified through Joint Steering Committees)

• Paired calls, linked evaluations, two contracts

Synchronized / Coordinated calls

• Funding Agencies share and agree priorities for implementing through their own programmes

Programme-level coordination (multilateral)

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Designing targeted activities

Increase scale and scope by specifying upfront area for cooperation and

partner country/region

Areas identified based on analysis of a set of criteria: Research and innovation capacity

Access to markets

Contribution to the EU's international commitments Legal & admin frameworks in place; lessons learned

Stronger innovation dimension (close-to-market focus, framework

conditions,…)

Differentiation by countries/regions: enlargement/neighbourhood/EFTA,

industrialised and emerging countries, developing countries

International cooperation part of strategic planning for all parts of H2020

Roadmaps for international cooperation with international partners

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2. Rules of participation for international partner

countries

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Applicants from non-EU

countries are eligible to take part in Horizon 2020

programmes – even if the call

for proposals or topic text do not state this explicitly.

They are not always

automatically entitled to funding.

All proposals must meet certain minimum conditions (Rules

for Participation).

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Rules for Participation

Minimum Conditions: For standard (cooperative)

research projects 3 participants from member states or from associated countries

(any international partner must come in addition to this minimum)

For single-partner actions,

like European Research Council, Marie Sklodowska-Curie, SME or training and mobility actions 1 entity in a MS or

associated country

Additional condition: may be listed in the Work Programme

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Automatically eligible for funding:

EU-Member States

The Overseas Countries and Territories linked to Member States

Countries associated to Horizon 2020

"Developing" countries (low or medium per-capita income or low GDP)

International European interest organisations

For applicants that are not automatically eligible

Funding possible if:

• provided for under a bilateral scientific and technological agreement

• stated in the Work Programme

• exceptionally, when the Commission deems participation of entity essential

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Eligibility for funding

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Eligibility for Funding

Eligible for automatic funding

Provided for by

bilateral agreement

Provided for in the

Work Programme Exceptionally,

project by project,

decided by the European Commission

NO EU FUNDING

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Options for taking part

Taking part in Project

Participant (signs Grant Agreement)

With or without funding

Third Party (does not sign

Grant Agreement)

Without (direct) funding

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Third party participation

Do not sign Grant Agreement but signs private Agreement with one or more of

the full participants

The participant for which the third party carries out work must ensure that it is

possible to exercise its IPR

The work to be carried out by the third party shall be identified in the grant agreement

Some costs incurred may be claimed

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3. Specific International Cooperation actions for

Policy Support

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International cooperation as part of Challenge 6

Follow-up to FP7 Capacities INCO programme

Includes coordination and support actions to offer horizontal support for mainstreaming of international cooperation across Horizon 2020:

Promote general opening towards international partners

Support development of targeted international cooperation actions

Identify and eliminate obstacles to international cooperation

For 2014-15: Australia, USA, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Ukraine, Southern Mediterranean, Eastern Partnership, Black Sea, Middle East, Africa

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Challenge 6, Call 4: Europe as a global actor

(2014/2015) BILATERAL

INT 1 – 2014/2015: Enhancing & focussing R&I cooperation with the

Union's key international partners:

Specific Challenge: get best value out of EU's cooperation with key int. partners; generate more impact by enhancing and focusing int.

cooperation

Scope: support objectives of EU int. cooperation strategy in research and

innovation (support policy dialogue on identification of areas for targeted

int. cooperation, implement joint activities, encourage cooperation, work on framework conditions, analyse cooperation patterns)

Impact: contribute to more strategic priority setting for int. cooperation across Horizon 2020; promote interaction of EU and non-EU researchers;

optimal framework for int. cooperation; synergies with calls and between

policies of Member/Associated Countries and int. partners

EU contribution: EUR 1.95 million for 3 years (USA, China, Brazil,

Russia); EUR 1 million for 3 years (Australia, Ukraine, South Africa); other amounts possible.

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Challenge 6, Call 4: Europe as a global actor (2014/2015)

REGIONAL

INT 2 – 2014/2015: Encouraging the research and innovation

cooperation between the Union and selected regional partners:

Specific Challenge: stimulate and enhance cooperation between researchers from the Union and from the regional partners; eliminate

remaining obstacles to cooperation

Scope: encourage cooperation between EU and non-EU research and

innovation actors; establish framework conditions for cooperation

Impact: contribute to more strategic priority for international cooperation across Horizon 2020; promote interaction of EU and non-EU researchers;

establish optimal framework for int. cooperation; ensure synergies with calls and between policies of Member/Associated Countries and int.

partners

EU contribution: EUR 1.95 million for 3 years (Africa, Southern Mediterranean neighbourhood); EUR 1.5 million for 3 years (Eastern

Partnership, Black Sea region); EUR 1 million for 3 years (Middle East); other amounts possible.

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International cooperation projects

Inco-net EaP

Supporting policy dialogue with the EaP countries, thematic focus - climate change, energy and health.

MedSpring/ERANETMED MEDSPRING (the Mediterranean Science, Policy, Research and Innovation

Gateway - promotes better dialogue between the EU and the Southern Med region on research and innovation, thematic focus - water, food and energy.

ERANETMED - reducing fragmentation of programming in the Mediterranean

region by increasing coordination among national research programmes of EU MS, Associated Countries Southern Med countries through innovation and

competitive research in the societal challenges of the region (energy, water and food, health, marine environment, crosscutting issues).

R2I cluster - 13 R2I projects cluster, bridging the gap between research and innovation, covering EU Neighbourhood East and South

BS-ERANET - linking research activities within existing national, bilateral and

regional RTD programmes, Joint Call, EUR 21

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National Contact Points in International Partner Countries

Most international partner countries nominated a NCP for H2020

NCPs will ensure that H2020 becomes known and readily accessible to all potential applicants.

NCPs are informed about any training, event on H2020, organised by the EC, the MS or by the project INCONTACT 2020

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Where to find more information?

H2020 Participant Portal Research & Innovation European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/porta

l/desktop/en/home.html

DG Research&Innovation

European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm

National Contact Points (listed in the Participant portal)

Incontact http://www.ncp-incontact.eu/nkswiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

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