The list of calls announced runs in the hundreds and therefore can seem to be overwhelming to navigate. In this post therefore, we wanted to provide a brief overview of the structure of the Work Programme, a selection of some of the calls that may be of particular interest to Salford academics, along with details of where to go to find out more and to search through all of the available opportunities.
The Horizon 2020 programme is structured into three main ‘pillars’ (Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges). Each of these pillars focuses on a different type of research & innovation action: bottom-up, curiosity-driven research (Excellent Science); applied and close-to-market research & innovation actions with an industry focus (Industrial Leadership); challenge-driven collaborative research & innovation actions addressing some of the grand themes affecting both the EU and the wider world (Societal Challenges). Within each pillar there are sub-categories, all of which have their own part of the Work Programme.
We understand that some confusion may still exist about UK applicants’ eligibility to apply for and receive funding from Horizon 2020 in light of the Brexit process. The key message at the moment, both from the UK Government and the European Commission, is that the status of the UK as an EU Member State will not change until such time as the UK actually leaves the EU and that UK participants should continue applying for Horizon 2020 and other competitive EU funds.
Furthermore, the UK Government has issued a statement guaranteeing funding for UK applicants on proposals that submitted up until the date on which the UK formally leaves the EU (even those for which the outcome is not known at that date).
More information on the current situation is available on the UK Research Office’s (UKRO) website.
Some of the key calls in the new Work Programme that are likely to be of interest to Salford academics include (each call contains a link to the relevant call page on the Horizon 2020 Participant Portal):
PILLAR 1: EXCELLENT SCIENCE
European Research Council (ERC)
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
PILLAR 2: INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP IN ENABLING & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES (LEIT) – ICT
Call – Information and Communication Technologies
Technologies for Digitising European Industry
5G
Next Generation Internet (NGI)
Call – Digitising and transforming European industry and services: digital innovation hubs and platforms
Support to Hubs
Platforms and Pilots
LEADERSHIP IN ENABLING & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES (LEIT) – NANOTECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED MATERIALS, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (NMBP)
Call – TRANSFORMING EUROPEAN INDUSTRY
2.1. FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE (FOF)
Call – INDUSTRIAL SUSTAINABILITY
3.4. CULTURAL HERITAGE
3.5. ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS (EEB)
LEADERSHIP IN ENABLING & INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES (LEIT) – SPACE
Call – Space 2018-2020
Space technologies, science and exploration
PILLAR 3: SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 1: HEALTH, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE & WELLBEING
Call – Better Health and care, economic growth and sustainable health systems
1.3 Infectious diseases and improving global health
1.5 Decoding the role of the environment, including climate change, for health and well-being
Call – Digital transformation in Health and Care
Call – Trusted digital solutions and Cybersecurity in Health and Care
Focus Area on Digitising and transforming European industry and services
DT-TDS-01-2019: Smart and healthy living at home
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 2: FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, MARINE, MARITIME AND INLAND WATER RESEARCH AND BIOECONOMY
Call – Sustainable Food Security
From functional ecosystems to healthy food
Environment and climate-smart food production and consumption
Call – Blue Growth
Organising sustainable food and non-food value chains under changing conditions
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 3: SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY
Call – BUILDING A LOW-CARBON, CLIMATE RESILIENT FUTURE: SECURE, CLEAN AND EFFICIENT ENERGY
Energy efficiency
Upgrading buildings’ energy performance and smartness
Energy efficiency is an energy source
Global leadership in renewables
Renewable energy solutions for implementation at consumer scale
Smart and clean energy for consumers
Smart citizen-centred energy system
Smart Cities and Communities
Cross-cutting issues
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 4: SMART, GREEN AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT
Call – 2018-2020 Mobility for Growth
Call – Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: Green Vehicles
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 5: CLIMATE ACTION, ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND RAW MATERIALS
Call – Building a low-carbon, climate resilient future: climate action in support of the Paris Agreement
Climate adaptation, impacts and services
Inter-relations between climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem services
Water for our environment, economy and society
Innovating cities for sustainability and resilience
Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets: Nature-based solutions, disaster risk reduction and natural capital accounting
Protecting and leveraging the value of our natural and cultural assets: Heritage alive
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 6: EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD – INCLUSIVE, INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES
Call – MIGRATION
Call – SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
SOCIETAL CHALLENGE 7: SECURE SOCIETIES – PROTECTING FREEDOM AND SECURITY OF EUROPE AND ITS CITIZENS
Boosting the effectiveness of the Security Union – Focus Area
Call – Protecting the infrastructure of Europe and the people in the European smart cities
Call – Security
Disaster-Resilient Societies
Fight against Crime and Terrorism
Call – Digital Security
SU-DS02-2020: Management of cyber-attacks and other risks
SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY
Call – Science with and for Society
Strategic orientation 1. Accelerating and catalysing processes of institutional change
Strategic orientation 2. Stepping up support to Gender Equality in Research & Innovation policy
Strategic orientation 4. Exploring and supporting citizen science
Strategic orientation 5. Building the knowledge base for SwafS
This is just a small selection of the total number of calls that have been announced for period 2018-2020. Details of all calls, with a range of search tools to help identify those that are relevant to you, are available on the European Commission’s Participant Portal.
The Research Development Team is on hand to provide further guidance and advice on all aspects of Horizon 2020, including proposal development. Initial contact points within the Team for all Schools are available on the Contact Us page.
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