The Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation Programme is the EU’s primary research funding mechanism. The programme is hugely popular and many calls are extremely competitive. We have therefore invited our UKRO European Advisor, Ian Devine, to visit the 3 Manchester universities to give an insider’s view on the how give your proposals the best possible chance of success, to coincide with the announcement of the latest Work Programme, covering 2018-2020.
With a budget of nearly €80bn covering the period 2014-2020, Horizon 2020 is the key source of research funding available from the EU and offers opportunities for international research collaboration, European and international fellowships, individual research grants, feasibility studies and research for SMEs, doctoral training and much more.
University of Salford staff are free to book places at any of the following sessions:
The session will cover a range of issues to consider when developing a Horizon 2020 proposal, including finding partners, key policy issues to address, and evaluator feedback, pitfalls to avoid and tips for writing a winning proposal.
Date/Time | Venue | Registration |
1 November 2017
10:00-11:30 |
Room 3.08, MediaCityUK Campus, University of Salford | Reserve your place
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Funding opportunities under Horizon 2020 are set out in multi-annual work programmes and this session will provide an overview of what to expect in the 2018-20 Work Programme as well as discussing the future of European research funding after 2020.
Date/Time | Venue | Registration |
31 October 2017
09:45-10:50 |
Lecture Theatre 6, Geoffrey Manton Building,, MMU | Reserve your place |
1 November 2017
13:00-14:30 |
Lecture Theatre 1.15, Maxwell Building, University of Salford | Reserve your place |
2 November 2017
10:30-12:00 |
Zochonis Lecture Theatre A, Zochonis Building, University of Manchester | Reserve your place |
This session will focus on the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme of Horizon 2020, and in particular the following calls:
The session will include an introduction to the schemes, details of the application process, and hints and tips on developing a successful proposal.
Date/Time | Venue | Registration |
31 October 2017
11:00-12:00 |
Lecture Theatre 6, Geoffrey Manton Building, MMU | Reserve your place |
1 November 2017
15:00-16:30 |
Lecture Theatre 1.15, Maxwell Building, University of Salford | Reserve your place
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Innovative Training Networks (ITN) are joint research training programmes implemented by European partnerships of universities, research institutions, industry and other non-academic organisations. The research training programmes are intended to provide doctoral students with excellent research skills, coupled with experience outside academia to develop their innovative capacities and employment prospects. This session will provide an overview of the 2018 call and hints and tips on planning and writing an application.
Date/Time | Venue | Registration |
2 November 2017
13:00-14:30 |
Zochonis Lecture Theatre A, Zochonis Building, University of Manchester | Reserve your place |
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