Course 5150

How to Support Researchers in Writing Competitive Proposals for Pillar II (Horizon Europe)

Online Platform: ZOOM

How to Support Researchers in Writing Competitive Proposals for Pillar II (Horizon Europe)
Tuesday 15th November 2022	Time(CET): 10:00 to 13:00

Course Fee € 375 per participant

Course Fee: This includes tuition and documentation (pdf)

To book a place simply send an email to mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Overview of the Course

This course is designed to train research support staff how to support researchers in Pillar II (Horizon Europe) proposals. The course will train Support Staff how to advise researcher on selecting Topics in Pillar II and how to analyse Pillar II work programmes. In particular, the course will explain how to analyse the 'Impact' part of Pillar II Proposals.

The course will NOT cover the legal and financial rules of Horizon Europe.

Target Audience: Research Support Staff in Universities and Research Centres

The course is NOT open to Private Consultants or National Contact Points.

Course Presenters: Dr. Seán McCarthy www.hyperion.ie/seanmccarthy.htm

Sylvia McCarthy (EU Policy Analyst)

Duration: 10:00 to 13:00 CET Three 45-minute sessions

Contents of Workshop

Module 1: Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates

Researchers with High Success Rates

Converting Excellent ideas into Competitive Proposals

From 'Telling' to 'Selling' proposal ideas

Strategy of Organisations with High Success Rates

The Role of the Research Support Office

Module 2: From EU Policies to Pillar II Work Programmes

How EU Policies are Converted into Pillar II Work Programmes

From Specific EU Policies to Pillar II Topics

Diagrams needed to explain relevance to EU Policies

Module 3: How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated

The Evaluation Process for Pillar II

Key Documents used in the Evaluation of Pillar II Proposals

The Role of the Remote Evaluators

The Role of the Evaluation Committee

Analysis of Pillar II Calls in Horizon Europe

Module 4: Proposal Clinics ( How to Screen Pillar II Proposals)

The Role of Proposal Clinics

Template for Proposal Clinic Presentations

Selecting Strategic Partners

The Abstract (Template)

The Consensus Report

Compiling the Proposal

Module 5: Proposal Intelligence (Specific EU Policies and Expert Groups)

How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme

Expert Groups Consulted for Grand Challenges

The role of CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions)

Module 6: The Impact of Pillar II on Global Challenges

Output, Outcomes and Impact of Pillar II Topics

The EU Policy Making Process

The Impact of Research on EU Policies

Case Studies from Pillar II Clusters

Module 7: The Impact of Pillar II on EU Industrial Leadership

EU Industrial Strategies

Expert Groups Consulted on Industrial Strategies

Disruptive and Enabling Technologies

Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication measures

Synergies with other EU Programmes

Programme Designers and Presenters

Dr. Seán McCarthy

Seán has been active in the Framework programmes since 1980. He has been involved in over 150 research proposals to the Framework programmes and has participated in over 60 Framework projects. In 16 of these projects Seán was the coordinator. Today, he does not participate in the Framework programmes but concentrates on designing and delivering training courses. Since 1995 over 80,000 participants have attended his courses in 29 countries. He has presented training courses on the Framework programmes in over 290 research centres throughout Europe (www.hyperion.ie/clients.htm).

In 2017 the European Commission published a list of the top 100 universities and research organisations participating in Horizon 2020. Dr. McCarthy has delivered training courses in 74 of these top 100 universities and research organisations.

Sylvia McCarthy

Sylvia is an EU Policy Analyst. Based in Brussels since 2008, Sylvia has worked in the European Parliament and various EU consultancies and representations.
Sylvia has a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies (University College Cork,Ireland) and a Master’s degree in International Politics and Europe (University of Warwick, UK).

Limitation of Liability

This webpage has been designed to help researchers prepare proposals for Horizon Europe.

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